Ariana Grande she continued to tease fans about her relationship status with her ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez in his time Eternal Sun Visiting.
The video, which was shot during the opening of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday, July 13, also showed Grande, 33, performing a dramatic transformation of her 2018 hit “Thank U, Next.”
In the first song, Grande talked about her year-long romance with Alvarez, 34, while checking out the many artists, recalling, “He wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh.”
However, Grande changed the lyrics live on stage Monday, and the crowd cheered as she sang, “You wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back.”
I They are not bad The star first surprised fans with a lyrical change from “Thank U, Next” during his show in Austin, Texas, on June 26, when he released the revised line, “He wrote some songs about Ricky / Know he still got my back.”
Alvarez was reportedly on hand to witness the June 26 blast, with fans sharing photos of him smiling directly after Ariana changed her words.
A source that is specifically exposed to it Us Weekly on July 7 that Grande and Alvarez “remain very close” after they were spotted at Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, over the July 4 holiday weekend.
“There was a time when they were not close – when he was with her Ethan [Slater] — so she’s excited to reconnect with him again,” the insider said.
The source added, “Ariana is grateful to have him in her life right now, and he’s been a huge source of support.”
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Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesUs reached out to reps for Grande and Alvarez for comment at the time.
They started dating between 2015 and 2016.
In a 2019 interview, Grande told The Zach Sang Show that Alvarez used to tease him about the release of “Thank U, Next.”
“Ricky loved it. He was proud. But Ricky was like, ‘Why did I get such a bad line?’ And I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Everybody’s line is so good, and mine is like, ‘Man, f*** him, he’s trash.’ I could have said that,” said Grande. “I would say, ‘He wrote some songs about Ricky, don’t worry he’s trash.’ … But I didn’t. I said, ‘Now I’m listening and I’m laughing.’
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Grande reconnected with Alvarez on the heels of her split They are not bad costar Slater, 34, in June after two years of dating.
“It’s emotional. They gave it a lot of time and thought and decided to go their separate ways,” the insider told. Us about Grande’s breakup with Slater at the time. They are still friends and very supportive. They have been quietly separated for months.
Grande is in the middle of five nights Eternal Sun live concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn before moving on to Boston’s TD Garden on July 23.
