‘CHANGED FOR GOOD’

Ariana Grande and ‘Wicked’ Boyfriend Split After 3 Years

Ethan Slater caused an uproar when he left his wife in 2023 for his co-star.

Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande, 32, and Ethan Slater, 34, privately broke up, Page Six announced on June 8. According to an anonymous source, the two have been broken up for several months now, but remain on good terms, deciding that they are “better as friends.” The duo met on the set of Wicked, when they were both married and later filed for divorce from their respective spouses. In 2024, in the midst of their public relationship, Grammy-winner Grande and Broadway actor Slater experienced a shared hit to their reputations; Slater’s ex-wife and high school sweetheart, Dr. Lilly Jay, a clinical psychologist specializing in women’s mental health, wrote an emotional essay published in The Cut about the public downfall of her marriage, despite her conscious effort to maintain a private life. Grande and Slater both publicly discussed the controversy of their relationship. According to Slater, it was “really hard" for him to handle the public having insight into his private love life. Meanwhile, Grande is focusing on her “Eternal Sunshine” tour, having just released the aptly named son, “Hate That I Made You Love Me.”