Ariana Grande Reportedly Dating Ricky Alvarez Amid Donut Scandal [Videos]


Ariana Grande may have found love in the middle of her donut controversy. The 22-year-old was seen kissing her backup dancer, Ricky Alvarez, at a donut shop in California. Now, reports are speculating that Grande and Alvarez are dating since their recent sighting.

Who is Ariana Grande’s new boyfriend? Her fans have been wanting to know more about him. Ricky Alvarez lives in Los Angeles, speaks Spanish, dances to Nicky Jam, and calls his mom his “best friend.” Grande’s new boyfriend also adores his grandmother, according to Billboard.com.

Ricky enjoys tattoos and photography. He also lets Ariana cut and style his hair. Ricky is also a thrill-seeker who also enjoys the great outdoors. Ariana will have to keep up with his wild and carefree lifestyle.

Rumors about Alvarez and Grande started when she surprised fans by kissing him on stage during her performance at the Gay Pride Parade in New York last month. Grande’s fans thought that their steamy onstage kiss was part of the performance, but it turns out that wasn’t necessarily the case.

Ariana Grande hinted during her interview with Capital FM last month that she’s dating “this boy,” but she didn’t give any further details. She also revealed that the new guy is the inspiration behind her new album, Moonlight.

“It’s about this very cute night we had together. I have a playlist of 12 songs already. I plan on writing a lot more as soon as I get home. It’s the most personal music I’ve ever written.”

A source told the Hollywood Life that Grande and Alvarez tried to keep their relationship a secret, even threatening to fire any workers who would leak the details.

“Ariana hid this from others on her tour and her friends. Mostly nobody knew they were an item, and the ones that did know were told that if they told anyone, they would be fired.”

Most recently, Alvarez and Grande were recently seen kissing at a donut shop. In the footage obtained by TMZ, Grande is seen giving her rumored new boyfriend a lengthy kiss as they wait behind the counter at Wolfee’s Donut shop in Lake Elsinore, California. The video went viral and caused a ton of controversy since Grande and Alvarez were seen licking on the donuts that were out for display. Grande was also caught saying to an employee, “What the f**k is that? I hate Americans. I hate America.” Not only did Grande get slammed for her anti-American comments, but she also received backlash for licking and spitting on the donuts.

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Ariana Grande’s romance rumors with Ricky Alvarez just comes weeks after she expressed her feminist views about women being regarded a man’s possession. In her tweet directed to both fans and the media, she said that she doesn’t belong to anyone but herself.

“I am tired of living in a world where women are mostly referred to as a man’s past, present or future PROPERTY/POSSESSION. I do not. Belong. To anyone. But myself.”

In that same message, Grande also said that she is finally happy with being single.

“I’m saying this after literally 8 years of feeling like I constantly had to have a boy by my side. After being on my own now for a few months I am realizing that that’s just not the case… I have never felt more present, grounded, and satisfied. I’ve never laughed harder or had more fun or enjoyed my life more.”

Things surely changed quickly. What are your thoughts on Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez? Do you think they make a good couple despite the donut controversy? Share your thoughts below in the comments section.

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