Fans were overjoyed after spotting 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 they posed with the rest of the cast for the LA premiere of Wicked at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
The couple looked more in love than ever as they shared the moment ahead of the screening.
The pair, who began dating in 2023 after on-set romance blossomed, couldn’t stop smiling at each other while Ethan, 32, put a hand on the pop star’s waist as she added the finishing touches to his look.
The Thank U Next songstress channeled her character Glinda The Good Witch for the premiere as she dressed in a baby pink and white bell shaped dress which accentuated her waist.
Fans were overjoyed after spotting Ariana Grande, 31, and her boyfriend Ethan Slater, 32, sharing a sweet moment on Saturday at the LA premiere of Wicked
The Thank U Next songstress channeled her character Glinda The Good Witch for the premiere as she dressed in a baby pink and white bell shaped dress which accentuated her waist
The couple looked more in love than ever as they shared the private moment ahead of the screening with the singer adjusting her partner’s bow tie
She finished off her look with a sheer bolero cover over her shoulders and matching gloves.
Ariana added inches to her height with a pair of silver glittery shoes and accessorised with a statement bow in her hair.
Ethan, who plays lovestruck Boq, who pines unrequitedly for Glinda and eventually meets a grotesque fate, matched his girlfriend’s sophisticated look with a green velvet jacket, white shirt and a bow tie.
And fans went wild after seeing the adorable exchange.
Taking to X they wrote: ‘ i love them together idc what anyone says’; ‘the way he looks at her’; ‘This is adorable omg’
While others said the couple’s tender moment stole the spotlight, writing on X: ‘Ariana and Ethan’s sweet exchange steals the spotlight tonight
While another said: ‘Adorable! Ariana and Ethan’s chemistry stole the spotlight!’
After sharing the sweet moment, the couple posed with the rest of the cast which included Cynthia Erivo.
The pair, who began dating in 2023 after on-set romance blossomed, 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 lovestruck Boq, who pines unrequitedly for Glinda matched his girlfriend’s sophisticated look with a green velvet jacket, white shirt and a 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 which highlighted her toned midriff and she 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 former 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, Grecia de la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James and Andy Nyman.
Ariana and Ethan’s loved up display 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 really super big year,’ the Broadway star in a new interview with GQ, which he covered in anticipation of the film.
Fans went wild after seeing the adorable exchange and took to X to comment on how loved up 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 that was really difficult about things in your private life being commented on and looked at by the public,’ he pointed out.
The actor and singer, who got his start in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical in 2018, admitted there were a lot of ‘big changes’ going on in both his and Grande’s private lives and the speculation was ‘really hard.’
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‘It’s really hard to see people who don’t know anything about what’s happening commenting on it and speculating, and then getting things wrong about the people you love,’ he admitted to GQ.
Despite being thrust completely into the public eye and forced to endure endless speculation and judgement over his love life, Ethan declared it an ‘amazing year.’
‘I’m just really excited,’ he gushed, adding that it was a ‘beautiful thing’ falling in love on set.
‘I’m just really, really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on this,’ the Broadway alum added, revealing the sweet nickname he has for his beau.
He continued saying she’s ‘poured herself into it,’ and he’s ‘really proud’ he was there for that part of it.
‘I’m really excited to be there for this next step of it when the world gets to see the amazing thing that she did,’ he added.
He went on the call his girlfriend one of the ‘best comedians’ to be 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 former friendship between the characters Elphaba and Glinda
‘She’s a genius,’ he enthused.
The couple met in December 2022 on the UK set of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, in which Grande plays Glinda — the good witch — alongside Ethan as munchkin Boq.
Slater filed for divorce on July 26, 2023, five years after he tied the knot with Jay, his high school sweetheart.
He cited irreconcilable differences and asked for joint custody of their 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 the timeline of their relationship, the couple kept a relatively low profile.
In February, Grande admitted she feels ‘an insatiable frustration’ about the narrative around her relationship with Slater.
Addressing the conversation around her personal life, the Yes, And? singer told The Zach Sang Show: ‘I feel like we don’t need to go into any specifics.
‘But of course, there’s an insatiable frustration, inexplicable, hellish feeling with watching people misunderstand the people you love, and you and anything.’