According to reports, Ariana Grande’s rumoured new romance with Ethan Slater has taken his wife entirely by surprise.
Following her divorce from her husband, Dalton Gomez, the Save Your Tears singer, 30, is apparently seeing her Wicked co-star.
However, shortly after rumours of their divorce became public, it was said that she began seeing the Spongebob Squarepants actor, leaving his wife, Lilly Jay, “devastated.”
An insider claimed to TMZ that Lilly – who married the actor in 2018 – is heartbroken that her family has been torn apart just months after welcoming a son together.
She is believed to feel that he abandoned his family for the affair, which the site claims began “several months ago.”
In addition, the Scream Queens actress allegedly spent time with Ethan and the new mum while filming and even liked his Instagram dedications to Lilly.
‘It’s understandable that emotions are high and it’s hard seeing your ex move on, especially in such a public way, and her friends are trying to protect her,’ another source added to the outlet.
‘But Ari and Ethan are just trying to lay low and be respectful of their exes as they pursue this new relationship.’
Neither has talked publicly about their relationship, but Ethan has subsequently made his Instagram account private.
The claims came after it was stated that Lilly received only a warning before making headlines all over the world.
The couple had been dating for ten years before marrying in 2018, and they had their first kid in August.
Ethan moved to London to film Wicked with Ariana in December, just a few months after the birth of their kid, when the musician was still married to Dalton.
Pictures of the couple appearing close on set have lately emerged, as have images of them looking cosy at a cast dinner.
According to Us Weekly, the dad-of-one informed his estranged partner of his new relationship days before things became public knowledge.
‘Ethan sat Lilly down a few days before the news broke about him and Ariana and said that he wanted a divorce,’ an insider added.
‘Lilly never saw it coming.’
However, a conflicting source added that Ariana and Ethan ‘were separated when they started dating and the relationship is recent’.