Ethan Slater, Lilly Jay. Amy Sussman/Shutterstock
Ethan Slater has filed for divorce from spouse Lilly Jay amid information of his romance with Ariana Grande, Us Weekly can affirm.
Slater, 31, filed the divorce paperwork on Wednesday, July 26, in New York. The explanation for the break up was not listed.
The pair — who had been highschool sweethearts — tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed their first youngster final yr. Slater made headlines earlier this month when Us confirmed he was relationship his Depraved costar Grande, 30, after she known as it quits with estranged husband Dalton Gomez.
“Ariana and Ethan are relationship; nevertheless issues are pretty new. Ariana and Dalton break up in January, and Ethan is separated from his spouse, ” a supply solely instructed Us on the time. “Ariana and Ethan have solely just lately begun seeing one another however they’ve a variety of enjoyable collectively and are having fun with one another’s firm.”
Grande and Slater met whereas filming the Wizard of Oz adaptation and linked whereas on set. Whereas filming, the duo didn’t disguise their emotions for one another in entrance of different members of the solid and crew. “Ariana and Ethan weren’t cautious,” a second supply instructed Us on Tuesday, July 25. “They’d maintain arms on set in between takes. They had been sloppy and never hiding it.”
The information of Grande and Slater’s relationship didn’t simply shock the world. A 3rd supply later revealed that Jay realized about her estranged husband’s new relationship proper earlier than the information broke.
“Ethan sat Lilly down a number of days earlier than the information broke about him and Ariana and stated that he needed a divorce,” the supply revealed. Lilly by no means noticed it coming!” (Sources near Grande have denied the claims.)
Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande Annie Wermiel/NY Put up; Xavier Collin/Picture Press Company/MEGA
Whereas Slater — who’s greatest recognized for his position because the titular character in Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical — is seemingly completely happy together with his new relationship, his mates are extra involved. An insider instructed Us on Wednesday that Slater’s buddies are “nervous” Grande will “break his coronary heart.” His former Broadway costar Lilli Cooper — who performed Sandy Cheeks within the SpongeBob musical — was stunned by the brand new romance.
“I haven’t spoken to him shortly,” Cooper, 33, stated to Web page Six on Monday, July 24. “It’s an fascinating coupling, for certain, surprising.”
Neither Grande nor Slater have publicly addressed their romance. Nevertheless, Slater raised eyebrows after he made his social media pages personal amid the drama. Jay and Gomez have additionally not spoken out about their estranged spouses transferring on.