Who is Frankie Grande?

FRANKIE GRANDE was a 2016 Celebrity Big Brother finalist – but he’s better known as the half-brother of Ariana Grande.

Here’s everything you need to know about the TV personality.

Who is Frankie Grande?

Frankie Grande, full name Frank James Michael Grande Marchione, is 38 years old.

The American star is a New York City native, and grew up just across the state border in Englewood, New Jersey.

He and Ariana share the same mother, Joan Grande, who is the chief executive of a company that makes phone and home alarm systems.

The Broadway performer has trod the boards in shows like Rock Of Ages and Mamma Mia! – and he has a huge YouTube following.

He has also performed his own one-man show in New York, and is a philanthropist who fights for better education in Africa.

He’s helped build schools in Malawi and taught disadvantaged African children performing arts, too.

And Frankie has been a guest on many high-profile reality TV shows in recent years, including RuPaul’s Drag Race, E! True Hollywood Story and Candy Crush.

How did Frankie become known in the UK and what is his net worth?

Frankie participated in the American version of Big Brother – and finished a respectable fifth place – in 2014.

Two years later Frankie won fans over with his happy-go-lucky attitude and love of glitter on the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother, alongside the likes of Chloe Khan and winner Stephen Bear.

He managed to remain neutral across the board and had only one notable argument with (unsurprisingly) Bear.

He also has a lot of followers on his side after his superstar sister Ariana Grande plead with her fans to help him win on her Snapchat account.

Again, viewers branded him a ‘fence sitter’ for his refusal to get involved in confrontations, but he unwittingly started a downward spiral for Katie Waissel after he was seen branding her “unstable”.

One of his most memorable moments was THAT kiss with fellow housemate Grant Bovey.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Frankie is worth $1.5million – around £1.1m.

What has Frankie said about the terror attack on Ariana’s Manchester concert?

Frankie Grande was slammed during a Good Morning Britain interview in July 2017 when he talked about the bombing at his sister’s gig and her subsequent tribute concert.

Viewers accused him of being ‘fake’ by crying about what happened at the May 22 concert.

“I’m getting so emotional,” he said, after Susanna Reid asked if he was going to stay in touch with the victims.

Some of those watching also called him a ‘disgrace’ for trying to flog tickets for his own show while talking about the atrocity.