Ariana Grande & Ethan Slater Seen On Set Of ‘Wicked’ Together Just Weeks Before News Of Romance

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With Wicked being a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, this caller photograph of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater might beryllium a “prequel” of their rumored romance. In the representation – taken connected May 31st – Ariana, 30, appears arsenic her quality Glinda, portion Ethan, 31, stands dressed arsenic his character, Boq. The country successful question is erstwhile Ariana’s quality arrives astatine assemblage and bids farewell to her parents, kicking disconnected the series of events betwixt Ariana’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba.

Ariana’s quality arrives astatine assemblage and says goodbye to her parents (SplashNews)

The photograph comes days aft PEOPLE reported that Ethan and Ariana were a couple. The “thank u, next” vocalist reportedly divided from her husband, Dalton Gomez, astatine the commencement of the year, and the mates are moving retired the details of their impending divorce. The work reports that Ethan is likewise separated from his wife, Lilly Jay, with whom helium shares a son. “[Ariana] and Ethan precocious began dating,” PEOPLE alleged connected July 20, suggesting that there’s nary (flying) monkey concern with this caller rumored romance.

Ethan volition play Boq, a Munchkin character, successful the upcoming 2024 adaptation of the deed Broadway play (which itself was based connected the caller Wicked by Gregory Maguire.) Broadway fans besides cognize Ethan arsenic the histrion who originated the relation of SpongeBob SquarePants successful the SpongeBob SquarePants musical. The portion netted him a Tony Award information successful 2018.

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Ariana and Dalton haven’t spoken astir the reports of their breakup. The erstwhile mates started dating successful aboriginal 2020, close earlier the COVID-19 pandemic. They wed in secret successful May 2021 aft quarantining unneurotic for a year. Apparently, erstwhile the restrictions were lifted, Dalton – a existent property cause – recovered himself astatine likelihood with Ariana’s fame and the manner that comes with it. They reportedly realized they were 2 antithetic and called it a day.

Since the commencement of the year, Dalton has reportedly returned to the dating pool. He supposedly flew to London (where Wicked is filming) successful January successful an effort to prevention the marriage, but the efforts were successful vain. He is reportedly inactive precise “devastated” with the extremity of his matrimony and inactive wants to triumph Ariana back. ” “A separation is not what he’s wanted,” a root told Us Weekly. “He wanted the fairy tale, blessed ending, and it’s not looking that way.”

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