For most of the Wicked press tour, Ariana Grande and boyfriend Ethan Slater have seemed less in love than Ariana Grande and costar Cynthia Erivo, but we can confirm that Grande and Slater have now made at least one joint appearance as a couple.
Since news of their relationship went public, Grande and Slater have managed to keep things relatively under wraps. Which is especially impressive considering the fact that they’re both promoting the same movie. Slater did not, for example, join Grande at the Golden Globes, for which Wicked was nominated in several categories.
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However, that all seemed to change on January 7, when they appeared together at The National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. And when I say “appeared together” I mean like, “together together.” The couple was photographed posing for pictures cheek to cheek, holding hands, and hamming it up at their shared table. I’m not sure this qualifies as a hard launch, since they’ve been together long enough for Slater’s ex-wife to publish an entire essay about the breakup in The Cut, but it’s certainly something.
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