Fans were overjoyed after seeing Ariana Grande and her boyfriend Ethan Slater sharing a sweet moment on Saturday.
The singer, 31, was seen adorably adjusting Ethan’s bow tie before posing with the rest of the cast for the Wicked premiere in Los Angeles at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
The couple seemed more in love than ever as they shared the moment before the screening.
The couple, who began dating in 2023 after romance blossomed on set, couldn’t stop smiling at each other as Ethan, 32, put a hand on the pop star’s waist as she put the finishing touches on his look.
The Thank U Next singer channeled her character Glinda the Good Witch for the premiere while wearing a light pink and white bell-shaped dress that accentuated her waist.
Fans were overjoyed after seeing Ariana Grande, 31, and her boyfriend Ethan Slater, 32, sharing a sweet moment on Saturday at the Wicked premiere in Los Angeles.
The Thank U Next singer channeled her character Glinda the Good Witch for the premiere while wearing a light pink and white bell-shaped dress that accentuated her waist.
The couple looked more in love than ever as they shared the private moment before the screening with the singer adjusting her partner’s bow tie.
She completed her look with a sheer bolero over her shoulders and matching gloves.
Ariana added inches to her height in a pair of sparkly silver pumps and accessorized them with a statement bow in her hair.
Ethan, who plays the lovelorn Boq, who pines unrequitedly for Glinda and ultimately meets a grotesque fate, paired his bride’s sophisticated look with a green velvet jacket, white shirt and bow tie.
And fans went wild after seeing the adorable exchange.
Taking X they wrote: ‘I love them together no matter what they say’; ‘the way he looks at her’; ‘This is adorable oh my god’
While others said the couple’s tender moment stole the show, writing on X: “Ariana and Ethan’s sweet exchange steals the show tonight.”
While another said: ‘Adorable! Ariana and Ethan’s chemistry stole the show!’
After sharing the sweet moment, the couple posed with the rest of the cast, which included Cynthia. Erivo.
The couple, who began dating in 2023 after romance blossomed on set, couldn’t stop smiling at each other.
Cynthia Erivo, 37, wore a bright green latex dress in a nod to her green character, The Wicked Witch, as she posed alongside Ariana.
Ethan, who plays the lovelorn Boq, who pines unrequitedly for Glinda, combined his girlfriend’s sophisticated look with a green velvet jacket, white shirt and bow tie.
The actress, 37, wore a bright green latex dress in a nod to her green character, The Wicked Witch.
The stunning dress included cutouts that highlighted her toned midriff and added a huge feather boa-inspired cape in the same bright green color.
Directed by John M. Chu, Wicked is the origin story of “a green-skinned woman who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.”
The film is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, exploring the world before Dorothy’s arrival and delving into the ancient friendship between the characters Elphaba and Glinda.
The film’s cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Teoh, Greece Peace, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James and Andy Nyman.
Ariana and Ethan’s display of love comes after he recently broke his silence about his romance with Ariana, revealing what it was like to fall in love on the set of the highly anticipated film.
“Obviously, it was a great year,” the Broadway star said in a new interview with GQ, which she covered in anticipation of the film.
Fans went wild after seeing the adorable exchange and took to X to comment on how in love the couple seemed.
Directed by John M. Chu, Wicked is the origin story of “a green-skinned woman who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.”
“I think there was something really difficult about having things in your private life commented on and scrutinized by the public,” he said.
The actor and singer, who got his start on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical in 2018, admitted that there were a lot of “big changes” going on in both his and Grande’s private lives and that speculation was “really difficult.”
“It’s really hard to see people who know nothing about what’s going on commenting and speculating, and then misunderstanding the people you love,” she admitted to GQ.
Despite being thrown completely into the public eye and forced to endure endless speculation and judgment about his love life, Ethan declared it an “amazing year.”
“I’m so excited,” he gushed, adding that it was “a beautiful thing” to fall in love on set.
“I’m very, very proud of Ari and the work he’s done on this,” the Broadway alum added, revealing the sweet nickname she has for her boyfriend.
He went on to say that she “has poured herself into this” and that he is “really proud” to have been there for that part.
“I’m so excited to be there for the next step, when the world can see what a wonderful thing she did,” he added.
He went to call his girlfriend, one of the ‘best comedians’ to appear in a movie in a long time.
The film is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, exploring the world before Dorothy’s arrival.
The story delves into the ancient friendship between the characters Elphaba and Glinda.
“She’s a genius,” he enthused.
The couple met in December 2022 on the British set of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, in which Grande plays Glinda, the good witch, alongside Ethan as the munchkin Boq.
Slater filed for divorce on July 26, 2023, five years after marrying Jay, his high school sweetheart.
He cited irreconcilable differences and asked for joint custody of his then two-year-old son.
At the time, Grande was still married to Dalton Gomez; She filed for divorce in September 2023 and listed the date of separation as February 20, 2023.
Following backlash over their relationship timeline, the couple kept a relatively low profile.
In February, Grande admitted she feels “insatiable frustration” with the narrative surrounding her relationship with Slater.
Addressing the conversation about his personal life, the Yes, And? The singer told The Zach Sang Show: “I feel like we don’t need to go into details.”
“But of course there is an insatiable frustration, an inexplicable, hellish feeling in watching people misunderstand the people you love, you and anything.”
