Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly ended their relationship after nearly three years together.
According to multiple outlets, the former couple, who met on the set of the 2024 musical blockbuster “Wicked,” quietly called it quits several months ago.
“It's amicable, they put a lot of time and careful consideration into it and decided to go their separate ways,” a source told People. “They remain friends and support each other. They have been quietly separated for several months.”
The “Thank U, Next” singer, 32, and the “SpongeBob SquarePants” actor, 34, had been linked since 2023. They made their relationship Instagram official in 2024, in the lead-up to the release of “Wicked,” in which Grande played G(a)linda the Good, while Slater played Munchkin and future Tin Man Boq.
Their dating rumors were scrutinized at the time because Grande and Slater had highly publicized splits from their ex-spouses around the same time. Grande was previously married to real estate agent Dalton Gomez, while Slater had been married to psychologist Lilly Jay, his high school sweetheart with whom he shares a son.
In March, Slater wrapped the Off-Broadway run of “Marcel on the Run.” In addition to co-writing the play with Marshall Pailet, Slater played mime Marcel Marceau.
Meanwhile, Grande embarked on her Eternal Sunshine tour in Oakland on Saturday. This marks the “Hate That I Made You Love Me” singer’s first tour since 2019. Grande is scheduled for five shows in Los Angeles starting June 13.
This might be the last time fans get to see Grande in a live concert, at least for a while. In November, she mentioned that these shows could be her “last hurray” as a touring pop star.
“I'm really excited to do this little tour, but I think it may not happen again for a long, long, long, long time,” she said on the “Good Hang With Amy Poehler” podcast. “So I'm going to give it my all and it's going to be beautiful, and I think that's why I do it, because it's like one last hurray.”
Grande's next album, “Petal,” will be released on July 31.
