Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Call It Quits After Nearly Three Years

It turns out even the most unexpected Hollywood couples don’t always get their happily-ever-after. Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater, who sparked romance on the London set of Wicked, have quietly ended their nearly three-year relationship, Us Weekly confirmed in June 2026. The split marks yet another chapter in Grande’s well-documented dating timeline—one that has seen more plot twists than most soap operas.

Grande and Slater’s relationship was already unconventional from the jump. The two grew close while filming the musical adaptation, with insiders initially noting they were both separated from their respective spouses before their romance turned romantic. (Slater had celebrated four years of marriage with wife Lilly Jay in November 2022 before the couple’s eventual separation.) For a moment, it seemed like the Wicked connection might be the real deal—a shared professional passion fueling personal chemistry. But as the months wore on, the relationship quietly fizzled, culminating in this low-key breakup announcement.

For Grande, this split arrives after a cascade of high-profile relationships that have played out across headlines, music videos, and her chart-topping track“Thank U, Next.”There was the whirlwind Pete Davidson engagement that lasted four months, the seemingly stable marriage to real estate agent Dalton Gomez that ended after two years, and now this. What’s striking isn’t that another relationship ended—relationships end all the time—but the pattern itself: each breakup feeds the narrative, each new flame becomes tabloid fodder, each split gets memorialized in song or social media. For an artist who’s been dating in the spotlight since her Broadway days with Graham Phillips, privacy has become almost impossible.

The Slater breakup is notable partly because it was so quiet. There were no dramatic Instagram captions, no tearful interviews, no diss tracks in the works. Just a simple confirmation that the couple had parted ways. Maybe that’s a sign of growth, or maybe it’s just exhaustion—a recognition that not every relationship needs to become content. Either way, Grande moves forward once again, leaving fans wondering what comes next for the pop star who’s made a career out of turning romance into art.