Ethan Slater says he’s proud of Ariana Grande for her outstanding work in ‘Wicked‘
Ethan Slater has spoken out about how the rumors and public speculation affected his romantic relationship with Ariana Grande.
In an interview with GQ on October 30th, Slater reflected on his “beautiful” connection with Grande while filming Wicked.
However, their relationship sparked widespread criticism and conjecture among followers online.
“I think there was something that was difficult about things in your private life being commented on and looked at by the public,” says Slater.
The 32-year-old stage actor revealed that there were some big changes in his and Grande’s private lives that were being publicly discussed, as well as getting facts wrong, which they found difficult to observe.
“Some of the hardest parts are personal life issues that everyone in the world faces,” he told the interviewer.
“I am focused on the real people in my life, who those things affect, and doing right by every real person and not the Twitter people who comment on it.”
The Wicked actor, who plays Boq, started dating the 7 Rings singer in 2023 after filming the Broadway production together.
“I’m just really, really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on this,” the SpongeBob SquarePants actor stated.
“She’s poured herself into it.”