Ariana Grande is “so happy” the world is meeting her Wicked co-star turned boyfriend, Ethan Slater.
The 7 Rings singer, 31, who recently looked painfully thin in a low-cut dress, opened up to Entertainment tonight during the Los Angeles premiere of his upcoming musical, calling the Broadway veteran “adorable.”
On Saturday, she praised the actor’s performance and briefly got candid about their low-key relationship.
She told the outlet: “He’s always adorable and he’s so amazing in this movie, he’s such an amazing person, I’m so happy people are getting to know him.”
“My heart is very happy,” he gushed.
Ariana Grande is “so happy” the world is meeting her Wicked co-star turned boyfriend Ethan Slater; seen in november
The outlet also caught up with Slater, who highlighted the benefits of working on the musical film with his A-list girlfriend of more than a year.
“I’m so proud of Ariana,” said the actor, who plays a munchkin named Boq in Wicked.
“She’s amazing in this movie, and then I’m grateful to be able to share in the celebration,” he fawned over his beloved.
The duo’s sweet interviews come after Slater revealed emotional information about his low-key relationship with Ariana after it became public.
He stated that there is “something really difficult about the public commenting and looking at things from your private life.”
“Some of the difficult parts you’re talking about are the personal life things that everyone in the world goes through,” he said.
“And so I’m really focused on the real people in my life, who those things affect, and doing the right thing by every real person and not the people on Twitter who comment on it.”
The couple met in 2022 when they were cast in his next film.
At the time, Ethan was married to his high school sweetheart, Lilly Jay, and had just welcomed a baby boy; Ariana was married to famous real estate broker Dalton Gomez.
The actors broke up with their respective partners when rumors surfaced that a romance had emerged between the two on set.
They made their relationship public in July 2023.
Although Ari and Ethan don’t post photos or show obvious affection online. Instead, they hint at their connection with small gestures on social media, like sharing inside jokes or using symbols as winks to each other.
He opened up to Entertainment Tonight during the Los Angeles premiere of his upcoming musical, calling the Broadway veteran “adorable”; Ethan and Ariana seen in November
“She is incredible in this movie, and to be able to share her celebration, I am very grateful,” he fawned over his beloved; Ariana and Ethan seen in 2023
The couple met in 2022 when they were cast in his next film; see in June 2024
Before meeting Ari, Ethan was married to his high school sweetheart, Lilly Jay, and had just welcomed a baby; Lilly and Ethan seen in throwback snapshot
Before meeting Ethan, Ariana was married to famous real estate broker Dalton Gomez; seen in a throwback snapshot
Wicked will see the Dangerous Woman singer switch from her pop star persona to a Broadway opera singing style for the long-awaited project.
In the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, she and Slater star alongside Cynthia Erivio, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage.
The musical fantasy is directed by famed filmmaker Jon M. Chu and is a prequel to 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. It explores the close relationship of the Wicked Witch of the West (Erivo) with Glinda the Good Witch (Great) before she appeared the beloved character Dorothy.