Who Is Ethan Slater? 5 Things to Know About Ariana Grande’s New Man and ‘Wicked’ Costar

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Ariana Grande is dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater following her separation from estranged husband Dalton Gomez.News broke of their relationship on July 20, with a source telling Us Weekly that “things are fairly new.”“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,” the source said.News of Grande’s new relationship came days after news broke that the “7 Rings” singer and Gomez were getting divorced after two years of marriage.

According to the first source, the spouses split in January.“Ariana and Dalton have been having some issues for months now,” another insider told Us. “They were having issues before she left for Wicked filming [in London] that they couldn’t resolve, and the distance did not help.

They haven’t been speaking and are separated, and a divorce is likely.”Scroll below to learn more about Slater:Slater is an actor best known for his work in theater.

He notably portrayed SpongeBob SquarePants in the Broadway musical of the same name. The role earned him a 2018 Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, as well as Outstanding Actor in a Musical wins at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards and Broadway.com Audience Awards.Slater will portray Boq alongside Grande’s Glinda in the upcoming Wicked films.