Ethan Slater and spouse Lilly Jay’s relationship spanned greater than a decade earlier than they parted methods — and he started seeing Depraved costar Ariana Grande.
The Broadway star — who’s finest recognized for enjoying SpongeBob SquarePants within the musical by the identical identify — discovered love with Jay in 2012. The twosome proceeded to make a life for themselves in New York Metropolis two years later.
Their romance culminated in saying “I do” in fall 2018. “Two years into marriage and we nonetheless discover one another humorous. Phew,” Slater wrote through Instagram in November 2020, sharing a uncommon picture from the pair’s nuptials. “Completely happy anniversary to the love of my life.”
Whereas Slater and Jay gave the impression to be going robust in fall 2022 — they welcomed a child boy that very same yr — by summer time of the following yr, they have been not collectively.
In July 2023, Slater and Grande — who married Dalton Gomez in Could 2021 — sparked romance hypothesis after getting shut throughout their U.Okay. filming of the Depraved film starting in early 2023.
“Ariana and Ethan are relationship; nonetheless issues are pretty new. Ariana and Dalton break up in January, and Ethan is separated from his spouse,” a supply instructed Us Weekly on the time. “Ariana and Ethan have solely just lately begun seeing one another however they’ve a whole lot of enjoyable collectively and are having fun with one another’s firm.”
Scroll down for Slater and estranged spouse Jay’s relationship timeline from the start:
2012
Slater and Jay, who have been highschool sweethearts, started their romance.
August 2014
The pair moved to New York Metropolis collectively after rising up in Maryland.
Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay. Courtesy of Ethan Slater/Instagram
June 2018
Jay was by Slater’s aspect when he attended the 2018 Tony Awards following his nomination for Greatest Actor in a Musical for SpongeBob SquarePants.
November 2018
The twosome obtained married after six years of relationship.
November 2022
“My finest buddy. 4 years married, 10 years collectively,” Slater wrote through Instagram in honor of their anniversary. “And that is simply the very best (and most *weird*) yr but.”
Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay. Courtesy of Ethan Slater/Instagram
January 2023
Slater confirmed through social media that he and Jay welcomed a child boy earlier than the brand new yr. “Tremendous imprecise publish, however we’ve a child now,” he joked, sharing photographs of Jay’s optimistic being pregnant take a look at from December 2021, and an image of them pushing a child stroller in December 2022.
Could 2023
“Completely happy first Mom’s Day to essentially the most loving caring and great mother/individual on the planet. — from me and this little man,” Slater captioned a sequence of snaps through Instagram.
July 2023
Days after Grande attended Wimbledon with Depraved costar Jonathan Bailey — and was seen with out her wedding ceremony ring — Us confirmed that Grande and Dalton have been headed for divorce. Per a supply, they parted methods in January shortly after the actress jetted off to London to begin filming the two-part film occasion.
Days later, Us confirmed that Grande, who performs Glinda, and Slater, who was forged as munchkin Boq within the musical-inspired movie, are relationship within the wake of their respective splits. Neither Grande nor Slater have publicly spoken about their romance nor their current breakups.