Grande reunited with Nickelodeon sitcom stars Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett at her “Eternal Sunshine” album tour.

Ariana Grande holds emotional Victorious cast reunion with 2 costars after 13 years: ‘What a journey’

Grande reunited with Nickelodeon sitcom stars Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett at her "Eternal Sunshine" album tour.

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- Ariana Grande held an emotional *Victorious* sitcom reunion with two costars 13 years after the series finale.

- Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett joined Grande at her *Eternal Sunshine* album tour.

- Gillies wrote an emotional tribute to the Nickelodeon show's cast and their enduring bond.

It appears that the sun is always shining on the *Victorious* sitcom stars, as Ariana Grande held a sweet cast reunion with Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett backstage at her *Eternal Sunshine* album tour 13 years after the Nickelodeon show's series finale.

Grande shared Tuesday an image of herself embracing Gillies at the concert, 16 years after they first launched *Victorious* as main cast members in 2010 alongside lead actress Victoria Justice.

The 32-year-old's photo carousel (below) also included images of the actresses posting with fellow *Victorious* star Bennett, who smiled in a photo that showed Gillies stretching her arms around him and Grande.**

In an emotional post on her own Instagram account, Gillies shared images from the reunion as well, and wrote a sweet tribute to her friends and former costars.

"Ohhhh, Ari. When we first met, I looked you up on YouTube to see if you had any singing videos because we’d just been cast in a show together and I wanted to suss you out," Gillies wrote on her post. "I found a video of you singing and using your looping machine to cover India Arie’s 'There’s Hope' and remember thinking it was the coolest thing in the world. This week, almost 20 years later, on your sold out tour, I got to watch you do the same thing (after gently and successfully silencing a room full of tens of thousands of people so the loop would come out clean) and it was remarkable."

She continued, "You’ve always been a visionary who stayed true to herself and poured herself completely into her art and this tour is no exception. It’s spectacular, visually stunning, deeply immersive and made me feel like I was watching a movie."

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Gillies called Grande "an artist at the top of her game," and praised her for her voice that "comes out of you so perfectly and effortlessly every night" on stage.

"You were born to do this and nobody does it like you. Nobody could. So proud of you, my ding. Love you," Gillies finished. "Btw the last 2 vids- same song, same @mattbennett, 11 years apart. What a journey and what a special night."

Grande, Gillies, and Bennett all starred on *Victorious* from 2010-2013, with the story revolving around a budding singer, Tori Vega (Justice), and her life at a performing arts school in Hollywood.

'Victorious' cast including Ariana Grande, Daniella Monet, Avan Jogia, Victoria Justice, Elizabeth Gillies, Matt Bennett.

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There, she meets fellow students also attending the school, including Cat Valentine (Grande), Robbie Shapiro (Bennett), and Jade West (Gillies), who served as a playful antagonist to Vega.

The cast previously reunited during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, where they celebrated the show's 10th anniversary in a Zoom meeting.

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“We love you guys!” Justice said at the time. “Thank you so much for supporting our show after all these years — 10 years, that’s absolutely insane. We hope that you guys are staying home and staying safe and staying healthy. Sending you guys all our love in the world.”

See Grande's reunion with Gillies and Bennett in the singer's post above.

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