- If you're watching this,
you're probably thinking
hey I thought I was watching Ladylike,
what's this man doing on my screen.
- We saw Buzzfeed's Jesse
McLaren try to imitate ...
McLaren, McLauren.
Jesse.
- Attempt to imitate Ariana's
stool sitting album cover.
- So we thought we'd give it a shot.
- It's Ladylike and we're
gonna try kneeling on a stool
(swoosh)
in heels.
(swoosh)
- I was bored two Sunday's ago
and I was looking at the iconic
Ariana Grande album cover.
I grew suspect that she wasn't
actually sitting on that stool.
So much of the stool is still showing,
like almost a third of it, and the pose
was just so comfortable
and she looked unphased
and I decided to try to do that.
I posted it on Twitter.
It got all these likes and comments
and I got tagged a bunch of
people trying it themselves.
I'm sure dozens of people
died in the process,
but that's what happens
when you make memes.
It blew up on my Twitter
when Ariana Grande
then commented on it saying,
"Next week on MythBusters."
The producers at Ladylike
are trying this challenge themselves.
So they asked me to judge their efforts
and decide who did the best.
- Ariana Grande is very petite
and I'm sure that even she had trouble
getting that position,
like she got, but was there for a second
and they were like, "Got
it", and then it was done.
I have big calves and a
little booty in the back,
so I don't know if I'll be able to do it,
but let's try it.
- Ariana Grande has like
intense core strength.
I don't have any core strength.
So I don't think I'll
be able to pull it off
in the exact same way she does.
We shall see.
- Previously, I've been like
a cocky little shit about it.
I've been like, of course I can do that,
but then I'm just thinking about it,
I'm a long person.
There's a lot of me
and my center of gravity is much higher
than a lot of people,
so I'm gonna fall a lot, I feel like.
- The stool probably actually
was really close to the ground
or it was Photoshopped.
On paper I think is really easy,
so let's prove me wrong.
- I didn't know she had space
in the front of the stool.
I though she was covering
the entire stool.
Are we sure this isn't Photoshopped?
- What's really gonna help
me in my pursuit of this
is grabbing my back heel,
because that creates
like a tripod of strength
and also my pony tail,
because it's a look.
- Is it left leg over?
I can't tell.
So this leg is on top
crossing over.
Wait.
Crossing over this leg.
- It's this
and I'm gonna climb up like this
and then she's grabbing a shoe
and she's doing this.
- Oh my gosh, my knee.
I also have knee issues.
You guys (laughing)
I'm stuck.
- Are here ankles crossed?
No, they're not, because
this leg is facing us.
Wait a minute.
It's like this.
That's not right.
Is this right?
Is this how she's sitting?
It's not crossed,
so how is she doing this.
And it is--
(bang)
Oh shit.
(muffled) I pierced the seamless.
Do you want a Kit Kat?
- No, yeah.
(laughing)
Actually I don't want this.
- So if you're gonna try
this at home, first off,
I would recommend doing it
with carpet and not concrete.
I would kneel on the stool.
I would lower my hips down to my heels,
so I'm like straight up and down.
I'm about to turn into
my dance teacher self.
- I need help.
Wait.
Actually Sheila.
- You're literally shaking.
- I know.
- This is a workout.
Freddie needs some--
- I'm sweating.
- Now you just gotta
put your hand on here.
There you go.
Hand on face.
Just lightly.
Just like this.
Yes, model hands.
- Am I doing it?
Am I doing it?
- And I'm gonna twist my body,
grab my heel, engage my core, really keep
a strong sense of balance
by looking at the floor
and them I'm just gonna
put some sad expression
into my face.
- So one leg here.
Then the other leg goes in front
and is only crossed at the ankle.
(ding)
- [Sheila] Now try the arm.
- Wait.
We need more side leg?
Like this?
- [Sheila] Yeah, perfect.
Oh my god!
- Am I doing it?
I'm so sweaty and alone.
- [Sheila] That's good.
That's really good.
- I'm spilling over
the front of the stool.
Ariana has lots of space in front,
so I'm gonna try to
get even more accurate.
- [Sheila] Less arm sticking out.
- This might be as good
as it's gonna get Sheila.
(laughing) I don't know.
- I'm Ariana Grande
and I'm set.
