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Ariana Grande Names Ex Ricky Alvarez, Fuels Reunion Rumors

7/7/2026

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Ariana Grande left Boca Raton, Florida with ex-boyfriend Ricky Álvarez on July 4, prompting reconciliation rumors.
Ariana Grande and Ricky Álvarez loaded grocery bags into a car and were later seen eating together in Texas in June.
At her Austin, Texas Eternal Sunshine Tour stop, Ariana Grande altered the “Thank U, Next” lyrics to name Ricky Álvarez and honored late ex-boyfriend Mac Miller as an angel.

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Ariana Grande left Boca Raton, Florida with ex-boyfriend Ricky Álvarez on July 4, prompting reconciliation rumors.
Ariana Grande and Ricky Álvarez loaded grocery bags into a car and were later seen eating together in Texas in June.
At her Austin, Texas Eternal Sunshine Tour stop, Ariana Grande altered the “Thank U, Next” lyrics to name Ricky Álvarez and honored late ex-boyfriend Mac Miller as an angel.