Overview
- Grande was photographed dining with Ricky Alvarez in Austin on June 26 as she celebrated her 33rd birthday while on the Eternal Sunshine tour.
- During recent Austin shows she altered the 'Thank U, Next' lyric that references Alvarez, singing variations such as “they still kinda slap” and “I know he's still got my back.”
- Alvarez attended the June 26 concert in a VIP area and was captured in fan footage interacting with Grande’s family, including a handshake with her father.
- Multiple outlets, citing unnamed TMZ sources and People, reported the outings were friendly and that there is no confirmed romantic reunion between Grande and Alvarez.
- The sightings revive a decade-old link—Alvarez was a backup dancer who dated Grande in 2015–2016 and was name-checked in 'Thank U, Next'—and the reliance on fan photos and unnamed sources has intensified fast-moving public and media speculation.