Ariana Grande’s Ex Dalton Gomez ‘Having A Hard Time’ After Breakup, ‘Wanted To Make Things Work,’ Source Says

Ariana Grande won’t let estranged husband Dalton Gomez’s birthday go by without sending him her best wishes.

Well, here we are again. Looking at a new quote with so much side-eye we’re about to go full Exorcist on it.

Ariana Grande and estranged husband Dalton Gomez just weren't a good match, but she has a lot more in common with her new love and co-star, Ethan Slater.A source tells ET this week, «Ariana and Dalton both realized they were very different people and quietly separated earlier this year. Ariana and Ethan connected as friends first because they have a lot in common and many similar interests.»A source confirmed to ET on July 17 that Grande and Gomez had separated after two years of marriage, noting that the pair — who tied the knot in May 2021, five months after announcing their engagement — «ultimately were just not a good fit.»Earlier this week, reported that Slater had filed for divorce from his wife of five years, Lilly Jay, while another source reiterated to ET that Grande and Slater started dating after both had split from their respective spouses.«Ariana and Ethan recently started dating.

We’re just going to be honest here, we kind of forgot all about the fourth member of this little love square.

Ariana Grande has sparked a new romance with Ethan Slater, but her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez, is still reeling from their split.

Lilly Jay is speaking out against Ariana Grande. Ethan Slater's estranged wife blasted Grande for her relationship with Slater in the wake of the singer's split from Dalton Gomez."[Grande's] the story really.

Ariana Grande made a return to Instagram to give a very special birthday shout-out!On Wednesday, the star took to her Instagram Story to celebrate her friend and co-star, Liz Gillies, on her 30th birthday.«Happy birthday to the most beautiful, brilliant, talented, funniest person I've ever met in my life @lizgillz,» Grande wrote next to a selfie of her and Gillies. «You have made my heart so unfathomably happy and whole these past 16 years! Absolutely everything and also, absolutely nothing has changed. I love you more than words can possibly express and I hope we can be best friends in every life.»Gillies shared the note on her Instagram Story and replied to her longtime friend.«Love you so much,» she wrote next to a white heart and emotional face emoji.

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are the latest celebrity couple, following the singer’s split from husband Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage. And while the new romance between the two ‘Wicked’ stars is still under wraps, with the pair preferring to keep their relationship private, it seems like Ethan’s friends are concerned about his future, as they believe the couple will not last long together.A close source to the actor revealed to Us Weekly that Ariana and Ethan are “very much in love” after first meeting on the set of the highly anticipated Broadway adaptation.

Ariana Grande's estranged husband, Dalton Gomez, is «having a hard time» amid his split with the pop star.Last week, a source confirmed to ET that the pair separated after two years of marriage, noting that the couple — who tied the knot in May 2021, five months after announcing their engagement — «ultimately were just not a good fit.»A separate source tells ET that Gomez wanted to make things work with the  actress and still considers her his partner.«Dalton is having a hard time after his breakup with Ariana. It has been a difficult time for him because he wanted to make things work,» the source says.Gomez had even traveled to Europe recently to be with Grande to try and work things out between them, to no avail.«He still has a lot of love for her and still considers her his partner, but she has moved on,» the source continues.

Actress Jill Talley took to Instagram to clarify which SpongeBob SquarePants actor is currently dating Ariana Grande — and it’s not Talley’s husband, Tom Kenny.

 voice actor Tom Kenny's wife is clearing the air after the internet confused her husband with Ariana Grande's new boyfriend, Ethan Slater.The confusion came after an Instagram post on  which posted a headline to their page that read: «Is Ariana Grande Dating SpongeBob Now?» leading some commenters to believe that Grande had moved on from her marriage to Dalton Gomez with the longtime voice actor.The SquarePants in question is actually Slater, Grande's  co-star and new boo, who has a  link of his own. While he didn't play a part in the popular Nickelodeon TV series, Slater did stay as SpongeBob in  in 2016.Kenny's wife, Jill Talley, took to the comments of 's post and set the record straight.«Hi everyone, I'm married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the TV show),» Talley wrote, per She continued, «He is not dating Ariana Grande.

New details are emerging about Ariana Grande‘s love life!

Ariana Grande may already have already found a new beau, but was he really even on the market to begin with?

Ariana Grande has moved on after her split from husband Dalton Gomez.

Ariana Grande has moved on following her split from husband Dalton Gomez — with a fellow Ozian!The actress and singer is dating co-star Ethan Slater, a source confirmed to ET on Thursday.«Ariana and Ethan recently started dating. They have a lot in common and have a lot of fun,» the source shared. «They didn't start dating until both were broken up with their significant others.

Ariana Grande’s estranged husband Dalton Gomez actually may not be so eager to move on after all…

Ariana Grande is getting support from her co-stars following the news of her split from husband Dalton Gomez.The actress was spotted shopping on London's Bond Street on Tuesday with Cynthia Erivo, who plays the Elphaba to Grande's Glinda in the upcoming adaptation of the Tony-winning musical.This follows Grande's day at Wimbledon over the weekend with star Jonathan Bailey, who plays Fiyero, the third part of the central love triangle in the prequel story.Director Jon M. Chu shared an update on  on Wednesday, amid rumors that Grande had wrapped production on the film.«Not done yet,» the director shared on social media. «Just paused until the strike is over and we can finish the last pieces of the movie.

Ariana Grande is moving on after her split from husband Dalton Gomez.

Ariana Grande is coming home!

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez tried to make their marriage work.A source confirmed the couple's split to ET on Monday, noting, «They were just not a good fit.» However, new details continue to emerge about the pair's marriage of two years.A source tells ET, «Dalton went to Europe recently to be with Ariana and try to work things out between them. But it just wasn’t working.