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5 Things About Ricky Alvarez, Ariana Grande's Boyfriend

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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788399099768who is ricky alvarez, ariana grande boyfriend.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner">Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez | Photos from @arianagrande @rickyrozay</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p><strong>Ariana Grande&nbsp;</strong>just concluded her &quot;<strong>Eternal Sunshine</strong>&quot; tour in London and will be taking a hiatus following the 41-show tour, which she described as an &quot;extraordinary experience.&quot; While this may be her last for now, Ariana made her final show memorable by declaring her love for her boyfriend, <strong>Ricky Alvarez</strong>.&nbsp;</p><div><strong></strong></div><p>During her performance of &quot;thank u, next,&quot; the 33-year-old singer-songwriter changed her song&#39;s lyrics onstage&mdash;from &quot;wrote some songs about Ricky/ Now I listen and laugh&quot; to &quot;wrote some songs about Ricky/I&#39;m tryna make him my last.&quot; The romantic declaration got the crowd pumped up, sparking wedding rumors.&nbsp;</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788399080707785599558_18776688376039697_2630002831037033298_n.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><p>&quot;thank u, next&quot; was released in 2018, with lyrics that explore Ariana&#39;s past relationships. Ricky was mentioned in the original lyrics because they were in a relationship from 2015 to 2016, when he served as one of her dancers.&nbsp;</p><p>Despite their split, the two remained close. Ricky then worked behind the camera and later toured with Ariana as her photographer and videographer for her &quot;Sweetener World Tour&quot; in 2019.</p><p>They have recently rekindled their romance, and with Ariana&#39;s sweet surprise at her London show, are now sparking wedding rumors. Ariana was previously married to real estate agent Dalton Gomez, with an intimate ceremony held in May 2021 at her home in California; they separated on February 20, 2023 and their divorce was finalized in March 2024. Ariana&#39;s exes include Graham Phillips, Jai Brooks, Nathan Sykes, Big Sean, Mac Miller, and Pete Davidson.</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcw_np1zQmz/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A7322012.7%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><p>Ricky and Ariana have recently rekindled their romance, with her low-key making their relationship Instagram-official by posting a photo with him and tagging him. Now, who is Ricky Alvarez? Here are five things to know about him:</p><div><br></div><div><strong>Ricky as a dancer</strong></div><p><strong></strong>Ricky is a professional dancer, who reportedly started working with Ariana in 2014 and toured with her the following year for her &quot;The Honeymoon Tour.&quot; In August 2015, he even joined Ariana in the Manila leg of her Honeymoon Tour, posting a photo of a jeepney on social media to mark this stop.</p><p>On Instagram, Ricky also shared many clips from his onstage experiences with the hitmaker. He was also a part of Ariana&#39;s music videos, such as &quot;Problem&quot; from her album, <em>My Everything.</em></p><p><em></em>Ricky has also toured with Jennifer Lopez. <em></em><br></p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/nqhZ0Cr-5p/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A8724883.100000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/px20Khr--k/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A9222970.8%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-11" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/6tyw3dL--A/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A11%2C%22os%22%3A9552708.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-11" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-29" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-tGg1BvRZ/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A29%2C%22os%22%3A10946966.600000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="865" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-29" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ricky as a creative</strong></div><p><strong></strong>Aside from being a dancer, Ricky is quite the lensman, too! As a professional photographer and videographer, he has worked on documenting Ariana&#39;s concerts and did photo shoots with various brands and publications. He has worked with brands like Nike, Adidas, Lululemon, Skims, Coach, Puma, <em>Vogue</em>, and <em>Numero</em>, among many others.<em></em><em></em><em></em></p><p>Among his favorite photography subjects are cars, specifically vintage cars. In October 2018, he shared a snap of his first photo that he shot on film, printed, and framed titled &quot;Nice&amp;Slow&quot;&mdash;copies of which were up made available on his website, <a href="https://www.allthingsmean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">allthingsmean.com</a>, where he dumps his photography portfolio. He said, &quot;It&rsquo;s a good feeling to physically hold one of your shots (dingers). I do this shit to live much longer than a &#39;double tap&#39; and an instagram post. Anyway, i&rsquo;m doing a limited run of 10 prints of these bad boys. I&rsquo;m signing and numbering each of them on the back. not my fault if you don&rsquo;t get one. thank you for supporting!&quot;</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/34BvEtL-3y/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A9384728.3%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-23" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkqh2xVAQB8/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A23%2C%22os%22%3A10636484.200000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-23" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-27" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BovC0JOBCh3/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A27%2C%22os%22%3A10858058.600000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-27" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ricky as a sporty guy</strong></div><p>When you&#39;re a professional dancer, it goes without saying that it&#39;s ideal to have an active lifestyle to pull off those moves. With Ricky, that lifestyle also includes a love for sports like basketball, baseball, boxing, and wall climbing.&nbsp;</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-13" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/96kPB0L--B/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A13%2C%22os%22%3A10033402.8%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-13" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-15" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAvmrjnr-7W/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A15%2C%22os%22%3A10281413.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-15" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-17" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BA25-8tr-0n/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A17%2C%22os%22%3A10324559.4%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-17" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ricky as a fur dad</strong></div><p>Now, Ariana has quite a rival on his social media feed.&nbsp;</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-19" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGLc3F-r-8y/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A19%2C%22os%22%3A10400025.700000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-19" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-21" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/-gCSf8L--Q/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A21%2C%22os%22%3A10423558.8%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-21" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-25" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm61_S8AxN7/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A25%2C%22os%22%3A10678814.8%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-25" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ricky as a model</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><p><strong></strong>Ricky is versatile. It seems he can work in front or behind the camera, onstage or even on the runway!</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-33" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiklIRluMdL/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A33%2C%22os%22%3A11606117.100000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-33" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><strong>BONUS: Ricky as Ariana&#39;s &quot;The One&quot;?</strong></div><p>Could Ariana&#39;s shoutout onstage mean forever for her and Ricky? We certainly hope this next chapter in her love life has a happy ending.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788410624889774362719_18770774464039697_1658720525464044279_n.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @arianagrande</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p><strong></strong><strong></strong>Lead photos from <strong>@arianagrande @rickyrozay</strong></p>

<p>Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez recently rekindled their romance and are now sparking wedding rumors because of the "thank u, next" hitmaker's special onstage shoutout. Get to know the man who got Ariana singing, "I'm tryna make him my last.</p>

Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez recently rekindled their romance and are now sparking wedding rumors because of the "thank u, next" hitmaker's special onstage shoutout. Get to know the man who got Ariana singing, "I'm tryna make him my last.

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