Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are said to be spending some time apart (Picture: Getty)
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are said to be spending some time apart while he works things out with his estranged wife.
Speculation has been rife over recent weeks that the Broadway performer, 31, is dating Ariana, 30, after she split from her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez, 27.
The Grammy winner and estate agent reportedly started having relationship problems in December, with Ariana and Ethan then growing close while working on the movie adaptation of Wicked together.
However, Ethan was in a relationship with Lilly Slater for over 10 years, marrying in 2012 and welcoming a son last August.
As a result of his rumoured romance with Ariana, Ethan is supposedly trying to iron things out with his ‘devastated’ wife after filing for divorce on Wednesday (July 26).
According to TMZ, Ethan and Ariana have been in separate towns for weeks.
The pop star split from husband Dalton Gomez earlier this year (Picture: Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Ariana is heading to Los Angeles this weekend, while SpongeBob SquarePants actor Ethan is still in New York.
Sources informed the outlet that although Ariana and Ethan would like to spend time together, they have no plans to meet up again yet.
The update comes after reports of Ethan being keen to co-parent his child with Lilly, despite them being separated.
As per TMZ, he recently spent time with his nearly one-year-old son in London.
An insider also claimed Ethan speaks to Lilly on a daily basis.
It’s said Ethan is still keen to co-parent his son with estranged wife Lilly Slater (Picture: Mark Sagliocco/WireImage)
While neither Ariana nor Ethan has publicly addressed the romance rumours yet, Lilly did speak out this week.
Issuing a rather scathing statement, she ripped into Ariana following the breakdown of her marriage.
‘[Ariana’s] the story really. Not a girl’s girl,’ she told Page Six.
‘My family is just collateral damage.’
Speaking to DailyMail.com, Ethan’s estranged spouse of star made it clear that her baby is her number one focus.
The couple were together for over 10 years, with Ethan filing for divorce earlier this week (Picture: Amy Sussman/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
TMZ reports that Ariana is giving Ethan space to iron out his marriage woes (Picture: Instagram)
‘I am focused on rebuilding a life for our son,’ she added.
‘This is what I am trying to do and this is my only focus.’
Reps for Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have been contacted for comment.
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Ethan filed for divorce from his partner of 10 years earlier this week.
