Ariana Grande has been spotted hanging out with her ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez in Austin, Texas, but sources are moving quickly to shut down any suggestions of a romantic rekindling.
The photographs circulating on social networks show Thank you, Next The singer smiling and chatting with her former backup dancer at a restaurant on Thursday, sparking immediate speculation.
Grande is currently in Austin for her. eternal sun tour, and a source said TMZ He was simply celebrating his 33rd birthday with friends.
“There’s nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky this time,” the source said. She was also seen taking photos with fans during the outing.
Grande and Alvarez, both 33, had a brief romantic relationship after he joined her. Honeymoon Tour in 2015.
They have remained friends since then, and Grande made a warm reference to him in her 2019 hit. Thanks, nextsinging “I wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh.”
The couple was also seen spending time together in New York in 2019, sparking similar rumor spirals, which Grande quickly shut down at the time via a since-deleted tweet declaring she wasn’t dating “anyone.”
The latest sighting comes just a few weeks after news of his separation from Wicked her co-star Ethan Slater, 34, whom she had quietly broken up with for several months before the story became public earlier this month.
“Ariana and Ethan broke up several months ago, but have remained friends since then and have nothing but respect and admiration for each other,” a source said. Page six on June 8.
“This was not a decision they made lightly, but they realized it was better to be friends than to be in a committed relationship.”
Grande, by all indications, is in a good place.
The same source noted that she “felt really happy and focused on the next chapter with her.” eternal sun tour and upcoming album release Petal“.
A birthday dinner with old friends, no matter what it looks like on the Internet, seems to be exactly that.
