Ariana Grande is not currently planning a divorce from her husband Dalton Gomez. She is supposedly already moving on with a new man. She is acquainted with 32-year-old Ethan Slater through work. (Isn't that how it always is? Even for famous people, it appears.)
Although Slater has been acting outrageously with Grande, he wasn't exactly well-known before TMZ broke the news of their connection on Thursday morning.
Who is Ethan Slater, and when did he start dating Ariana Grande? Here are some salient facts about the man who, in theory, may succeed Mr. Ariana Grande.
He's a 'Wicked' guy
In "Wicked," Slater co-stars with Grande as Boq, a buddy from the college of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Grande), as well as Nessarose's (Marissa Bode) love interest. The production started filming this past Valentine's Day in the UK, with Part 1 of it now scheduled to premiere in November 2024.
When "Wicked" filming began, the "Thank U, Next" singer was apparently free to date because Grande and Gomez, who split after two years of marriage, reportedly separated in January (they wed in May 2021). Fair enough: Gomez has dated as well, according to TMZ.
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He wed a singer's childhood girlfriend.
According to Us Weekly, Slater and singer Lilly Jay, who were high school sweethearts, got married in 2012. The couple moved from Maryland to New York in 2014, were married in 2018, and had a son last year. According to Us, Slater and Jay appeared to be still together as of last fall, as evidenced by his reference to her in an anniversary Instagram post from that month: "My best friend. 10 years together, 4 years married. And this year has to be the best (and most strange) thus far.
And that's now reportedly finished, however, a source told ET that Grande and Slater "didn't start dating until both were broken up with their significant others." According to the source, the two have "recently" begun dating, however according to Page Six, Slater was photographed holding Grande's arm at a celebration for the "Wicked" cast in March.
He has experience on Broadway.
Slater received a Tony nomination for his performance as "SpongeBob SquarePants," the lead character in the Broadway musical adaptation, which began in December 2017 and lasted through September 2018. The show "Edge of the World," which he co-wrote with his friend and fellow actor Nick Blaemire, had a concept album for its music that was released in 2021. (This is distinct from the 2021 film "Edge of the World," which starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Dominic Monaghan. Completely distinct.) On all 13 of the album's songs, Slater and Blaemire provide vocals.
According to the show's synopsis on the Broadway Records website, "In Edge of the World, young Ben and his father Henry move to a remote patch of land in rural Alaska, and Ben uses his imagination to cope with his new surroundings." The line between fabrication and reality starts to blur when he learns more about the events that led to his isolation, though. It is a grand, self-made narrative about both the world that is given to us and the one that we create for ourselves.
Slater uses the pronouns he/him.
Yes, in one of his YouTube videos, "he/him" was visible right there on the screen. You are aware now. He actually started on YouTube in 2012, the same year he and Jay started dating.
Slater also has more than 84,000 Instagram followers, but that number pales in comparison to Grande's 377 million. Not that a stranger could view Slater's Instagram without his consent: After learning that his dating life was public knowledge, he made it private. Cheez, the only thing Grande did this week was remove the images of her soon-to-be ex-husband from her Instagram.
He and Grande may or may not have a suitable horoscope
It's a Gemini, Slater. The sign of Grande is Cancer. It might work, but it sounds like it might be a hard match over the long run, depending on your choice of astrologer.
The "sensitive, emotional" Cancer may come out of her shell more quickly than normal because of Gemini's "chivalrous nature and silver tongue," according to Astrology.com, which notes that these two signs "approach the world in such different manners that they must be able to understand and accept one another's differences." While Cancer only wants a hug from her husband, Gemini seems to want to get right into the weird business.
The page also implies that Slater will be the one to break up the relationship when it eventually does.
Although the two signs have a fantastic sense of humor and may occasionally laugh together, Pinkvilla believes that their relationship would not be ideal. This is due to Gemini's desire for freedom, which may never be satisfied given Cancer's attached character, despite the fact that Gemini will be astounded by Cancer's humility and tenderness.
Conclusion
The connection between the two signs wouldn't be perfect, despite the fact that they have a fantastic sense of humor and will occasionally laugh together. This is due to Gemini's desire for freedom, which may never be satisfied given Cancer's attached character, despite the fact that Gemini will be astounded by Cancer's humility and tenderness.
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