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- Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande made pizza together in a New York Times Cooking video
- Bailey gave a blunt answer when asked whether pineapple belongs on pizza
- The pair also had a funny exchange when weighing in on the foods that best represent them
Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande are getting candid about their food preferences.
The two Wicked: For Good stars teamed up to make pizza together while weighing in on an array of culinary topics in a playful New York Times Cooking video, released on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
When asked by a producer offscreen whether pineapple belongs on pizza, Grande gave a straightforward answer: “No.”
“I’m not saying that you’re wrong. I’m just saying that I’ve never even let my mind go there,” she clarified.
“And I know plenty of Italians who like it as well, so I’m not judging, I promise,” the singer added.
Grande, 32, then asked Bailey, 37, for his thoughts on the controversial topping.
Shaking his head, he replied, “It’s a heinous crime. It really is.”
The pair also answered questions about their depth of experience making pizza, with Grande sharing that she’s had some practice.
“I have made a pizza before because my family is Italian, and my mom has a big pizza oven,” she said.
However, when Bailey asked whether she was a master, she admitted, “I don’t think I’m very good.”
“A dough tosser,” Bailey suggested, noting that he can relate. “Yeah, I am a dough tosser,” he acknowledged. “I have been from a very young age.
A later question about which dish best describes both stars led to some playful banter, as Bailey confused Grande with some unfamiliar food lingo.
“I think you’d be, like, a whipped terrine,” he told her, prompting her to ask, “What did you call me?”
“I know what you are,” Grande asserted, before Bailey unexpectedly replied, “Spotted dick.”
“What? Is that a fish?” Grande asked. “No, it’s a pudding,” Bailey responded.
“What is happening?” Grande questioned. “Is that … that’s a British thing, isn’t it?” Bailey observed.
The Bridgerton star then dropped another culinary term from across the pond that stumped the “Thank U, Next” singer.
“I reckon I’m probably bubble and squeak. Is that another British thing? Bubble and squeak is, like, yesterday’s leftovers all thrown into a pan,” Bailey explained.
Grande had a simpler answer: “I think I’d be … a strawberry?”
PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2025 recently proclaimed his fondness for pizza when describing his perfect date night.
“I love a walk, I do love dinner, theater, films,” he said. “You know, if it’s like date 100, then like Legos, although we Brits say it singular, ‘Lego,’ and pizza. Some of my best dates have been Lego dates.”
