Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ricky Alvarez dances along at her concert

Ariana Grande’s on-again boyfriend Ricky Alvarez was showing her the love at her Eternal Sunshine concert on Saturday night.

The one-time backup dancer didn’t miss a beat or a word as he danced and sang along to her performance of Imperfect for You at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Wearing a plaid shirt and navy beanie, Alvarez joined the mᴀssive crowd in setting the mood by waving his phone’s flashlight high above his head, as seen in fan footage posted by TikTok account Pop Culture HQ. 

He may have been Grande’s biggest fan as the singer’s breathy voice repeated the chorus: ‘How could we know / We’d rearrange all the cosmos? Mm / We crashed, and we burned / Now I just can’t go where you don’t go….’

Alvarez, 35, who has transitioned from professional dancing to pH๏τography and directing in recent years, has been a fixture in Grande’s life since news broke early last month that she and her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater had parted ways.

Rumors of a rekindled romance with Alvarez began to spread after the San Diego native was spotted at her 33rd birthday show in Austin, Texas on June 26.

Ariana Grande’s on-again boyfriend Ricky Alvarez was showing her the love during her Eternal Sunshine Tour stop at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday night; the singer is pictured on June 26 in Austin, Texas

The one-time backup dancer – seen here with Grande in 2016 – didn’t miss a beat or a word as he danced and sang along to her performance of Imperfect for You

He was seen shaking her dad Ed Butera’s hand after she changed a lyric for him while belting out thank u, next, which is about several of the star’s ex-boyfriends including Alvarez.

Instead of singing, ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh,’ Grande revised the live performance to, ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back.’

The day before, on June 25, while on a brief break from her tour, the three-time Grammy winner, Alvaraz and other friends went for lunch at a restaurant in Austin.

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While a source told TMZ at the time that ‘there is nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky this time around’ and they’re just hanging out, that doesn’t seem to be the case now.

On Thursday, the pair were seen piling on the PDA during a stroll through New York’s Central Park, according to pH๏τos published by TMZ.

Grande and Alvarez dated from April 2015 to July 2016 after meeting during her Honeymoon Tour. Even after their split, they’ve stayed close friends over the years.

Alvarez’s reappearance in Grande’s company comes in the wake of reports that the singer ended her three-year relationship with Slater, 34, who she met on the set of the 2024 musical-fantasy in which she played Glinda and he portrayed Boq.

Their romance was first reported in July 2023, amid buzz that Grande’s marriage to Dalton Gomez was over. It was later reported that Grande and Gomez separated in January of that year.

@popculturehq_ Ricky Alvarez at Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Tour. #arianagrande #rickyalvarez #eternalsunshinetour #fyp #foryou ♬ hate that i made you love me – Ariana Grande

Alvarez may have been Grande’s biggest fan as the singer’s breathy voice repeated the chorus: ‘How could we know / We’d rearrange all the cosmos? Mm / We crashed, and we burned / Now I just can’t go where you don’t go….’

The professional dancer-turned-pH๏τographer has been a fixture in Grande’s life since news broke early last month that she and her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater had parted ways; Grande is pictured on June 26 in Austin, Texas

Grande and Alvarez first dated from April 2015 to July 2016 after meeting during her Honeymoon Tour; pictured performing together in 2015 in Milan

They have remained close friends over the years; pictured in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan

A source told the Daily Mail that Grande and Slater both decided to go their separate ways after a great deal of consideration.

The same source said the breakup, which happened several months ago, was amicable and the two were still on friendly terms.

Slater has not been seen at any of Grande’s shows thus far.

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Grande has been in good spirits as she focuses on her current tour, which kicked off on June 6 in Oakland, California and ends on September 1 in London. Alvarez may be one of the reasons.

Meanwhile, Grande is gearing up for the release of her eighth studio album, Petal, on July 31.

The 12-track LP features the single Hate That I Made You Love Me, which sounds like a breakup song but is actually more multi-layered than that and serves as a message about public scrutiny and the complex relationship she has with the media and her fan base.

As we previously reported, the two were recently spotted packing on the PDA during a stroll through New York City.

TMZ obtained pH๏τos showing Ariana wrapping an arm around Ricky while he grabbed a handful of her backside before the pair took a romantic walk through Central Park with her dog, Toulouse.

Alvarez’s reappearance in Grande’s company comes in the wake of reports that the singer ended her three-year relationship with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater earlier this year; they are pictured in February 2025

‘Ariana has always considered Ricky a friend,’ a source told People.

‘She’s not held ill will against him [since their split]. Ricky is dependable, trustworthy and very supportive. Ariana feels she can be herself around Ricky.’

Grande is said to find Alvarez ‘funny,’ and she is ‘happy’ to have someone she ‘really trusts’ back in her life. ‘They have a similar, smart, dry sense of humor,’ the source said.

‘They’re not jumping into anything serious right away, but Ari is happy to have him back in her life.’