Ethan Slater reportedly decided to make his Instagram account private because Ariana Grande’s relationship with him became public knowledge.
Slater shut down his account on Thursday, limiting access to just his 84,000 followers, just hours after learning that Grande had moved on with the actor following her split from husband Dalton Gomez. Prior to making it public, Ethan Slater posted condolences to his wife of four years, Lilly Jay, on Instagram. However, a source familiar with the situation reports they have already split.
Ariana and Ethan only recently started dating. They get along well and savour each other’s company, according to the E! News source. After parting ways with their partners, they only then began dating. According to the source, Dalton and Ariana remain close. Ariana and Ethan are also thought to have met while filming the upcoming movie Wicked in London the previous year. Friends of Ariana and Dalton have long been concerned about their brief relationship and believed it will end abruptly, a second insider told E! News on Monday.
Due to scheduling issues, they struggled to find time for one another during their relationship’s difficult times.