Ariana Grande rekindles relationship with Ricky Alvarez as Pete Davidson defends her

Ariana Grande has rekindled her relationship with Ricky Alvarez, nearly a decade after they first dated in 2015. The pair, who met while Alvarez was a backup dancer on Grande’s Honeymoon Tour, were recently spotted together during the Eternal Sunshine Tour. Grande appeared to confirm the reconciliation through lyric changes to her song ‘thank u, next,’ updating the lines to reference writing songs about him.

Separately, Pete Davidson has publicly defended Grande against recent scrutiny regarding her appearance. In an interview with Variety, Davidson expressed his disapproval of the negativity directed at the singer, stating, ‘I don’t like it at all. It’s not cool.’ While Davidson noted that he and Grande are not currently in regular contact, he described her as an ‘immensely talented and an awesome girl.’