“We always find our way back,” sang Ariana Grande (Florida, 33 years old) referring to Ricky Álvarez (California, 35 years old) at one of her July concerts during her Eternal Sunshine Tour. After being photographed together several times in recent weeks, Álvarez was spotted at one of the artist’s concerts and both were seen walking down the street on July 4th. Grande wanted to make her relationship with her ex-dancer official in a post on her Instagram profile, where she has 363 million followers. Among a carousel of photos, she posted two images of them hugging, confirming that a second chance has been given to the person who was her partner a decade ago: her first relationship, which ended in July 2016 after lasting a year.
The actress has also shared images showing what she has been doing these past few days: resting with her dogs, walking around Chicago, working on Petal — her eighth studio album, which was released on July 31 — and enjoying her time with friends and Ricky Álvarez. He also wanted to upload the same selfie of them, blurry and where she does not show her face, on his Instagram stories. The American and Mexican dancer and photographer posted his own collection of photos on July 28, sharing a photo from the music video of Grande’s song Saturn Returns Interlude. In the comments, Ariana Grande left him a heart.
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Both were seen in public together for the first time since 2016 on June 26 in Austin. That night he went to one of her tour concerts, and Grande changed the lyrics of the song Thank U Next, one of her most popular tracks in which she talks about some of her ex-boyfriends, such as Big Sean, Pete Davidson, Mac Miller, or Ricky Álvarez himself. In the original lyrics about her then ex-partner, she said: “I wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen to them and laugh.” But the singer gave hints that they had gotten back together when she started changing the lyrics to: “I wrote some songs about Ricky, they’re still the best” or “I know he still supports me.”
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“Ricky has always been a friend and confidant. She really trusts him,” a source close to the singer told People on July 7. “He has a wonderful and positive energy, he makes her laugh and she enjoys spending time with him,” said the same source. A week later, another person close to Grande told the same magazine: “They are taking things very slowly,” considering that at the beginning of last June it became known that she had ended her three-year relationship with actor Ethan Slater — which started shortly after her divorce from Dalton Gomez. And added: “Ariana has always considered Ricky a friend. She has not held a grudge [since their breakup]. Ricky is a reliable, trustworthy person who provides a lot of support. Ariana feels she can be herself when she is with him. They are not rushing into anything serious immediately, but Ari is happy to have him back in her life.”
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Grande and Álvarez met in 2015 during the Honeymoon Tour, tour for her album My Everything. He was one of her dancers and, as has happened to singers like Madonna or Jennifer López, they fell in love. Álvarez has left behind his career as a dancer and now works in photography. He has his own creative direction company called All Things Mean, where he creates visual content for brands like Nike, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Ulta Beauty, KKW Beauty, Coach, or Puma.
A budding relationship that has coincided with the announcement that Ariana Grande will take a “well-deserved break from her work and public appearances” after finishing her tour on September 1. The statement from her representative on August 2 came after “constant and relentless public scrutiny” of the artist’s physique. The singer has received hundreds of comments after posting the video Hate that i made you love me, which caused concern among her followers due to her appearance, which they consider extremely thin. “It’s not an impulsive reaction. It’s a plan I made quietly a long time ago. It’s a decision made from a thoughtful and empowered place,” Grande said about her break on August 4 during one of her concerts.
