Of course, Grande’s no stranger to having her love life scrutinized.
The headlines only continued when she struck up a romance with her “Wicked” costar.
“Of course, I went through a lot of life changes during the filming of this movie.
Here is Grande and Slater’s controversial relationship timeline explained.
Grande was cast as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba.
Slater was cast as a supporting character named Munchkin Boq in December 2022.
According to a July 2023 report fromTMZ, the two had been on the rocks for several months.
“They were sloppy on set,” an insider dished to theDaily Mailin August 2023.
They were seen being all over each other while he was still supposedly happily married to Lilly.”
“They were seen out by cast members,” the source said.
“Lilly and Ethan also met Ariana’s family together, including her mom and her brother.”
This report came shortly after Grande was spotted without a particular piece of jewelry at Wimbledon.
Their relationship started back in 2020, and the two announced their engagement after only 11 months of dating.
They married in May 2021; the divorce was finalized in March 2024.
After her separation from Gomez, with Grande seemingly free and clear to date new people.
Ethan Slater still had not made any official announcement regarding his own marriage.
It was a sudden end to a relationship that began when they were still in high school.
They got married in 2018 and welcomed a child in 2022.
The source said, “It’s horrible.
They were high school sweethearts.
They have a baby!
She’s a wreck.”
Jay also broke her silence and made sure to turn the spotlight back on Grande.
She told Page Six, “[Ariana’s] the story, really.
Not a girl’s girl.
My family is just collateral damage.”
A source also claimed that Slater and Jay had been apart for two months before he and Grande met.
Their divorce was made final in September 2024.
The following month, another source toldPeoplethat the couple was still grappling with the surge of attention.
“They are just trying to navigate their new relationship in private,” they said.
Eventually, the two seemed a little more comfortable being out together.
AsTMZreported at the time, they were spotted cozying up together at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in October 2023.
That December, the pop star seemingly alluded to the drama surrounding her relationship on Instagram Stories.
Around that time, a source toldPeoplethat Grande and Slater were more than a fling.
“Ariana is serious with Ethan,” they said.
“She loves being with him.”
As of this writing, Grande still seems serious about Slater.
