Umukunde Pierrine
Having been in the spotlight since she was a teenager, Ariana Grande, America’s talented songstress has really never had a private life, which means her life was always out for us to see and the singer is no stranger to whirlwind romances and devastating breakups.
In the quest to look for “The One”, the singer has had her fair share of devastating breakups from Graham Philips, Pete Davidson to Dalton Gomez, which even ended up inspiring her to write her hit song “Thank you, Next”
Today, we take a look at Ariana Grande’s full dating history.
GRAHAM PHILIPS: 2008-2011
Ariana and Graham starred together in the Broadway musical 13 in 2008 and reportedly started dating after being good friends when working together. Their relationship got terminated in December 2011 but the two kept making appearances later on in different occasions and Graham came to Ariana’s defense during Donut Gate saying “She is such a sweet girl. It is tough. We all say things that we regret.” Adding, “I don’t think it speaks to her character at all’.
In July 2016 Ariana and Graham went to dinner together with a group from the 13 musical. And in 2019, the two were spotted in NYC together.
NATHAN SYKES: 2013
The two singers dated for a few months and called it quits. They first met on the red carpet and they later featured on a song dubbed “Almost is never enough” but their relationship came to an end due to distance but the two remained good friends as they again featured on another song in 2016 for Nathan’s debut solo album.
To the surprise of many, Nathan did not make it to Ariana Grande’s list of ex boyfriends and flings, “Thank you, next”, to which the told TMZ when asked about it that “That’s not a question for him”
JAI BROOK: ON AND OFF (2012-2014)
After the two briefly dating in 2012 to which Jai accused of Ari of cheating with Nathan which she denied, the two got back together in 2014 only to split again.
BIG SEAN: 2014-2015
Big Sean and Ariana dated for eight months before breaking up due to conflicting touring schedules that would have kept them apart over the following year, and their reps released a joint statement saying, “They both deeply care for each other and remain close friends.” The statement read, adding,
“We kindly ask that media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time.”
Seems that Big Sean was one of Ariana’s favorite exes because he was name-checked on “Thank you, next” when she sang, “thought I’d end up with Sean, but he wasn’t a match’
RICKY ALVARES; 2015-2016
Alvarez dated Ariana when he was her back up dancers. A source told E! News that they split not because any of them cheated or something. They just found it difficult to make it work. And added that the two are still friends.
According to Victoria Monet, the song “Moonlight’ is about a romantic night the two shared. Just like BIG Sean, Ricky must have been a good one because he also featured on Ariana’s song “Thank you, Next” where she sang ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh.” Why does she laugh though?
MAC MILLER 2016-2018
Ariana Grande and Mac Miller dated for two years before parting ways in May 2018. Unfortunately Mac Miller passed away in September 2018 of an accidental drug abuse. Ariana told Vogue in 2019 that “What we had was perfect, he was the best person ever, and he did not deserve the demons he had.” Addjng,
“I was the glue for such a long time and I found myself becoming … less and less sticky. The pieces just started to float away”
Pete Davidson who also made it to the list on “Thank you, Next”, had a whirlwind relationship with Ariana from matching tattoos, Starbucks cups, Lollipops!! It was a lot but it didn’t last for long.
Pete and Ari were engaged but parted ways in October and a month later he told Paper magazine that “I don’t ever make public statements about relationships cause I just don’t think it’s right, you know?” he continued saying, “I hope she is well, I hope she is happy and that’s pretty much it.”
MIKEY FOSTER: 2019-2020
The two allegedly dated for 8 months and collaborated together on the song “Boyfriend” and toured together for Grande’s 2019 sweetener world tour. Their relationship ended in early May which brings us to…
DALTON GOMEZ: 2020-2023
Well, first husband on the list! The two got together and got married right around the COVID-19 pandemic. And as always, things were great for a while, until September 2023 when unfortunately the singer filed for divorce, citing “Irreconcilable differences.”
While it is unclear how and when they first met, the singer and real estate agent were first spotted together in 2020 and an anonymous source told People that the two started dating in January 2020. In February 2020, Grande and Gomes were spotted kissing at a bar in Northridge, California. The grainy footage was first posted by TMZ and by then Dalton was referred to as a ‘mystery man’ until the same gossip site later identified him.
March 25, 2020 news broke that the two were in an exclusive relationship and two months later the singer confirmed their relationship in a cameo from Gomez in the ‘stuck with U’ music video. Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber released ‘Stuck with U’ to raise money for the first responder children’s foundation and while Ariana was shown alone for the most part in the music video which shows a montage of fans and celebrity couples dancing to the tune, the very end shows Ariana hugging and dancing with Dalton Gomez.
The musician announced her engagement with Dalton Gomez on 20, December 2020. The following year in May, news broke that the two had gotten married at home. Two years later, Grande celebrated the couple’s two-year wedding anniversary on 15, May 2023, but the following month, she fueled divorce rumors after appearing in public without her wedding ring, and in July 2023, News broke that the couple had separated.
ETHAN SLATER: JULY 2023
To the shock of many, Ariana amid her divorce from Dalton Gomez, she is reportedly dating her wicked co-star Ethan Slater.
According to Us Weekly, The two got together after Ethan broke things off with his wife Lilly and after Ariana ended things with Dalton, wow! A source explained that t Ariana and Ethan have only recently begun seeing each other but they have a lot of fun together and are enjoying each other’s company.
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