Inside Ariana Grande's murky relationship history as Lilly Jay breaks her silence on Ethan Slater split
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Ariana Grande was thrust into the limelight when she was just a teenager, with fans immediately becoming enthralled with every dirty detail of her life. After becoming a household name due to her performances in Nickelodeon's hit TV show Victorious, the 31-year-old star turned her attention to the stage as she began busting out a slew of attention-grabbing hits that all had the same source of inspiration: her ex-lovers.
![[However, it seems as though the Thank U, Next hitmaker's candid nature is coming back to bite her as she has once again come under fire for her controversial romance with Ethan Slater]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/89659419-14214235-Grande_and_Slater_met_in_December_2022_on_the_UK_set_of_the_film-a-8_1734713242895.jpg)
However, the Thank U, Next hitmaker's candid nature is seemingly coming back to haunt her as she has once again come under fire for her controversial romance with Ethan Slater, 32, whom she met while on the set of the Wicked movie. Although it seemed like love at first sight when the popstar and actor locked eyes behind the scenes of the film, which sees Ariana starring as Glinda the good witch and Ethan playing the role of munchkin Boq, there was just one issue with their budding romance - Ethan was married to psychologist Lilly Jay.
![[Ethan Slater's ex-wife Lilly Jay penned an essay detailing her painful divorce and watching her former high-school sweetheart move on with Ariana; seen in 2018]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/93327395-14214235-Ethan_Slater_s_ex_wife_Lilly_Jay_penned_an_essay_detailing_her_p-a-9_1734713254694.jpg)
Despite being married to and sharing a child with the 32-year-old, it didn't seem like anything or anyone could stand in the way of Ethan and Ariana's relationship as insiders previously told DailyMail.com that the Hollywood heavyweights were 'all over each other' during filming.
![[Ethan and Ariana met on the British set of the film adaptation of the celebrated musical in 2022, when both were married]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/93346233-14214235-Slater_32_and_Grande_31_met_on_the_British_set_of_the_film_adapt-a-10_1734713260439.jpg)
As their love for each other blossomed, Lilly watched her marriage crumble as she attempted to dodge the glaring eyes on her shrinking romance. Following a bitter divorce, Ethan and Ariana went public with their shocking relationship and didn't pay any mind to the comments branding Ariana a 'homewrecker' as they showed off their PDA-riddled romance as Wicked hit theaters.
