Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater: The two of them were so magical on the set of “Wicked”
Actor Ethan Slater has something to confess: He has the work onwith Ariana Grandereallyloved. And not just because the two have been a couple since filming the musical adaptation.
Ethan Slater shares behind-the-scenes photos from “Wicked” with Ariana Grande
On November 22, 2024, the 32-year-old Broadway star-turned-movie actor shared a series of BTS photos from the "Wicked" filming days. The musical film adaptation will be in German cinemas from November 28th. Slater wrote: “Now you can see him and it’s crazy.” Slater continued to post about the theatrical release in the USA: “To say that I am honored to be a part of this film is the understatement of the century. I can't wait for you to see it 🪓🧡” Pretty magical: Slater shares picturesand also film witch Cynthia Erivo.
Alsoshared a series of behind-the-scenes photos and videos on the day of the US premiere of “Wicked,” with Slater only appearing in the background in one image: “Like a handprint on my heart,” the singer and actress captioned the post on which Cynthia Erivo and, director Jon M. Chu and choreographer Christopher Scott. “Happy Wicked day everyone.”
Although both posts have been responded to with positive messages, Slater's comments section in particular has been strictly limited since the first wave of reactions to his relationship with Ariana Grande, it seems. The two met on the set of the musical film adaptation at the end of 2022 - at a time when both were stillwere. Ethan Slater had a child with his high school sweetheart a few months before filming “Wicked” - which is one of the reasons why the backlash on the Internet was enormous when Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande's relationship became public in July 2023.
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's relationship controversy
While anonymous sources have given mixed statements about the timing of the relationship, Ariana Grande has her partneralways vehemently defended: “There could be no less accurate portrayal of a person than the one that the tabloids spread about him,” she saidtold US MagazineVanity Fair.“No one in this world tries harder or makes less effort to be there for the people they love and care about. There’s no one in the world with a better heart, and that’s something no fucking tabloid can describe in real life.”
Slater, for his partexplained to the USGQ, that the negative attention was “really difficult” to process alongside the “big changes” in his personal life. "It's really hard to see people who don't know what's actually happening comment and speculate on exactly that, and then misunderstand things about the people you love," he said in October 2024.
About Ariana Grande, he gushed: "I'm just very, very proud of Ari and the work she did on the film." He elaborated: “She really threw herself into it. I'm really proud that I was able to be a part of it. And I’m excited to be part of the next step when the whole world can see how incredible she is.”
“Wicked” opens in German cinemas on November 28, 2024.
