{"id":2456091,"date":"2026-06-12T10:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456091"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:12:52","slug":"ethan-slater-makes-1st-appearance-after-ariana-grande-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ethan-slater-makes-1st-appearance-after-ariana-grande-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Slater Makes 1st Appearance After Ariana Grande Split"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ethan Slater<\/strong><\/a> isn\u2019t letting his recent breakup from Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> get him down.<\/p>\n

The Wicked<\/em><\/a> actor, 34, made his first public appearance since news broke of the former couple\u2019s separation<\/a> on Thursday, June 11, attending Free Shakespeare in the Park\u2019s production of Romeo & Juliet<\/em> at the Delacorte Theater in New York City\u2019s Central Park.<\/p>\n

Slater was seen posing for photos at the production\u2019s press night Thursday, sporting a plain white T-shirt, black pants and white sneakers, per footage posted by People<\/em> on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The sighting comes the same week as Grande, 32, began her Eternal Sunshine Tour<\/em><\/a> in Oakland, California. The singer kicked off her tour on Saturday, June 6, at the Oakland Arena. She will next perform on Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tAriana Grande and Ethan Slater\u2019s romance isn\u2019t defying gravity, but it has turned heads from the start. Us Weekly confirmed in July 2023 that Wicked costars Grande and Slater were in a \u201cfairly new\u201d relationship following their respective breakups. News broke that same month that Grande and Dalton Gomez called it quits after two years [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

News broke on Monday, June 8, that Grande and Slater had called it quits after nearly three years of dating.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amicable. They gave lots of time and careful consideration and decided to go their separate ways,\u201d a source told Us Weekly<\/em> earlier this week. \u201cThey are still friends and very supportive of one another. They have been quietly broken up for several months.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stars first met on the set of Wicked<\/em> in 2022. Grande played Glinda the Good Witch in 2024\u2019s Wicked<\/em> and 2025\u2019s Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/a>, while Slater played Boq.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter their press tour [for Wicked: For Good<\/em>] died down, they had been spending more time apart than usual,\u201d an insider told Us<\/em><\/a> of the end of their romantic relationship. \u201cThey both agreed they wanted different things and had been working through what the future holds together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Cynthia Erivo Addresses Rumors She and Ariana Grande Were ‘Lovers’<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tCynthia Erivo is reflecting back on how her friendship with Ariana Grande captivated fans during their Wicked press tour. \u201cAt first, I think people didn\u2019t understand how it was possible for two women to be friends \u2013 close \u2013 and not lovers,\u201d Erivo, 39, told the U.K. outlet The Stylist in a Tuesday, February 10, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThey both care about each other and hoped things would work out,\u201d the source shared.<\/p>\n

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