Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater poses with her brother Frankie at the Palm Springs Awards – as the Wicked actress scoops the Rising Star gong

Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater posed for a friendly photo with her brother Frankie Grande at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on Friday evening.

Proving that he isn’t concerned about the controversy surrounding his sister’s relationship with her Wicked co-star, 32, dancer Frankie, 41, looked cheerful as he smiled happily next to Ethan.

Ariana’s relationship with Ethan made headlines in mid-2023, shortly after her divorce from Dalton Gomez and Ethan’s filing for divorce from his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay, with whom he shares a child.

Frankie dressed to impress in a black sequin blazer paired with dramatic eye makeup for the occasion, while Ethan kept it simple in a classic black suit.

Although the two happily posed with each other, neither made an appearance in the snap with Side to Side hitmaker, 31, who instead appeared alongside Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, 57, on the red carpet.

However, they were still there to show their support as Ariana later received the Rising Star Award for her role as Glinda The Good in the film adaptation of Wicked.

While the two happily posed with each other, neither appeared in a snap with Side to Side hitmaker, 31, who later won the Rising Star Award

The singer and actress looked sensational that evening, wearing a voluminous strapless white satin dress.

Ariana wore her hair in a sleek updo as she accentuated her glamorous look with pointy white heels and a diamond choker.

Ariana’s red carpet appearance and award win come days after she shared a never-before-seen photo with boyfriend Ethan Slater as she looked back on a monumental 2024.

The Wicked star joined the Boq actor in a sweet black and white photo with fellow star Jeff Goldblum, 72.

She wrote: ‘A year full of art and heart. thank you forever for your love and support, words really fail me. I love you always and wish you all a very Happy New Year!

This comes after Grande treated fans to a behind-the-scenes look at Wicked, with Slater missing.

Nowhere seen in the dozens of photos and clips, Ethan’s omission came just days after his ex-wife Lilly Jay broke her silence on their eyebrow-raising romance.

In an essay on Thursday, Lilly revealed that she moved to London with their two-month-old son while Ethan filmed Wicked, only to leave her for Ariana after they met on set.

While her boyfriend and brother posed together, Ariana walked the red carpet with Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, 57

The couple shared a sweet red carpet moment at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards

The singer and actress looked sensational that evening, wearing a voluminous strapless white satin dress

Ariana has her hair in a sleek updo as she accentuates her glamorous look with pointy white heels and a diamond choker

Although reports claim that Ariana and Ethan were “relieved” that Jay didn’t completely throw them under the bus in her piece, Ariana seemed to keep her friend out of the spotlight in her cheerful carousel of Wicked moments.

The post included photos with costars Cynthia Erivo, Bowen Yang and others, but no sign of Slater.

‘One month @wickedmovie, thank you for your overwhelming love and embrace! I love you, we love you,” Ariana captioned the post.

Meanwhile, Lilly wrote in her essay: “I confidently moved to another country with my two-month-old baby and my husband to support his career. Consumed by the magic and mundanity of new motherhood, I didn’t understand the growing distance between us.’

She said there are “days when I can’t escape the promotion of a film related to the saddest days of my life, which are darker” as she tries to “come to terms with the sudden public demise of my marriage.”

Ariana’s red carpet appearance and award win come days after she shared a never-before-seen photo with boyfriend Ethan Slater as she reflected on a monumental 2024

The post included photos with costars Cynthia Erivo, Bowen Yang and others, but no sign of Slater

Ariana’s relationship with Ethan made headlines in mid-2023, shortly after her split from Dalton Gomez and Ethan’s divorce filing from his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay, with whom he shares a child.

It comes after Lilly revealed in an essay that she moved to London with their two-month-old son while Ethan filmed Wicked, only to leave her for Ariana after they met on set. [seen in 2018]

“No one gets married expecting a divorce, just as we don’t board a plane expecting it to crash,” she wrote.

Lilly then seemingly referred to Ethan and Ariana with, “I honestly never thought I would get divorced.”

“Certainly not right after the birth of my first child and especially not in the shadow of my husband’s new relationship with a celebrity.”

‘In this period of shock and mourning, over a year after the end of my marriage was made public, I deeply miss the life of invisibility I have created for myself as a psychologist specializing in women’s mental health.’

Jay then stated that her “partnership with Ethan has changed,” but their “parenting has not” while raising their son.