Ethan Slater Reveals What People Get Wrong About Ariana Grande — and It's Not What You'd Expect Grace GalanteNovember 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM 0 Alberto E. Rodriguez/via Getty Images Ethan Slater just made a rare comment about his girlfriend and Wicked: For Good costar Ariana Grande. During a recent interview with E! News promoting the film, the actor praised his girlfriend's talent as both an actress and singer. "Now it's so crazy, because in Hollywood, they say that actresses want to be singers and singers want to be actresses," the interviewer said to Slater and costar Marissa Bode.
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Ethan Slater just made a rare comment about his girlfriend and Wicked: For Good co-star Ariana Grande.
During a recent interview with E! News promoting the film, the actor praised his girlfriend's talent as both an actress and singer.
"Now it's so crazy, because in Hollywood, they say that actresses want to be singers and singers want to be actresses," the interviewer said to Slater and co-star Marissa Bode. "And Ariana Grande is in this film."
After hearing that, Slater politely clarified that Grande is not a singer-turned-actress or actress-turned-singer — but in a different category entirely.
"She's incredible but she's not a singer who wants to be an actress, or an actress who wants to be a singer. She's just the best at both," he said.
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Grande and Slater first met on the set of Wicked in 2022 and their relationship became public in July 2023. At the time, the pair faced intense public scrutiny, as both actors had recently separated from their spouses.
Recently, rumors spread that the two had split after they were seen not standing next to each other as the Wicked cast posed for their cast photo at their London premiere. However, TMZ confirmed the Slater and Grande are still together, but are keeping their relationship private.
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During an interview with Extra at the New York premiere on Monday, Nov. 17, Slater again praised Grande's performance when asked about her and Cynthia Erivo.
"Everybody in it, present company excluded, is just so unbelievable," he said. "Ariana's performance is out of this world. Cynthia's performance in unbelievable."
Wicked: For Good is now showing in U.S. theaters.
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