Ariana Grande officially hard-launched her on-again boyfriend, Ricky Alvarez, on Instagram.
The āPetalsā songstress took to the platform Wednesday to share several loved-up photos with the dancer, including a cozy mirror snap that showed his arm wrapped around her shoulder.
While Grande only showed herself and Alvarez from the neck down, she didnāt shy away from tagging him.
A second blurry snap showed the couple hugging, as the Grammy winner, 33, appeared to be wearing purple fairy wings.
Grande included several selfies and photos of her dogs in the sweet photo dump, which she simply captioned, āš± ļ¼ ā”.ā
As for Alvarez, 35, he reshared a photo of the pop star sporting a āPetalā T-shirt via his Instagram Stories Wednesday.
He also reposted Grandeās second photo of them hugging.
Last month, Page Six exclusively confirmed that Grande and Alvarez, who dated from 2015 to 2016, had rekindled their romance following her breakup with Ethan Slater after three years together.
āBut she isnāt rushing back into the relationship,ā an insider told us. āShe has a lot on her plate at the moment and is still incredibly busy with her tour schedule, so theyāre taking things one step at a time.ā
The source explained that Alvarez āhas remained close with Arianaās family over the years, and thatās something she really appreciates.ā
āHe has also made an effort to show up and support her while sheās on tour, which hasnāt gone unnoticed,ā the insider continued.
The ā7 Ringsā singer embarked on the āEternal Sunshineā tour in June, and Alvarez was notably in attendance at several shows.
Insiders told Page Six that Grande has been leaning on her beau, who has been āsuper supportiveā of her, as she prepares to take a step back from the limelight when she wraps up her tour in September.
According to her rep, she will take aĀ āmuch-deserved breakāĀ after enduring āendless, ongoing public scrutiny.ā
Another source told Page Six that the āYes, And?ā singer also plans on spending her time off with Alvarez, along with her family and friends.
Grande and Alvarez met in 2014 when the latter became her backup dancer. Alvarez later joined Grande on the 2015 Honeymoon Tour.
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