Ariana Grande
Ex Ricky Alvarez Attends ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour
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Ariana Grande wrote some songs about Ricky … and now he’s at her show!
That’s right — the pop star’s ex Ricky Alvarez attended her “Eternal Sunshine” tour Friday night in Austin, Texas … after we told you they still hang out as friends. Check out the pic — he looks thrilled to be supporting her from the floor for her birthday show.
Ariana turned 33 on Friday, and her backup dancers took the opportunity to surprise her with a cake on stage last night.
ICYMI, Ricky danced in Ari’s “Honeymoon” tour over a decade ago and also performed in some of her music videos … they dated for a bit, and he even got a shout-out in her 2019 hit, “thank u, next.”
Ricky Alvarez shakes Ariana Grande’s father’s hand after another ‘thank u, next’ lyric change:
“Wrote some songs about Ricky, I know he still got my back” pic.twitter.com/s4E11am01n
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She playfully changed the lyrics to Ricky’s shout-out in the song twice recently — from “Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh” to “… they still kinda slap” and “… he still got my back.” Ariana’s pops was even spotted giving Ricky a handshake Friday night during the lyric change!
But don’t get too excited — sources tell TMZ the pair are just friends, and she invited a few out to Austin to celebrate her birthday.
As you know, the “Wicked” star is single right now after she and her costar Ethan Slater split after nearly 3 years of dating.