- (laughing) Whoo hoo.
- [Sheila] Ready?
- Yes
- [Sheila] Alright, ready?
Sad.
- This hurts.
- Ow.
Whoo.
- Why did they choose this pose?
(screaming)
(laughing)
(crosstalk)
I'm done.
- Okay, so first person I'm
looking at here is Kristin.
I'm gonna open this up
and see how she did.
Okay.
Ooh.
This is good.
Kristin's on the stool,
something I don't think
Ariana would even do.
She's got the body language down.
Her legs are side by side
and that's not how Ariana has them.
Here legs are kinda like
on top of each other.
You could see a lot of the stool.
I'm gonna give this a 7 out of 10.
- Oh my gosh!
First of all, it's
really hot in our studio.
It gets a little sweaty between
your shoes and the stool.
The hardest part is not the
positioning of yourself,
it's the shin on hard wood action.
I think that when you make as
much money as Ariana Grande,
you probably don't have
to sit on the stool.
I think you do the pose some other way
and they Photoshop you on the stool.
- Sometimes I have to be bad cop
and I have to say that
you didn't do a great job.
I don't find any joy out of saying that,
but Jen, this isn't good.
The way your hand is kind
of flopped behind your foot.
The angle of your arm, the way it's out.
It needs to be tucked in.
It needs to be on your
face, not on your temple.
The legs are side by side.
I'm gonna have to give this a 4 out of 10.
- There's no way you can
take an attractive photo
when you're in as much stress as I was.
It's hard to say whether it's fake or not.
All I'll say is that it's
very difficult to pose
on the stool, in general,
because stools are uncomfortable.
- This is a beautiful photograph.
I'm just gonna say it.
She is on the stool.
I can see full bottom leg.
That's big in the taking
a picture of yourself
like Ariana Grande community.
That's a big deal.
She's got the hand right.
I think the head tilt and the closed eyes
are not quite right.
I don't wanna say this
is better than Kristin's,
because I think they're kind
of great in their own ways.
I'm gonna say this one
is also a 7 out of 10.
- I am afraid of heights
and you wouldn't think that
this is a frightening height
to be on without support, but it is.
But I feel that I kinda got it.
I didn't get it exactly.
I really wanted to get
it exact, but I did not.
That was ride.
That was a roller coaster of emotions.
I put my best foot
forward, no pun intended,
and made it work.
- Devin.
Impressive.
Eyes look like they could be closed.
I think they're very similar
to what Ariana's are,
where they're looking
down, the head's tilted.
I think your hand, eye, face might be
the closest to Ariana I've seen so far.
Unfortunately your legs are side by side.
(buzz)
And that is not ...
That's not right.
I appreciate that I
see a lot of the stool,
because not a lot of
people have done that.
I can see like a good fifth
of the stool, in the front.
You're grabbing the heel
and not the toe of the foot.
Your arm's not fully extended.
I'm gonna say you're close,
but there's something missing.
I don't know what it is and
that's why Ariana's Ariana
and I'm going to have to
give you a 6 out of 10.
- I did it. (laugh)
I needed this.
I needed to ace the Ariana
Grande stool challenge.
While she might have modeled on the stool,
in the photoshoot, I think a
lot of this was Photoshopped.
She's literally taking up
maybe a third of the stool,
whereas I feel like I took up
a good half of the stool
with this exercise.
- We have to pick a winner.
I have two 7 out of 10s.
Those were kind of placeholders.
I'm gonna go back and
looking at Freddie now,
I have to pick her as the winner.
(marching band playing)
She is the 8 out of 10.
Why is she not 10 out of 10?
Because Ariana's 10 out of 10.
She looks like a swan perched on a stool,
I guess.
I'm not very creative with words.
I hope that everyone is happy with my
judginess.
I have to make it very clear though,
all of these are good.
They nailed it.
Everyone's on the stool.
No one fell and broke their neck.
That's a win right there.
It's just sometimes you
have to pick a winner
and the winner is Freddie.
- I don't necessarily
think this is something
I can put on a resume, but
I'm just gonna tuck this back
in the back Rolodex of my mind
whenever I need a little
extra pep in my step.
- Kneeling on a stool like Ariana grande.
Lady tested.
Lady abruised.
(upbeat music)
