{"id":2051721,"date":"2025-09-26T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2051721"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:20:21","slug":"frankie-grande-embraces-his-superpower-in-supergay-see-the-cover-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/frankie-grande-embraces-his-superpower-in-supergay-see-the-cover-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Grande Embraces His &#8216;Superpower&#8217; in \u201cSupergay!\u201d \u2014 See the Cover! (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Frankie Grande is opening up about his journey to &#8220;stop hiding, start healing and fully embrace the power of being too much&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his new memoir <em>Supergay!, <\/em>Grande frames every heartbreak and hardship as a character arc in a superhero tale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I hope it helps people everywhere see how their own origin stories gave them superpowers,&#8221; Grande tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-ariana-grande-brother-frankie-grande-8752756\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Frankie Grande;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Frankie Grande<\/a> is getting candid about &#8220;growing up glittery in a grayscale world&#8221; \u2014\u00a0and how he learned to harness the power of being different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his new memoir <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/46Ir6UN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Supergay!,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Supergay!,<\/a> <\/em>Grande \u2014\u00a0actor, singer and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-ariana-grande-brother-frankie-grande-8752756\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:brother of Ariana Grande;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">brother of Ariana Grande<\/a> \u2014\u00a0opens up about growing up lonely and with big questions about his identity, addiction, abandonment and belonging. The memoir traces Grande&#8217;s journey to &#8220;stop hiding, start healing and fully embrace the power of being too much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Mike Ruiz; Brittany Vibbert\/Sourcebooks<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;Supergay!&#8217; by Frankie Grande.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grande&#8217;s memoir begins in childhood \u2014 a lonely moment for him, because he &#8220;always knew he was different,&#8221; per the memoir&#8217;s synopsis. So he found comfort in vibrant superhero stories that reflected the way he felt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1464221596\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Supergay!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Supergay!<\/a> <\/em>tells Grande&#8217;s own epic story, his heartbreaks and hard moments made into character arcs for a &#8220;campy, chaotic, deeply human hero&#8217;s journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Mike Ruiz; Brittany Vibbert\/Sourcebooks Inside the jacket of 'Supergay'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0Vy35aHCGqPNw17UKbeilg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/20bb239f30d52cf3b3656a0824bd8ec2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Mike Ruiz; Brittany Vibbert\/Sourcebooks<\/p>\n<p> Inside the jacket of &#8216;Supergay&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because in a world that wants you to tone it down, the bravest thing you can do is turn the volume all the way up,&#8221; the synopsis concludes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The memoir also pays homage to the superhero genre with comic book-esque illustrations inside. Grande himself poses on the cover of <em>Supergay! \u2014 <\/em>which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal \u2014 clad in a red cape with a glittery superhero crest on his chest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grande tells PEOPLE he wants queer people everywhere to know that &#8220;being gay is definitely a superpower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis book is everything that young Frankie \u2014 scared, lonely, self-doubting \u2014 needed so badly to see in the world,&#8221; Grande tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. &#8220;I hope it helps people everywhere see how their own origin stories gave them superpowers. Because all of us have superpowers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jenifer Prince; Tara Jaggers\/Sourcebooks Inside 'Supergay!'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SITGyILJJGGQrFy.9tYejQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/5ee9e8048ea849fb5c49da3ba18cda9b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Jenifer Prince; Tara Jaggers\/Sourcebooks<\/p>\n<p> Inside &#8216;Supergay!&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/114093\/9781464221590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Supergay!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Supergay!<\/em><\/a> is set to hit shelves on May 26, 2026 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/frankie-grande-embraces-his-superpower-in-supergay-see-the-cover-exclusive-11816924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Frankie Grande is opening up about his journey to &#8220;stop hiding, start healing and fully embrace the power of being too much&#8221; 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