We have all seen Ariana Grande’s mother, Joan Grande, on social media at some point, but how much do you truly know about her?

Joan Grande was born on June 11, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York. She is the most caring and loving person and also the mother of global sensation Ariana Grande.

As she is of Italian ancestry, Joan is really strong. She has faced many things in her life but instead of losing hope, she is still a passionate and supportive mother.

All About Joan Grande

When she was 25 years old, Joan Grande got married in 1982 to Victor Marchione, who was a doctor and with whom she shares a child, Frank James Michael Grande-Marchione, known as Big Frankie. He was born on January 24, 1983.

Soon after Frankie was born, Joan Grande was going through a lot mentally. Big Frankie was almost 4-5 years old when Victor and Joan got divorced in 1982.

Joan then went on to a new relationship with the person who would become her future husband and she was not even aware of that.

One day, she met Edouard Butera and that was the turning point in Joan’s life. At that time, Butera was a fresh graduate and was working at several design firms in New York City.

In 1981, he earned a degree in branding and design from NYIT and while working at different firms he met Joan Grande and the two began dating.

The couple got married in 1992 after dating for some years. After a year, Joan was pregnant with Ariana Grande. She was born on June 26, 1993, when the couple moved to Boca Raton, Florida.

They were having a wonderful time in Florida. Who would have guessed that Ariana Grande’s parents separated when she was nine years old due to personal issues? Well, their divorce was finalized in 2002.

Since then Joan Grande became the woman she is now. She has always been there for her children, Frankie and Ariana. Both her children work in the entertainment industry.

Ariana Grande’s Mother as a Person

Being a supportive mother, Joan frequently attends her daughter’s performances and rants at her children on social media, such as when she sang Ariana’s praises on Twitter following the release of her current album, Post fall.

She is active on her social media accounts and she is also very vocal about the topics that are trending on the internet. 

She Is a Boss Lady

Joan Grande’s children today may be well-known in the entertainment world, but she is also a real contender when it comes to running businesses.

Joan has had a successful career in business. She works as President and CEO of Hose McCann Communications. It is a communications and alarm systems company that has provided goods to the US Marine Corps and Navy. 

The firm was founded in Brooklyn in 1923 by Charles G. Hose and Thomas J. McCann, but in 1964, the company was bought by the Grande family. She now runs Diamond Dog Entertainment, which is a production firm she co-founded with a number of colleagues.

Her Social Persona and Humanitarian Work

In the past, after Elon Musk’s ‘FREE AMERICA NOW’ tweet on mother Joan Grande called him out on being “incredibly irresponsible” and a “disgrace.” 

She sent out a tweet that “You think you are a person of science and technology…you’re a disgrace…and now I have to get rid of my TESLAs…oh well…oh…and you clearly are not very smart! #BoycottTesla.” 

Joan Grande does not need anything when she has an army ready on her social media accounts. On Twitter, she has almost 517.4K followers who are supporting and praising Joan for being active.

The 51-year-old is already a master at shutting down the negative comments that are mostly shared by well-known people on Twitter.

Once, Piers Morgan criticized the female pop group, Little Mix, for copying a picture concept from the Dixie Chicks’ legendary naked Rolling Stone cover, and Joan called him out on that in 2018.

When Demi Lovato was hospitalized for a drug overdose, Joan Grande shared a tweet regarding her sobriety and prayed for her health as she was an anchor for her son, Frankie in his bad times.

Demi Lovato had a significant influence on Big Frankie’s journey with sobriety. She was the only celebrity who encouraged him in his rehabilitation and provided him with support during his worst days.

A Supportive Mother

In an interview with The Hot Desk TV,  Joan Grande was asked to describe her daughter,  Joan summed up her daughter in three terms, “Genuine, compassionate, and loving.”

Ariana Grande, on the other hand, loves her mother’s compliments and strongly supports her in all of his endeavors.

Joan Grande’s interest is not just picking arguments on social media, but she is also quite humanitarian and works for several NGOs. She is also an advocate for the LGBT community.

Her Son Coming Out as Gay

When Big Frankie, Ariana’s half-brother came out as gay, he told that his mother had some misconceptions about sexualities.

He clarified all of Joan’s concerns and taught her all she needed to know about being homosexual. His mother, on the other hand, embraced and encouraged him.

“She accepted me for everything I was then, but I think through me she became more educated about the community as a whole, which I think is important for everyone when they’re coming out to their families,” Frankie said.

Net Worth

Joan Grande’s net worth is reported to be about $1 million, due to her impressive career in the corporate world. She owns a business and also runs many charity organizations.

She now leads Diamond Dog Entertainment, which is a production firm she co-founded with a number of colleagues. Considering Ariana Grande’s net worth, which is over $100 million, Joan would potentially benefit from her child’s stardom.