In the middle of her whole doughnut-gate scandal, a source close to Ariana Grande revealed that she's finally dating her backup dancer, Ricky Alvarez. She also hinted that he inspired one of her romantic songs on her new album in a recent interview.
A reliable source just recently told E! News that the singer has indeed moved on from her breakup with Big Sean. Ari has finally admitted that she's dating her backup dancer and close friend Ricky Alvarez.
"She and Ricky have gotten pretty close and they are officially a couple," the insiders told E! News. She even said, "They are keeping their relationship on the down low though, and trying to be as private as they can."
Considering the fact that Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez show off their undeniable chemistry to sold-out concerts night after night, it's pretty remarkable that the two really got close to each other and is now an official couple.
However, when they're not in the spotlight, the source adds:"the way the two act around each other is very affectionate. You can tell Ricky really cares about her."
While Grande hasn't come out and said she's dating Alvarez, she has posted a couple videos and photos of him on her Instagram account, revealing their adorable relationship.
Grande and Alvarez were also spotted kissing on July 4. Up until then, her fans just speculated about their relationship based on their onstage flirting, and a surveillance video also showed Ari and her new love at a donut shop fooling around, licking some counter- top donuts and locking lips.
A few months ago, Grande also spilled out something about her love life in an interview with Capital FM. She directly said she's seeing someone new and proceeded to talk about the way's he's inspired her new music.
Ariana confirmed she is dating someone new, which she referred to as "this boy" when talking about him. She said that "this boy" inspired her to create one of her songs on her new album "Moonlight".
"It's about this very cute night we had together," she admitted. "I have a playlist of 12 songs already. I plan on writing a lot more as soon as I get home. It's the most personal music I've ever written." Just a couple of months after this interview, the singer's intimate relationship with Ricky was made public.
So with that, many of Ari's fans were speculating that she must be talking about her new beau, Ricky Alvarez. And her fans are very thrilled to see their idol so much inspired and happy with someone new.
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