Meet Ariana Grande’s hard-working parents, Joan Grande and Edward Butera: the ‘7 rings’ singer’s mum is a CEO for a Marines and Navy equipment company, and her dad owns a graphic design firm
- Ariana was seen with her parents Joan and Butera at an NHL game on Monday – she and her father were estranged, but the two made up and he even attended her wedding to her now ex, Dalton Gomez
- The singer previously described her mum as ‘the most badass, independent woman you’ll ever meet – not the cookies-in-the-oven type’ – and has brought her parents to the Grammys
Grande, 30, has been open about her relationship with her mum and dad over the years, though they have remained largely out of the spotlight. Here’s what we know about it:
What do Ariana Grande’s parents do for work?
Ariana comes from an impressive – and wealthy – family, per Collider. Her mum is the president and CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, according to People. In an interview with Complex back in 2013, Ariana talked about her mum’s thriving career. “My mum is a CEO and owns a company that manufactures communications equipment for the Marines and the Navy, so she’s not really the housewife type, if you get what I’m saying,” she said, “She’s the most badass, independent woman you’ll ever meet – not the cookies-in-the-oven type.”
Meanwhile, her father has a creative streak. According to the same source, Butera is a graphic designer, photographer and owner of a creative studio called Ibi Designs.