Ariana Grande Steps Out for Family Dinner Date with Broadway Beau Ethan Slater
Ariana Grande and her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, are going strong after their controversial beginnings. Songstress Ariana Grande and Broadway actor Ethan Slater prove their romance is still going strong with a rare public date night in New York City. The pop icon was spotted dining at an Italian restaurant on December 23rd with Slater and her father, Ed Butera, before taking in Slater’s Spamalot performance.
Clad in an effortlessly chic LBD with matching opaques and fur bucket hat, Grande exuded her signature feminine-meets-edgy aesthetic. Slater complemented his leading lady’s monochrome moment in casual joggers and zip-up. Despite busy schedules – Grande is hard at work on her forthcoming album – they ensure quality time together. “They love to support each other in their work,” says a source. “When she’s done with work, Ariana loves going to the theater.”
The dinner outing comes on the heels of October reports that the couple, who co-star in the upcoming Wicked films, moved in together. They prefer privacy, but a separate insider confirms, “Ariana is serious with Ethan. She loves being with him.”
The latest on the couple comes just five months after the initial reports of their romance surfaced. Ariana and the Spamalot actor do “go out occasionally,” per the same source, however, she is busy working on her upcoming album and prefers to keep it lowkey. Before being linked to the “Side to Side” songstress, Ethan was married to a woman named Lilly Jay, who has since been vocal about her distaste for the romance.
Ethan and his new leading lady’s romance also comes following Ariana’s divorce from Dalton Gomez, 28. The Grammy Winner and her ex were married from 2021 until reports surfaced in July that they had split in early 2023. A source close to the matter told TMZ in July that, Ariana and Dalton attempted to reconcile, however, they “failed” at making their marriage work.
Following the family dinner with the 31-year-old, an insider close to the R.e.m. Beauty founder told PEOPLE, that the lovebirds are supportive of each other. “They love to support each other in their work,” they said on December 27. “When she’s done with work, Ariana loves going to the theater when she can.” Ethan currently stars in the Broadway play Spamalot, and Ari has been spotted seeing the show on several occasions.
they had officially settled their divorce. “Ariana and Dalton really wanted to take care of each through all of this and make it as easy on one another as possible — which is why they really took their time with everything,” the tabloid’s source said at the time. Meanwhile, Ethan filed for divorce from Lilly at the end of July, as reported by TMZ. The exes share one son, who was born in 2022.
While their controversial beginnings raised eyebrows, five months in, this pop princess and Broadway boy seem stronger than ever. We’re wishing the talented pair a harmonious holiday season together.
