Ariana Grande is ‘happy’ fans are getting acquainted with boyfriend Ethan Slater during Wicked press tour
Ariana Grande is “so happy” the world is getting to know her Wicked co-star-turned-friend Ethan Slater.
The 7 Rings singer, 31 – who recently looked painfully thin in a plunging dress – opened up Entertainment tonight at the LA premiere of their upcoming musical, calling the Broadway vet “cute.”
On Saturday, she spoke about the actor’s performance and briefly opened up about their low-key relationship.
She told the outlet, “He’s always adorable, and he’s so great in this movie, he’s such a great person, I’m so happy people are getting to know him.
“My heart is very happy,” she gushed.
Ariana Grande is ‘so happy’ the world is getting to know her Wicked co-star-turned-friend Ethan Slater; seen in November
The outlet also caught up with Slater, who highlighted the benefit of working on the musical film with his A-list girlfriend of more than one year.
“I’m so proud of Ariana,” said the actor, who plays a munchkin named Boq in Wicked.
“She’s incredible in this movie, and to be able to share in the celebration of it, I’m just grateful,” he gushed about his love.
The duo’s sweet interviews come after Slater exposed emotional information about his and Ariana’s discreet link after it became public.
He claimed there was “something very difficult about things in your private life that the public commented on and watched.”
“Some of the hard things you’re talking about are the personal life things that everyone in the world is going through,” he said.
“And so I’m really focusing on the real people in my life, who these things affect, and doing the right thing for each real person and not the Twitter people commenting on it.”
The pair met in 2022 when they were cast in their upcoming film.
Ethan was married to his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay at the time and had just welcomed a baby boy – Ariana was married to famous real estate agent Dalton Gomez.
The actors called it quits with their respective partners when rumors spread that a romance had sparked between the two on set.
They made their relationship public in July 2023.
Although Ari and Ethan don’t post photos or show any obvious affection online. Instead, they indicate their connection with small gestures on social media, such as sharing inside jokes, or using symbols like winks at each other.
She opened up to Entertainment Tonight at the LA premiere of their upcoming musical, calling the Broadway vet “cute”; Ethan and Ariana seen in November
“She’s incredible in this movie, and to be able to share in the celebration of it, I’m just grateful,” he gushed about his love; Ariana and Ethan seen in 2023
The pair met in 2022 when they were cast in their upcoming film; see in June 2024
Before meeting Ari, Ethan was married to his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay and had just welcomed a baby boy; Lilly and Ethan seen in a throwback snap
Before meeting Ethan, Ariana was married to famous real estate agent Dalton Gomez; seen in a throwback snap
Wicked will see the Dangerous Woman singer switch from her pop star persona to a Broadway opera singing style for the highly anticipated project.
In the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, she and Slater star alongside Cynthia Erivio, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage.
Directed by famed filmmaker Jon M. Chu, the musical fantasy is a prequel to 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. It explores the close relationship of the Wicked Witch of the West (Erivo) with Glinda the Good Witch (Grande) before the beloved character Dorothy came along.