Ariana Grande and Ricky Álvarez Debut as a Red-Carpet Couple

Ariana Grande and Ricky Álvarez made their first red-carpet appearance together as a couple at the Focker-In-Law premiere at New York’s Beacon Theatre on November 11, arriving side by side for the film’s world premiere.

Grande wore a vintage 1990s Badgley Mischka gown in pale gray plaid, with thin straps, floral embellishments and a full-length skirt. Álvarez wore a black blazer over an open-collar light shirt, dark jeans and brown shoes. The pair posed together on the carpet. One event account also described them embracing and kissing.

The premiere marked a public appearance together after the two were linked again this year. They first met while Álvarez worked as a backup dancer on Grande’s Honeymoon Tour and dated from 2015 to 2016. Grande later mentioned him in her song “thank u, next,” released in 2018.

Reports of a renewed relationship followed sightings of the pair together during the summer. Grande made the relationship public on social media in August, according to reports. During performances on her Eternal Sunshine tour, she also changed the song’s lyrics about Álvarez. At the tour’s September 1 conclusion, she sang, “Wrote some songs about Ricky I’m tryna make him my...