Ariana Grande 

and Ethan Slater are still an item — but don’t expect to see them hitting the red
carpet together anytime soon.
“Ariana’s been told it’s too soon to go public with him and to take things slower,” an insider
exclusively told Us Weekly of Grande, 30. “She’s very aware of how she’s perceived by her fans,
and she’s trying to be mature. [But] if it were up to her, she’d be seen with him tomorrow.”
Grande and her husband, Dalton Gomez, split in January after nearly two years of marriage.
Last month, a source told Us that Slater, 31, and wife Lilly Jay were already separated when he
began dating Grande.
While some sources insist that there was no overlap between the relationships, the first insider
tells Us that Grande and Slater’s inner circles advised them to “be respectful” because there is a
family involved. Slater and Jay, 31, welcomed a son in August 2022.