Ethan Slater had nothing but praise for his girlfriend, Ariana Grande, while discussing her turn as Galinda in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked. “She’s a comedy genius,” Slater, 32, said of Grande,

Ethan Slater was given a friendship bracelet from a fan to pass along to girlfriend and costar Ariana Grande at the 'Wicked' premiere in Sydney, as the couple also went Instagram official.

Wicked mania has officially arrived, and everyone is ready to don their pink and green in honor of Glinda and Elphaba. Still, the release of the film on Nov. 22 also brings new scrutiny to Ariana Grande’s relationship with boyfriend Ethan Slater.

Ethan Slater praised girlfriend Ariana Grande’s performance in Wicked for a specific reason, saying she and Cynthia Erivo are “beautiful and nuanced and unbelievable.”

Rumors swirled around Ariana Grande during the summer of 2023, as news broke that she and husband Dalton Gomez were divorcing after three years of marriage. Shortly after, it was reported that Grande began dating Ethan Slater – her fellow Wicked cast member – and that they’d allegedly started seeing each other while they were both married.

"I think there was something that was really difficult about things in your private life being commented on and looked at by the public," Slater told 'GQ'

Ariana Grande's boyfriend Ethan Slater may have just redeemed himself in the eyes of his girlfriend's fans after making a kind gesture to one of them at the "Wicked" world premiere. On Sunday, the cast of the musical's movie adaptation,

Ariana Grande makes her relationship with 'Wicked' co-star Ethan Slater Instagram-official with a photo from the film's Australian premiere.