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TheWickedstars are going strong nearly two years after meeting on set as Glinda and Boq.
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slaters love story is nothing like theirnew movieWicked.
In real life, Slaters romantic feelings were returned.
Slater portrayed the iconic sponge in 2017 inthe Broadway musical,which earned him a Tony nomination.
Given how Grande got her start on Nickelodeon and is a provenSpongeBobstan, their relationship seems meant to be.
Ahead ofWickedfinally hitting theaters, revisit their relationship timeline below.
While its unclear when their relationship began, the two started filmingWickedtogether at the end of 2022.
Ariana and Ethan recently started dating, a sourcetold Entertainment Tonight.
They have a lot in common and have a lot of fun.
They didn’t start dating until both were broken up with their significant others.
Ariana and Dalton remain friends.
In the albums intro, she recounts an interaction that made her think about Slater a lot.
How can I tell if Im in the right relationship?
The title trackrevealed new intimate details about Grandes divorce while seemingly referring to Slater as her new happy ending.
I found a good boy and he’s on my side, she sings.
You’re just my eternal sunshine.
Shes a comedian whos also got this crazy voice that can do anything, he said.
Slater remained vague when speaking directly about their relationship, but he still addressed the backlash they received.
Im just really, really proud of Ari and the work shes done on this, he said.
Shes poured herself into it.
After nearly two years of going strong, you might say that Grande and Slaters romance is Popular.
