{"id":29469,"date":"2026-08-06T06:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29469"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:01:32","slug":"revealed-how-ariana-grandes-ex-ethan-slater-feels-now-that-shes-rekindled-romance-with-ricky-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29469","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: How Ariana Grande\u2019s Ex Ethan Slater Feels Now That She\u2019s Rekindled Romance With Ricky Alvarez!"},"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<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><strong>Ethan Slater<\/strong>\u2019s feelings have now finally been revealed on the heels of his split from <strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong> after seeing her move on with another ex.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-addresses-upcoming-hiatus-concert-speech\/\">a whirlwind year<\/a> for the pop sensation coming off the release of <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> last November, working on and releasing her latest album <em>Petal<\/em>, launching her <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/watch-ariana-grande-perform-while-you-still-can-new-tour-footage-after-announcement-to-step-away-from-spotlight-amid-public-scrutiny\/\"><em>Eternal Sunshine Tour<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-breakup-ethan-slater-split-details\/\">ending her relationship with Ethan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And as we\u2019ve been following, she\u2019s since <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-reconnected-ex-ricky-alvarez-as-ethan-slater-relationship-ending-messy-timeline\/\">moved on with <strong>Ricky Alvarez<\/strong><\/a>, a former backup dancer she previously dated between 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/pete-davidson-sarah-jane-nader-whats-really-going-on-dating-rumors\/\"><strong>Related: What\u2019s REALLY Going On Between Pete Davidson &amp; Sarah Jane Nader!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, on Tuesday, an insider opened up to <em>RadarOnline<\/em> about Ariana and Ricky\u2019s romantic rekindling:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s obviously still a lot of chemistry between Ariana and Ricky. She <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-spent-4th-of-july-weekend-with-ex-ricky-alvarez\/\">spent the July 4th holiday with him<\/a> and when he was at her show in Texas on June 26, she changed the lyrics about him to be nicer. Besides that, she liked all of his Instagram posts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Hate That I Made You Love Me<\/em> singer hard launched their reconnection in June, when she <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-seemingly-confirms-ricky-alvarez-romance-lyric-change\/\">switched up the lyrics of <em>Thank U, Next<\/em><\/a> to reflect her renewed connection with Ricky, who was in attendance. She changed the lyrics from \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ Now I listen and laugh,\u201d to \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ And they still kinda slap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At later tour dates, she kept the rewrites coming:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ I know he\u2019s still got my back\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ We always find our way back\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"highlight\">Pretty cute!<\/p>\n<p>That, mixed with her steamy new song <em>Bad Thing (Bunny Hop)<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/fans-are-convinced-ariana-grande-is-singing-about-rekindled-romance-with-ricky-alvarez-in-new-song-bad-thing-bunny-hop\/\">fans are convinced is about the photographer<\/a>, the question is, well, how is <em>Ethan<\/em> handling it?<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <em>RadarOnline<\/em> source told the outlet:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPoor Ethan keeps insisting that he\u2019s happy if Ariana\u2019s happy. But it\u2019s hard to believe this isn\u2019t painful for him. He was so all in and so was Ariana. Then, suddenly she dumped him and seems to have moved on like it\u2019s no big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As we\u2019ve followed for multiple years now, Ariana and Ethan sparked controversy when they first got together in 2023 on the set of <em>Wicked<\/em>. At the time, Ari was going through her divorce from <strong>Dalton Gomez<\/strong>, while Ethan had recently welcomed his first child with ex <strong>Lilly Jay<\/strong>, his high school sweetheart. Where relationships ended and began were VERY murky from a public perspective leading to a LOT of backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, a source <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-moved-on-what-about-ethan-slater-rumors-hes-back-with-ex-baby-momma-lilly-jay\/\">shot down rumors<\/a> that Ethan was trying to return to his ex Lilly Jay after <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/ariana-grande-truth-ethan-slater-split-revealed-as-friends-family-navigate-fan-concerns\/\">parting ways with Ariana<\/a>. The insider assured the outlet they are just focused on co-parenting.<\/p>\n<p>What are your reactions to this news, Perezcious readers? Be sure to let us know in the comments down below!<\/p>\n<p><em>[Images via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/arianagrande\/\">Ariana Grande<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rickyrozay\/?hl=en\">Ricky Alvarez<\/a>\/Instagram, &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/photo.wenn.com\">MEGA\/WENN<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/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>Ethan Slater\u2019s feelings have now finally been revealed on the heels of his split from Ariana Grande after seeing her move on with another ex. 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