{"id":19275,"date":"2026-07-27T22:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19275"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:48:40","slug":"ariana-grande-soft-launches-ricky-alvarez-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19275","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Soft Launches Ricky \u00c1lvarez Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Did Ariana Grande Confirm Her Relationship Status With Ricky \u00c1lvarez? Why Fans Think So<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Although they\u2019ve been friends for a minute, here\u2019s further proof that <\/span><strong>Ricky \u00c1lvarez <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/ariana_grande\"><strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2019s forever boy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Indeed, the 33-year-old appeared to give a small glimpse at her rekindled romance with her former backup dancer, whom she dated from 2015 to 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As she gears up to release her upcoming eighth album <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Petal<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, Grande posted a carousel of recent moments, including a clip of herself clinking olives with <span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00c1lvarez<\/span>. She captioned the July 27 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbTHgARkccY\/?img_index=5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, \u201cpetal season continued \u2026\u2026.. !\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Following her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1429484\/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-break-up\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">breakup<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> with <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Wicked<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> costar <\/span><strong>Ethan Slater<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, the \u201cKnew Better\/Forever Boy\u201d singer has been spending time with the 35-year-old, even referencing their rumored reconciliation on her <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Eternal Sunshine <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">During various performances of her hit breakup anthem \u201cthank u next,\u201d which references several of her past relationships, Grande has changed the lyric about \u00c1lvarez, which typically goes, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ Now I listen and laugh.\u201d During her June 24 show in Austin, Texas, she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1433397\/ariana-grande-ex-ricky-alvarez-hang-out-after-ethan-slater-breakup\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">instead sang the second half<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> as, \u201cAnd they still really slap.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Ariana Grande Confirm Her Relationship Status With Ricky \u00c1lvarez? 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