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Ariana Grande’s career began in elementary school, and she performed at the school theater through plays and musicals. At 15, she was cast in the Broadway musical 13, and a year later, she received the opportunity of a lifetime with Nickelodeon’s Victorious. The show aired for four seasons, by which Grande had already begun preparing for her musical debut. In 2013, she released her debut album, Yours Truly, which hit the top spot on Billboard 200 for a brief time and sold over 120,000 copies. Her second album, My Everything, gained wider acclaim, and her follow-up albums: Dangerous Woman, Sweetener, Thank U, Next, and Positions, have been back-to-back hits, earning her a $220 million fortune.
Grande has become one of the highest-paid and most popular musicians today, and being in the public eye has brought scrutiny to her relationships. While some romances have been low-key, the songstress has made headlines for others. Let’s look at all of Ariana Grande’s boyfriends, ranked by their net worth.
Jai Brooks ($750,000)
Ariana Grande dated Jai Brooks in August 2012 when they met via Twitter. After a brief relationship that lasted for a year, they broke up in 2013 and took Twitter to announce it, as noted by Page Six. They briefly dated again in 2014, but that lasted only four months. Brooks is a singer who has released a few singles during his career and now pursues being a YouTube comedian, stunt performer, prankster, and entertainer full-time.
Ricky Alvarez ($1.5 million)
A photographer and dancer, Ricky Alvarez has been a backup dancer for several famous musicians, including Ariana Grande, which is how the pair first met in 2015. Their relationship didn’t last long, as they parted ways after two months of dating. Grande did mention him in her single Thank U Next, detailing that she wrote a few songs for him, but now she listens and laughs. They remain good friends and even reunited for dinner in 2019.
Graham Phillips ($2 million)
Graham Phillips began his career at a young age and acted and sang in various Broadway musicals and television shows. He is best known for starring in The Good Wife, a CBS series, and Evan Almighty. As mentioned by US Weekly, Graham Phillips was the first high-profile relationship of Ariana Grande, who met him while they starred in 13: The Musical. The couple dated from 2008 to 2011 before parting ways. The couple remained on good terms and even reunited during a dinner with friends from the musical in 2016.
Nathan Sykes ($4 million)
After ending her relationship with Jai Brooks in 2013, Ariana Grande dated Nathan Sykes the same year as her rebound. They met while recording their song Almost Is Never Enough but broke things off after four months together. Sykes was part of the band The Wanted which gained him some acclaim, and after the band’s hiatus in 2014, he embarked on a solo career for himself.
Pete Davidson ($8 million)
News about Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson’s relationship first broke in 2018 when she was spotted hanging out with the comedian and his mother during an SNL afterparty. The couple also got matching tattoos before they made their relationship Instagram official. According to Cosmopolitan, within a few months of dating, Davidson and Grande got engaged and moved in together. Within two months, the couple split amid the news of Mac Miller’s death. Davidson is best known for being a former cast member of Saturday Night Live and a stand-up comedian.
Mac Miller ($9 million)
Ariana Grande and Mac Miller shared a genuine friendship and carried a deep love for each other over the years. They began dating after collaborating on their song The Way in 2016. After two years of dating, the pair broke up due to busy schedules but remained on great terms. Miller was an accomplished singer with several hits under his belt. After the rapper died from an overdose in 2018, Grande shared a heartfelt post as a tribute to him with a video montage of them.
Dalton Gomez ($20 million)
While many of her relationships were displayed in public, Ariana Grande kept her romance with Dalton Gomez fairly private since they started dating in January 2020. In December of that year, the couple got engaged and married by May 2021, as stated by People. Gomez is a luxury real estate agent who is the Director of the luxury division at Aaron Kirman Group. He has gained a lot of success within the first decade of his professional career.
Big Sean ($26 million)
Big Sean has been a consistently successful and popular artist in the music industry with several hits that have entered the Billboard Hot 100. A frequent collaborator, he has worked with famous names like Kanye West, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, and John Legend. Ariana Grande first met Big Sean in 2014, and the pair have collaborated on various songs, including Big Mistake. Nine months after dating, they parted ways on amicable terms.
Ariana Grande has been on good terms with every past relationship of hers and even released a single featuring their names in Thank U, Next. After remaining single and working on herself for two years, she found her love in Dalton Gomez, and the pair have been happily married. Ariana Grande has returned to her acting career and will be next seen starring in the musical fantasy Wicked.
Sources: Page Six, US Weekly, Cosmopolitan, People
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