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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater seemingly dropped breakup hints months before their split made headlines Monday.

While attending multiple  Wicked: For Good  premieres late last year, the co-stars kept their distance from one another.

Grande, 32, and Slater, 34, did not pose together at red carpets in New York City, Sao Paulo, Paris, London and Singapore despite doing so for  Wicked: Part 1  in 2024.

10 Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater (both seen above in February 2025) dropped clues they had split months before the breakup became public. John Salangsang/for Audi / Shutterstock

10 The pop star (seen above in 2025) and the Broadway actor kept their distance from one another at multiple  Wicked: For Good  premieres last year. WireImage

When the pair did link up for shots with their castmates, they stood on opposite sides of the group.

While doing press for the musical, both Grande and the Broadway star avoided answering questions about their relationship, only adding fuel to rampant online split speculation.

Slater, notably, skirted  Today  show host Craig Melvin's question in November 2025 about  working with [his] girlfriend every day  - instead, praising the  entire cast  of the movie as  incredible. 

He called Grande  brilliant  and Cynthia Erivo  remarkable  during the interview, adding,  I'm so proud of everyone I got to work with. We're, like, a family. 

10 The duo did not pose together. (Pictured: Slater in 2025.) WireImage

10 In group shots (as seen above), they did not stand near one another. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

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However, eagle-eyed fans believed the pair were still going strong after spotting Slater in Grande's friend Elizabeth Gillies' Instagram carousel celebrating the Grammy winner's  Saturday Night Live  hosting gig the following

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