Ariana Grande is making her latest love interest public for the first time.
Over the years, fans have had a front row seat to Ariana’s love life.
Not only does the singer write about these experiences in her music, she also likes to share some aspects of her romantic life on social media.
The artist’s most famous relationship was probably hers with Mac Miller, who she dated from 2016 to 2018.
Sadly, the rapper passed away a few months after their breakup in September 2018.
That tragedy happened during Grande’s short lived relationship with Pete Davidson, clearly taking a toll on their union.
The couple got engaged shortly after they started dating in May 2018, but they called it quits that October.
Fans thought Ariana was finally off the market for good with her next relationship
The “thank u, next” singer started dating luxury home realtor Dalton Gomez in 2020, getting married just a year later.
Their marriage was kept very quiet, and the couple was rarely seen together in public throughout their time together.
Sadly, in October 2023, the couple got divorced after two years of marriage.
Of course, their split was not without controversy
Around the time Ariana filed for divorce, rumors began to fly that she was dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater.
Following both parties’ respective splits from their spouses, PEOPLE confirmed that Ariana and Ethan had been dating since July 2023.
Now, five months later, the pair have been spotted in public together for the very first time.
They were spotted on a rare outing in New York City with the singer’s father, Ed Butera, and a friend just a couple days before Christmas.
A source close to Grande told Page Six, “They had dinner with her dad and family at her family’s favorite Italian restaurant.
The source also said that the group went to see Slater in his new Broadway musical, Spamalot.
“They love to support each other in their work,” the insider added.
“When she’s done with work, she loves going to the theater when she can,” they concluded.
This public outing comes following a whirlwind media frenzy surrounding the beginning of their relationship.
Grande and Slater were first photographed on set together in May, just two months before a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Grande and her husband had split.
That same month, Slater reportedly filed for divorce from his wife, Lilly Jay.
The couple–who wed in 2017–had just welcomed their first child, a son, in January.
A day after Slater filed for divorce, Jay broke her silence on her estranged husband’s relationship with Grande, noting that her main focus was on being “a good mom.”
“While this entire situation has been blown out of proportion, it’s much different than what has been portrayed in public,” a friend of the couple told PEOPLE of Ariana and Ethan’s relationship in September.
“People have tried to question the timeline,” a close family friend noted of the relationship.
“The truth is, Ariana and Ethan didn’t begin seeing each other until after both parties were separated, respectfully,” the friend insisted.
