Ethan Slater He describes the impact of rumors about his relationship with his girlfriend Ariana Grande It was on him.

In a new interview with GQ Airing on Wednesday, October 30, the 32-year-old actor and singer opened up about his “beautiful” bond with Grande, 31, on set. Bad.

But on the other hand, Slater said, “I think there’s something really difficult about things in your private life being interpreted and looked at by the public.”

Accordingly Broadway vet“There’s been a lot of really big changes that have happened in private lives, so it’s really hard to see people who don’t know anything about what’s going on commenting on it and speculating about it and then doing the wrong things about the people you love.”

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He added of his relationship with Grande: “But of course it’s been an amazing year and it’s been a really beautiful thing and I’m really excited.”

As Slater told the interviewer, “Some of the difficult parts you mentioned things related to personal life What everyone in the world experiences. “So I’m really focusing on the real people in my life, that these things are affecting them, and that every real person is doing the right thing, not the Twitter people commenting on it.”

when it comes Bad“I’m really, really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on it,” he said, raving about his girlfriend, who plays Glinda opposite Slater’s Boq, whose first episode premieres next month.

“He’s dedicated to this,” Slater continued. “I’m really proud to be there for this part of this, and I’m really excited to be there for the next part of it, when the world gets to see the amazing thing he’s doing.”

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Grande and Slater’s love Approved July 2023after we met on set Bad. This came later Grande left from her now ex-husband dalton gomezAnd Slater left from her current ex-husband LillyJayPerson with whom he shares a son, 2.

Speaking in an interview with Vanity Fair In an article published on September 30, Grande explained that she was disappointed with the public perception of Slater: “The most disappointing part was seeing so many people believe the worst version of it.”

“There There could be no less accurate description The actress and singer added: “No one in this world tries harder or spreads himself more thinly to be there for the people he loves and cares about.”

“There is no one in this world with a kinder heart, and that’s something no tabloid could rewrite in real life,” Grande said.

Bad In theaters on November 22 Bad Chapter Two It is scheduled for November 21, 2025.