Ethan Slater makes a cheeky Love Island quip following split from Ariana Grande after three years as she rekindles with ex Ricky Alvarez

Ethan Slater made a cheeky Love Island quip in his latest Instagram post to promote his new show Little Shop Of Horrors.It was revealed the actor, 34, had split with his girlfriend Ariana Grande last month after three years together. The popstar has since rekindled her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez after they were spotted together in recent weeks. And now Ethan has hinted at moving on himself as he shared a fun clip with his co-star Betsy Wolfe. Mouthing to the Love Island narrator, he said: ‘This week a hot new bombshell enters the villa,’ as the camera panned to Betsy posing in a leopard print dress. As Ethan handed her a flower, they captioned the clip: ‘This flower shop runs on good vibes and bombshells’.  Ethan Slater made a cheeky Love Island quip in an Instagram clip on Wednesday following split from Ariana Grande after three years as she rekindles with ex Ricky Alvarez It was revealed the actor, 34, had split with his girlfriend Ariana Grande last month after three years together (pictured in 2025) Last month a source revealed that Ethan and Ariana had decided to go their separate ways after a significant amount of consideration and lengthy deliberation.They described the breakup – which happened several months ago – as amicable, and stressed that the singer and her Wicked costar are still friends.The Daily Mail’s source shared that the hitmaker has been focusing her energy on her ongoing Eternal Sunshine tour, which kicked off on June 6 in Oakland, California, and will wrap up on September 1 in London.Notably, Ethan wasn’t spotted at her opening weekend performances.Ariana has since rekindled her relationship with ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez and according to TMZ, the couple are officially back together, but are ‘taking things slow’ for the time being.The pair have been spotted together in recent weeks, including at a Fourth of July celebration with Ariana’s family. ‘They’re not jumping into anything serious right away, but the star is happy to have him back in her life,’ a source told People.’He has such great, positive energy, makes her laugh, and she enjoys spending time with him,’ they added.  Mouthing to the Love Island narrator, he said: ‘This week a hot new bombshell enters the villa,’ as the camera panned to Betsy posing in a leopard print dress Ariana has since rekindled her relationship with ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez and according to TMZ  (Pictured in 2016)Ariana seemed to confirm news of the reconciliation while performing her hit single Thank U, Next during her Eternal Sunshine tour.The original lyrics to the song, which are about the star’s ex-boyfriends, say, ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh.’However, Grande changed the line during a recent Brooklyn concert to, ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back.’During an earlier show in Texas on June 26, Ariana sang, ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / I know he’s still got my back.’The former couple originally met some time in 2015 when he worked as a backup dancer on her Honeymoon tour.She confirmed their relationship the following year but a few months later reports emerged stating that the pair had split after dating for roughly a year.The Daily Mail has contacted Ariana’s representative for comment.