{"id":2505534,"date":"2026-07-17T02:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2505534"},"modified":"2026-07-17T02:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:55:56","slug":"ariana-grande-ricky-alvarez-cozy-up-during-central-park-stroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ariana-grande-ricky-alvarez-cozy-up-during-central-park-stroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande, Ricky Alvarez cozy up during Central Park stroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Love is in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez were photographed on a romantic stroll through New York City\u2019s Central Park Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-and-ex-ricky-alvarez-back-together-after-singers-split-from-ethan-slater\/\">newly reunited couple<\/a> walked arm-in-arm as they made their way through the iconic urban oasis, as seen in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/16\/ariana-grande-and-ricky-alvarez-new-cute-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos obtained by TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both dressed casually, with the pop star in an all-black ensemble and nude-colored headband with her hair in a messy bun. Alvarez, however, spiced things up with camo pants, a sleeveless black T-shirt and a blue New York Knicks hat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez (seen here in February 2016) were photographed on a romantic stroll in Central Park Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">John Shearer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The newly reunited couple (seen here in June 2015) walked arm-in-arm through the iconic New York City landmark. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The duo was also joined by a pup who looked strikingly similar to the \u201cSide to Side\u201d singer\u2019s beloved dog Toulouse.<\/p>\n<p>During their park adventure, Grande\u2019s arm was wrapped around Alvarez\u2019s waist and her former backup dancer\u2019s arm was draped over her shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>As Page Six previously reported, the former flames recently decided to give romance another shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAriana has rekindled things with Ricky, but she isn\u2019t rushing back into the relationship,\u201d a source told us. \u201cShe has a lot on her plate at the moment and is still incredibly busy with her tour schedule, so they\u2019re taking things one step at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six previously reported Grande (seen here in an Instagram selfie) and Alvarez had \u201crekindled\u201d things but weren\u2019t \u201crushing back into the relationship.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">arianagrande\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A source told us the former flames (seen here in April 2016) are \u201ctaking things one step at a time.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRicky has remained close with Ariana\u2019s family over the years, and that\u2019s something she really appreciates,\u201d the insider continued. \u201cHe has also made an effort to show up and support her while she\u2019s on tour, which hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our source added that they are \u201cenjoying spending time together again and seeing where things go without putting too much pressure on the relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Grande didn\u2019t immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Grande, 33, and Alvarez, 35, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/26\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-spotted-hanging-out-with-ex-ricky-alvarez\/\">first sparked dating rumors<\/a> when they were spotted hanging out with a group of friends at an Austin, Texas, restaurant in late June for the Grammy winner\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Grande and Alvarez were photographed on a Whole Foods grocery run during the Fourth of July weekend in the pop star\u2019s hometown of Boca Raton, Florida (as seen here). <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>This outing (seen here again) came after they were spotted hanging out at a restaurant in Austin, Texas, for Grande\u2019s birthday in late June. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were then <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/06\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grandes-streak-of-outings-with-ex-ricky-alvarez-continues-on-fourth-of-july\/\">photographed on a Whole Foods grocery run<\/a> during the Fourth of July weekend in Grande\u2019s hometown of Boca Raton, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent stop on her \u201cEternal Sunshine\u201d tour in New York City, Grande <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-fuels-ricky-alvarez-dating-rumors-with-another-wild-lyric-change\/\">made a pointed lyric change<\/a> to her hit song \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d that ignited her fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 tune \u2014 during which she name-drops several of her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/ariana-grande-dating-relationship-history\/\">former boyfriends<\/a> \u2014 features a lyric about Alvarez that originally goes, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ Now I listen and laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Grande recently made a pointed lyric change to her 2018 song \u201cThank U, Next\u201d that led her fans to believe she was back with Alvarez. (They\u2019re seen here in May 2015.) <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Grande and Alvarez (seen here in September 2015) dated briefly between 2015 and 2016, having met when he was a backup dancer on her Honeymoon Tour. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But during the July 13 show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaxuzLfxQnI\/\">viral social media clip<\/a> showed that she sang, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ We always find our way back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWicked\u201d actress and Alvarez dated briefly between 2015 and 2016, having met when the latter joined Grande on her Honeymoon Tour as a backup dancer.<\/p>\n<p>Their second chance comes on the heels of Grande\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split-after-3-years-of-dating\/\">split from Ethan Slater<\/a> after three years of dating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love is in the air. Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez were photographed on a romantic stroll through New York City\u2019s Central Park Thursday. The newly reunited couple walked arm-in-arm as they made their way through the iconic urban oasis, as seen in photos obtained by TMZ. 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