Ethan Slater He’s kept his romance with Ariana Grande largely private, but “Yes, And?” He took a moment to carefully fizz out his question. superstar in his latest cover story GQ.

At one point in the interview, Slater said Grande Eternal Sunshine The song “Imperfect for You” is about him. “Messy, all troubled / But I haven’t been like that since I met you / Not perfect for you,” she sings on the swoon-worthy song. “He’s such an amazing artist and I think everyone knows how good he is as a recording artist – but I’m really impressed with his songwriting,” she said, further addressing the speculation, adding: “I love this song.”

He shared the reaction he and Grande received when they heard the news: “Obviously, it’s been a really big year, and I think there’s a really difficult thing about having things in your private life be interpreted and looked at by the public.” Their relationships broke down. In July 2023, Slater reportedly filed for divorce from his longtime partner Lilly Jay, with whom he shares a son. Meanwhile, Grande had recently split from her ex-husband Dalton Gomez. “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 things wrong about the people you love. So just getting a handle on this part of it seems really difficult.

He continued: “But of course it’s been an amazing year and it’s been a really beautiful thing and I’m really excited. I’m really, really proud of Ari and his work (Bad). He devoted himself to it. “I’m really proud to have been there for this part of it, and I’m really excited to be there for the next step when the world gets to see the amazing thing he’s doing.”

The duo will star in the upcoming film adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical. BadThe film stars Grande as Glinda the Good Witch and Slater as Boq. “My unbiased opinion is that he is one of the best comedians to appear in a movie in a long time. She is a genius,” Slater shared about Grande.