LONDON — Ariana Grande’s final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the spotlight, were for her fans.

Addressing the crowd during her last concert in London Tuesday before she takes a break from the public eye, the singer was full of emotion and gratitude.

Grande thanked the audience and called The Eternal Sunshine Tour one of “most beautiful, extraordinary, experiences” of her life.

The music star confirmed in August that she’d be taking time out after the conclusion of her live shows, with the final leg being a 10-date run at London’s O2 Arena.

On stage, Grande has admitted to being emotional about the tour coming to an end after 41 dates, which also took place in the U.S. and Canada before the U.K. On Tuesday, she tried to speak “without sobbing completely,” she said.

“I’ll cherish this experience always. I have the best fans in the entire world and I always have,” she said.

A representative for Grande told People magazine in August that the 33-year-old singer “will be taking a step back from visibility” after the tour.

“She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny,” the statement said.

In a social media post on Monday, ahead of the penultimate night, Grande warned fans that she had to swap out her trademark six-inch heeled platform boots after cutting her foot.

She reassured them that she was on the mend, even if she was a few inches shorter on stage.

While Grande wasn’t in her highest heels, her followers still were; the audience dressed up in her style with stilettos, cat ears and ponytails — something the star noticed.

“Thank you for all of your effort and continuing to make this so special. I have loved every minute of this with you all,” Grande said.

The concert concludes with Grande summoned back, sci-fi style, to a spacecraft as she ascends to the mothership in a beam of light.

It’s not known when she will next be seen on earth, although Grande’s most recent album “Petal” will certainly be a fixture at September’s MTV Video Music Awards, where she’s in the running for artist of the year.

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NEW YORK — Sean Ono Lennon is a dad.

The 50-year-old son of late Beatles founder John Lennon announced Tuesday that he’s a father, meaning his famous dad would’ve been a grandfather for the first time.

“Okay so…Charlotte and I would like to announce that was have indeed created a Human Bean! His name is, Aurelius! Thank you!” Lennon posted on social media.

Aurelius means “golden” in Latin.

Lennon has been in a relationship with model and musician Charlotte Kemp Muhl, 39, for nearly 20 years. The two of them perform together as the band Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.

Lennon is the son of his father’s second wife, 93-year-old Yoko Ono. She was at the Beatles front man’s side when he was killed by a former fan on the Upper West Side in December 1980.

John had a 63-year-old son, Julian Lennon, from his first marriage to Cynthia Lennon.

Julian told the Telegraph in 2011 that he didn’t start a family of his own due to the example set by his rock star father.

“He was young and didn’t know what the hell he was doing,” Julian said. “That’s the reason I haven’t had children yet. I didn’t want to do the same thing.”

The newborn Aurelius is John’s only known grandson. His proud father posted several photos of the boy on Instagram. Julian shared photos of his half brother and new nephew on Instagram.

He captioned those images with four red heart emojis.

“Beautiful!” commented actor and Bijou Phillips, whose dad is the late Mamas & the Papas singer John Phillips.

Director Jim Jarmusch, comedian Whitney Cummings, socialite Paris Hilton and actor Lindsay Lohan congratulated Lennon and Mull on Instagram.

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Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being repaired after vandals reportedly defaced it.

The “Here I Come Again” singer’s name was scratched off of a sidewalk marker dedicated to Parton in 1984, according to TMZ. The alleged vandal is also believed to have stolen flowers from that memorial. Photos posted on social media show the seemingly minor repairs being made on Tuesday.

Parton, 80, died from cancer on Aug. 25 during a brief hospitalization in Nashville, Tenn.

She was mourned by stars including actor Jane Fonda, White Stripes frontman Jack White, country singer Kacey Musgraves and Parton’s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.

“My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply,” Cyrus wrote on Instagram.

President Donald Trump ordered that flags on federal buildings be flown at half-staff for a week to honor the country star. Artists flocked to The Grand Ole Opry House to celebrate Parton on Saturday. Her popularity stretched overseas to London, where the Band of the Coldstream Guards came together with the Irish Guards’ Number 12 Company to play her 1980 classic “9 to 5” during the storied Changing of the Guard ceremony.

Parton’s unparalleled career included an honorary Academy Award, 11 Grammy Awards and a 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Upon being honored with a star on the Walk of Fame, she was recognized for her “distinctive soprano, sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and voluptuous figure.”

Fans paid homage to Parton by visiting her star over the past week.

She will also be remembered for promoting literacy, vaccine awareness and humanitarianism.

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From combined wire services