{"id":651423,"date":"2026-08-22T23:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/651423\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T23:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:32:11","slug":"ariana-grande-and-ricky-alvarez-layer-up-for-an-even-harder-launch-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/651423\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande and Ricky \u00c1lvarez Layer up for an Even Harder Launch in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eternal Sunshine tour has brought Ariana Grande to London for an ambitious 10-day residency. A city she\u2019s long loved, of course Ari brought her rekindled flame Ricky \u00c1lvarez with her to enjoy the last embers of British summer.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures have dropped considerably in the UK, so Ari and Ricky dressed appropriately cozy. Grande, for one, opted for an off-white and oversized fuzzy Amomento cardigan, worn over straight-leg blue jeans with white Sandy Liang patent ballet pumps and red socks. For accessories, a pair of round Loewe sunglasses and Irene Neuwirth gumball stud earrings. She wore her light brunette hair slicked back in a braided bun with a pale pink Alice headband. \u00c1lvarez, who kept his arm around Grande protectively as they strolled around, wore a dark blue denim trucker jacket, baggy beige pants, white lace-up shoes, and a navy knit beanie. (Yes, it got that cold in London.) The couple were seen picking up coffees at Present &amp; Correct and visiting IDEA Books in Soho.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019ve not hit a coordinating couple style rhythm just yet, they have proved their commitment to each other this time around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/ariana-grande-debuts-a-new-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">with matching tattoos<\/a>. During one of her first London shows, Grande debuted the script, \u201cI do love you,\u201d which sits just on her collarbone. It matches one that Alvarez has inked in a similar place.<\/p>\n<p>There was a few months of speculation that Grande and \u00c1lvarez had reunited, with Grande coyly teasing their coupledom.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lvarez was a back-up dancer on the singer\u2019s Honeymoon tour, and dated Grande between 2015 and 2016. He is referenced\u2014alongside her previous partners Big Sean, Mac Miller, and Pete Davidson\u2014in her 2019 hit song \u201cthank u, next\u201d: \u201cwrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh.\u201d Rumors began circulating that they had rekindled their relationship: In June, \u00c1lvarez was spotted at Grande\u2019s birthday concert in Austin, Texas. The pair were seen hand-in-hand in New York City together, and later, began publicly commenting on each other\u2019s social media posts. During one performance in Brooklyn, Grande changed the lyrics of \u201cthank u, next\u201d: \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky, we always find our way back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grande and \u00c1lvarez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/ariana-grande-debuts-a-new-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">became Instagram official<\/a> last week, with a photo dump that featured several mirror selfies that showed them embracing.<\/p>\n<p>With Eternal Sunshine shows all the way through to early September, expect to see more of Ariana Grande and Ricky \u00c1lvarez taking London to come: maybe a West End show? Dinner with Cynthia? This hard launch is far from over yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eternal Sunshine tour has brought Ariana Grande to London for an ambitious 10-day residency. 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