They have taken steps to formally dissolve their marriage, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez. A response from Gomez was filed immediately after the pop diva, 30, filed for divorce from the real estate agent, 28, on Monday, according to PEOPLE.
Grand and Gomez were “taking their time together to slowly work out the details of the agreement in private,” a source told PEOPLE, but the divorce was filed two months after the couple’s split became public in July.
“Throughout this whole process, they were so kind and respectful.” The insider tells PEOPLE that Grande and Gomez have “moved on,” calling their breakup “kind and patient.” February 20, 2023 is the stated date of separation. Notification of the filing was initially reported by TMZ.
A source informed PEOPLE that Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez’s split was amicable following the announcement. Ari has nothing but good things to say about Dalton Gomez, the source said, but the marriage “didn’t work out” once the Grammy winner moved to London to film Wicked.
His admiration for her grew during their marriage. The now-ex couple began dating in January 2020 and officially announced their union in May of that year when they shared an appearance in the music video for Grande’s song “Stuck with U,” which features Justin Bieber.
May 15, 2021 was their wedding day, and it was a modest ceremony following their engagement announcement in December 2020. Despite the fact that the two kept their romance under wraps, Grande posted a photo from their wedding day on her Instagram Story in May to commemorate their second wedding anniversary.
The message read: “I love him so much.” Grande is currently dating her Wicked costar and Broadway alum Ethan Slater, sources confirmed to PEOPLE following the couple’s breakup. A baby was born in January to Slater and Lilly Jay, his high school classmate, whom he married in November 2018.
In July, Slater and Jay divorced. After Grande split from Gomez and Slater divorced Jay, the new couple became romantically involved. According to a close family source who spoke to PEOPLE earlier, “the truth is that Ariana and Ethan didn’t start seeing each other until after both parties went their separate ways, quietly.”
They are trying to balance their public profile with their desire to show respect to everyone involved, according to a second source familiar with the matter who spoke with PEOPLE about Grande and Slater.
Privately, the insider continued, “They’re just trying to adjust to their new relationship.” The cast of Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical Wicked includes Grande as Glinda and Slater as Boq. Regardless of whether the SAG-AFTRA strike impacted its premiere, the film began filming in the UK in 2022 and is scheduled for release in November 2024.