By Page Six | Created at 2025-01-08 15:58:42 | Updated at 2025-01-09 06:26:28
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Ariana Grande and her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, were all over each other while attending the 2025 National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City on Tuesday.
The “Wicked” co-stars showed some rare PDA while posing for cuddly photos together at the star-studded affair held at the Cipriani 42nd Street.
Grande and Slater were seen touching cheeks while the Broadway actor placed his hand on her lower back.
In another sweet moment, the duo was spotted smiling as they turned toward each other and kept close.
The “7 Rings” singer, 31, channeled her “Wicked” character, Glinda, in a custom backless pink gown with a matching shawl by Loewe.
She completed the magical ensemble with white shoes and a sparkling diamond necklace.
The “SpongeBob SquarePants” alum, 32, looked dapper in a shiny black suit and channeled a more casual vibe by not wearing a tie.
The couple also walked the red carpet together prior to the event and joined their other castmates for some fun photo-ops.
The pop star and Slater stood side-by-side as their colleagues — Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu and David Nicksay — joined them in front of shutterbugs.
Erivo also wore custom Loewe, opting for a structured silver number and a stack of silver hoop earrings.
The British actress, 38, and Grande won the Creative Collaboration award, while the movie earned the Best Film award. The film’s director, Chu, snagged the accolade for Best Director.
While Grande and Slater appear to be quite serious, he was noticeably absent when she attended the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday.
The lovebirds have appeared a handful of times together while doing press for the picture, however, they have managed to keep details of their romance quite private.
Page Six confirmed that they began dating after the two had already separated from their spouses.
Grande split from Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage in July 2023 while Slater filed for divorce from Lilly Jay in a New York court after nearly four years that same month.
The timeline of their relationship has raised eyebrows with a source telling Page Six that Jay was allegedly blindsided by their romance.
Last month, Jay detailed her “sudden divorce” from Slater in an essay for the Cut — recalling the difficulty of moving on and continuing to co-parent their 2-year-old son “in the shadow” of Slater’s high-profile relationship.
Grande, however, denied speculation that they had an affair, telling Vanity Fair last September, “There couldn’t be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him. No one on this earth tries harder or spreads themselves thinner to be there for the people that he loves and cares about.”
She added, “There is no one on this earth with a better heart. And that is something that no bulls–t tabloid can rewrite in real life.”
