Ariana Grande found herself in an unsettling situation on Thursday at the Singapore premiere of her latest film, “Wicked: For Good.” The glitzy event turned chaotic when an overly enthusiastic fan unexpectedly approached the pop star on the red carpet.

Grande, 32, was accompanied by her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 38, as they made their way down the carpet. In a moment of quick thinking and bravery, Erivo stepped in to protect Grande when she noticed the man charging toward them.

The incident, captured on video and shared widely across social media, shows the fan suddenly lunging at Ariana, wrapping his arm around her as she attempts to break free at Universal Studios.

In a protective gesture, Cynthia, who portrays Elphaba in the film, positioned herself between Ariana and the intruder, seemingly shouting at him in an effort to deter his actions.

The fan was notably dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts, with long black hair streaked with blue, making him easily recognizable in the footage.

Following the incident, Ariana looked shaken and could be seen letting out deep breaths while walking beside Cynthia down the carpet.

Ariana Grande was ambushed by an overzealous fan while walking the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good on Thursday

Ariana has previously spoken about strugglin with PTSD after her concert was bombed in Manchester in 2017, leaving 22 people dead.

She told British Vogue in 2018: ‘Yeah, it’s a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well.

‘It’s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss … I feel like I shouldn’t even be talking about my own experience – like I shouldn’t even say anything. I don’t think I’ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.’

In the same interview, she opened up about her ongoing struggles with anxiety.

‘I think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now … My anxiety has anxiety. ‘I’ve always had anxiety. I’ve never really spoken about it because I thought everyone had it, but when I got home from tour, it was the most severe I think it’s ever been.’

A couple of years later in 2020, Ariana’s then-manager Scooter Braun revealed the singer was still ‘suffering’ on the three year anniversary of the bombing.

Speaking on the third anniversary of the attack, Scooter explained that the pop star was still struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

According to The Mirror, Scooter, who along with Ariana visited the families and injured at the Royal Manchester Children’s hospital in the days after the attack, said: ‘She has PTSD, she’s still suffering to this day.’

The actress, 32, was walking beside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 38, who bravely jumped in front of Ariana when she saw the man running towards them

Speaking nine months after the bombing, Scooter described during an interview won the Big Questions with Cal Fussman podcast, how Ariana had cried ‘for days’ after the attack.

‘When she found out that fans of hers had died she was so sad.

‘She cried for days, she felt everything – every face they announced, every name, she wore on her sleeve. Every bit of emotion because that’s who she is.’

He recalled that the pairs’ visits to the families in the days after the attack were the ‘hardest two hours of either of our lives’.

‘After the first family I had to help her, she was distraught and I was lost. It was beyond tough. But every single time we got down we reminded each other we get to go home.

‘Our loved ones are still going to be there. That mother is never coming home, that daughter is never coming home, that son is never coming home, that dad is never coming home.’