News broke the same month that Grande did and Dalton Gomez called it quits after two years of marriage. Slater, meanwhile, filed for divorce from his wife Lilly Jay soon after his romance with Grande made headlines.
After keeping their relationship under the radar in the summer of 2023, Grande and Slater began stepping out together that September. “They’re a bit dorky and (both) theater geeks at heart. She loves that about him. It’s mutual,” an insider said exclusively Usof the couple in November 2023. “Their relationship is blossoming. It’s effortless with no drama.”
Scroll down to relive Grande and Slater’s relationship from the beginning:
December 2022
Slater was cast as Boq in both parts Wicked film just before filming began in London in December. Grande, meanwhile, published as Glinda in November 2021.
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July 2023
Us confirm that Grande and Gomez parted ways earlier in the year. An insider said Us at the time they split in January after having issues they “couldn’t resolve” before Grande headed to London to shoot Wicked. The source noted that the “distance was not helping” their marriage.
“Ariana and Ethan are dating,” a separate source said Us in July, stating that Grande and Slater had both split when they sparked a romance. “Ariana and Ethan have only recently started seeing each other but they have a lot of fun together and enjoy each other’s company.”
Slater, who was married to Jay for four years, filed for divorce on July 26. The estranged couple share one son.
September 2023
The twosome step out for a Disneyland date on September 22, days after Grande filed for divorce from Gomez. “They went (to Disneyland) with a big group of friends including her mum and brother and they are very happy,” a source exclusively said Us of the excursion. “All his friends love him.”
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October 2023
The pair took the next step in their romance by starting to live together in the Big Apple, an insider said exclusively Us on October 4. “Ethan told friends and his soon-to-be ex-wife that he was living with Ariana full-time in New York,” the source shared, noting that Grande and Slater are “very happy and very good to each other .”
Two days later, Us confirm that Grande and Gomez settled their divorce. In the wake of the divorce, Grande and Slater became even more public with their relationship. The Grammy winner was spotted supporting Slater on October 31 on the first night of previews for him A Broadway musical Spamalot in New York City.
As well as spending time with their theater friends, Grande and the former SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical performer has come to know each other’s loved ones. “Ethan and Ariana’s relationship is going really well, and they’re both very involved in each other’s lives,” an insider exclusively says Us on November 14. “Ethan has met her family. And she’s met his family.”
Following their introduction, the source said, “Ariana’s entire family has given (Ethan) their seal of approval,” adding that Grande’s inner circle “loves him and thinks he’s a perfect match for her.”
December 2023
Grande continued to support Slater during his run in Spamalot by bring her father, Ed Buterato a Christmas Eve performance. Ahead of the new year, she is apparently dealing with backlash for her and Slater’s romance in a long Instagram Story post.
“I have never felt more pride or joy or love while at the same time feeling so deeply misunderstood by people who don’t know me, who whisper together and do what they want of me and their assumptions of my life,” he wrote at the meeting. time. “I’ve learned how much more important one of those things is than the other.”
January 2024
“Things between Ariana and Ethan have grown more serious in the last few months, and they’re pretty much inseparable,” a source said. Usadding, “Ariana cares deeply for Ethan and totally sees a future with him. She is looking forward to a fresh start in the new year and looking forward to seeing how things continue to grow for them.”
Another insider said Us the same month that Slater informed his ex-wife about his and Grande’s romance days before the news of their relationship broke. A third source revealed that Grande and Slater are “very much in love” and “not careful” for hiding their feelings while filming Wickedeven holding hands between takes.
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February 2024
“I feel we don’t need to go into any specifics, but, of course, there is an insatiable, inexplicable frustration, hellish feeling with people watching, misunderstanding the people you love and you and anything,” Grande said of her relationship on an episode of “The Zach Sang Show” on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.
She also joked that at the release of his album Eternal Sunshine amid the drama surrounding her love life was the “absolute worst idea,” adding, “I’m so nervous, because bits of it touch on things that are real and then bits of it are also just, like, part of the concept. So, what is that separation?”
March 2024
Grande released her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshinewhich contained many songs guess to be about her split from Gomez and her relationship with Slater. “Ariana thinks these songs will give her fans a lot of insight,” said a source Us at the time. “(This is) her side of the story regarding Dalton and Ethan.”
The album’s lead single, “Yeah, Huh?,” appeared to call out haters directly. “Don’t comment on my body, don’t answer,” Grande sings in the track’s bridge. “Your business is yours and mine is mine / Why do you care so much about who – I’m riding?”
April 2024
Both Grande and Slater attended CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas to promote Wickedand after that they were seen packing on a PDA while having dinner at Nobu Caesars Palace. Grande was seen leaning in to give her boyfriend a kiss, while Slater placed his hand lovingly on the back of her chair.
June 2024
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Grande and Slater made a rare public appearance at the Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Florida. They wore matching Florida Panthers jerseys.
October 2024
GQ reported that Slater obvious root when asked about falling in love with Grande on the set of Wicked.
“That’s a very sweet question,” said Slater. “That’s very nice of you to ask. That’s a very sweet question.”
He continued: “Obviously, it was a really big year, and I think the public was commenting and looking at something that was very difficult about things in your private life. There were a lot of big changes in private lives that were actually happening, so it’s really hard to see people who don’t know anything about what’s going on commenting on it and speculating, and then getting things wrong about the people you love. So just to tackle that part of it, that feels really hard.”
However, it was not all bad. “But, of course, it’s been an amazing year and a really beautiful thing, and I’m really excited,” Slater concluded.
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November 2024
Slater hyped up his girlfriend while promoting Wicked forward The Jennifer Hudson Show. “She’s a comedic genius,” Slater gushed. “She’s so funny. I mean, she’s amazing in this movie.”
He added, “I’m really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on this. She has poured herself into it. I’m really glad I got to be there for that part of it, and I’m really excited to be there for this next step when the world gets to see the amazing thing he did.”
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Later that month, the pair made their unofficial red carpet debut at the Los Angeles premiere Wicked. Although they didn’t pose for press line photos as a duo, Grande and Slater posed together in group photos. In a sweet candid moment, Grande was lovingly photographed adjusting her boyfriend’s tie as he smiled in return.
December 2024
Grande rarely showed her support for Slater Instagram attention After he posted pictures of a shoot with Meaning: Schön! Magazine, he wrote, “the Buster Keaton of today!” and “!!! ♡.”
January 2025
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While Grande and Slater walked the red carpet separately at the National Board of Review Awards in NYC, they see them together inside the venue.
