Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are Instagram officials.

While it hasn’t always been popular with the public, Ariana Grande’s relationship with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater is now Instagram official.

On Monday, the “Eternal Sunshine” singer celebrated the upcoming release of director Jon M. Chu’s musical with a song. photo carousel from the Australian premiere. Among them is a candid shot of Slater, who plays Bock from Munchkinland, carrying the train of Grande’s Glinda-inspired Vivienne Westwood gown as she walks down the stairs at the Sydney State Theatre. (Slater shared the same photo on his account.)

Slater’s appearance at the Red Sunday premiere (yellow) The carpet also went viral on social media after Tony Award nominee filmed by fan accepts a friendship bracelet on Grande’s behalf.

“Can you get this to Ari for me?” a fan asks in the video, to which Slater responds, “I’m pretty sure she’ll come if you want (to give it to her), but I can do it.” He also reassured the fan by saying, “I’m sure she’ll love it.”

The video of the conversation went viral soon after it was posted. reposted by fan account “Wicked”whose owner wrote: “Ethan Slater seems like the kindest and most genuine person. The world owes him an apology.”

Slater and Grande, who met on the set of Wicked, came under scrutiny when they first sparked dating rumors in 2023 – following their respective (and highly publicized) splits with previous partners. During Concurrent divorce petitionssaid Slater’s ex-wife, singer Lilly J, with whom he has a two-year-old son. Page six“My family is collateral damage.”

Since then, the couple has remained silent about their romance. But that changed in September when Grande addressed the media frenzy surrounding her relationship with Slater. Vanity Fair cover story.

Declining to go into “some details,” the Grammy-winning singer said, “It definitely doesn’t make it any easier seeing some of the negativity that has been generated by the shady tabloids.”

She went on to say that, like many of the other Wicked actors, she “went through a lot of life changes while filming this movie.”

“The most disappointing thing,” Grande said, “was that so many people believed the worst version. … There could not have been a less accurate portrayal of a person than that disseminated by the tabloids (Slater). No one on this earth tries harder or spends more energy to be there for the people they love and care about.”

Slater echoed Grande’s comments in his October report. GQ a legend that stated that the retaliation was difficult to deal with.

“There have really been a lot of big changes in private life,” he said, “so it’s very difficult to see people who don’t know anything about what’s going on comment on it and speculate and then be wrong about what’s going on.” the people you love.”

“But of course,” he admitted, “it’s been an amazing year and a really beautiful thing, and I’m just really excited.”

Slater added that he is “very, very proud of Ari and the work she did” on “Wicked.”

“She put her all into this,” he said, “and I’m thrilled to be there for this next step when the world sees the amazing thing she’s done.”

The “Journey to Oz” press tour will continue to four more cities around the world, with stops in Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York and London, before “Wicked” opens in U.S. theaters on November 22.

And when the credits roll, Grande will be credited under her full name, Ariana Grande-Butera, which includes the last names of her mother Joan Grande and her father Edward Butera.

“Technically it’s little Ari’s name,” she said, explaining her decision in a recent interview with an Australian radio station. Hit 104.7 Canberra. “I feel like I came into my own a lot because of what I learned from Glinda, from Elphaba, and you know, that’s what I was called when I went on the show when I was 10 years old – and it felt like a really beautiful way honor it.”