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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s Handshake Sparks Confusion at SAG Awards!

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At the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, people were surprised by the way Ariana Grande greeted her partner, Ethan Slater – she opted for a handshake instead of the traditional hug or kiss.

After choosing to stroll the crimson carpet individually, some social media commentators showed puzzlement about their interaction, which is usually observed between individuals encountering each other for the first time or in a professional context.

One user of X quipped that the two appeared to be “gradually resembling mere colleagues” as they appeared to tone down their public displays of affection following the public unraveling of their marriage and his high-profile romance, which was previously dominated by his ex, Lilly Jay.

As the evening wore on, these affectionate partners displayed their tender bond, gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes and her gently wrapping an arm around him.

During their stroll, he switched to a defensive, caring partner stance when strangers came excessively near his partner.

In the audience at the awards ceremony, the actor grew worried as the crowd started to press in on them. He then advised the performer of “God Is a Woman” to remain near him for safety.

The tender moment was captured in a short clip that was shared by the Instagram account Deuxmoi.

The video displayed Ethan quietly speaking to Ariana, while he held her hand and guided her past a throng of individuals.

According to Nicola Hickling from LipReader, it seemed as though he advised Grande to stay close and near the group surrounding him, as they were pushing him. (DailyMail.com)

In the filming of the screen version of the widely adored Broadway musical, Wicked, a well-known duo found themselves falling deeply in love.

In July 2023, their romantic relationship became public knowledge, occurring only a few days following reports that Ariana Grande had separated from her former spouse, Dalton Gomez.

The controversy surrounding their relationship really stirred things up online, particularly due to rumors suggesting it started when the actor was still married to his current ex-spouse, with whom he had a child only a year earlier.

According to a source, DailyMail.com learned that Ariana frequently spent time with Ethan’s spouse Lilly, including their baby, several times on the film set, prior to the public knowledge of her romantic involvement with her co-star.

According to a source, Lilly spent numerous occasions with Ethan and Ariana, and on one of those instances, Ariana got to meet and hold Ethan’s baby.

In London, they shared meals, and Ariana confided in Lily that she aspired to become a parent someday and was eager to begin her own family.

Ariana and Ethan, who claimed their romantic connection began post their individual breakups, have been thriving together for quite a while now. It is also rumored that they decided to share the same roof.

In December, his ex-wife shared her struggles with stepping away from the shadows as she witnessed Slater growing closer to his previous TV partner.

Lilly, aged 32, openly expressed her sorrow over observing her former spouse prosperously publicize ‘Wicked’ globally, the same woman he abandoned being by his side. She described it as an extremely distressing echo of the collapse of her marriage in the public eye.

She disclosed that they had relocated to Britain with their newly-born child to assist Ethan during the filming of Wicked. Despite being high school sweethearts, he later left her for Ariana.

In her writing, Lilly expressed that she boldly relocated to a different nation with her two-month-old baby and her spouse, aiming to bolster his career. Amidst the enchantment and everyday routines of motherhood, she found herself oblivious to the expanding gap between them.

In a recent article published on The Cut, a clinical psychologist, who is co-parent to a 2-year-old with Slater, discussed her experiences as a solo parent and the conclusion of their six-year relationship.

She confessed that certain days bring an increased prominence of a film linked to some of the most sorrowful moments in her life, which she finds particularly gloomy. Lily additionally mentioned that while soothing their son to sleep for numerous hours, she is also grappling with the unexpected public decline of her marriage.

She remarked, “Just as nobody enters a marriage anticipating divorce, so too is it uncommon for someone to step onto a plane with the expectation of it crashing.

As an ardent admirer, let me express that I could hardly have imagined the dissolution of their union. The unexpectedness was palpable, considering it happened soon after the arrival of their first bundle of joy and amidst the limelight of my former idol’s new relationship with a renowned celebrity.

For several months now, I’ve been a part of a global spectacle alongside Ethan and Ariana, gracing numerous headlines as we shared warm moments on red carpets, promoting the highly anticipated film, Wicked – undoubtedly one of the most significant movies of 2024.

Meanwhile Lily, who was married to Ethan between 2018 and 2024, is bringing up their toddler.

She wrote: ‘Days with my son are sunny.

Through my experiences as a mother, I’ve discovered that it doesn’t just occupy my time but also leaves room for thought. While countless hours pass as I soothe my son to sleep, guide his stroller, or watch him grip a crayon with his tiny, sweaty hands, I find myself immersed in a private endeavor – coming to terms with the unexpected public collapse of my marriage.

‘This, I tell myself, is nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide.’

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2025-02-24 08:35

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