Ariana Grande thought she was going to be murdered while meeting idol Imogen Heap

Ariana Grande is a celebrity in her own right, but she's a fan too.

When the Wicked actress and singer was asked if she ever gets starstruck, she answered in the affirmative: "Imogen Heap is my idol — my number one favorite musician, songwriter, producer of all time," Grande told W in an interview published Friday. "The first time I got a message from her, I thought I was being catfished. She invited me over, and I thought I was going to be murdered because I didn’t believe it was real."

Fortunately for fans of her Glinda, Grande survived.

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"She was so nice," Grande said of Heap. "She's brilliant in every way."

Heap herself, the 47-year-old artist behind songs such as "Hide and Seek" and half of the electronic duo Frou Frou, has also spoken about her first meeting with Grande, who's now 31. Heap was spot on with the vibe.

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"I think for her 21st birthday — her mom emailed me somehow and asked, 'Can Ariana come over for dinner?'" Heap told Billboard in August 2018. "So she came to my house in the middle of the countryside in the outskirts of London and I didn't have my mobile on so I couldn't hear her calling me and they were completely lost going up and down this weird backstreet of the countryside. I think Ariana really thought that it was a big setup where she was going to get murdered."

Heap was familiar with the artist already, having seen clips that fans had sent her of Grande's "really good" voice.

"I knew she was coming so I cooked her some lentils because she's a vegan. Tried to make something half-tasty," Heap said. "During that meeting, she also tried on my gloves. I have these musical performance composition mi.mu gloves I've been making for eight years. She was one of the first people to wear them on the stage outside of me, and also took them on a stadium tour. Pretty hardcore if you ask me. I remember talking to her about her music."

It went well. The two have gone on to collaborate more than once, with Heap performing at Grande's One Love Manchester benefit concert, and Grande's 2018 song "Goodnight n Go" being a take on Heap's 2006 song "Goodnight and Go."

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