Ariana Grande broke down in tears at her Los Angeles concert on Saturday as she thaked fans for their support following her split from Ethan Slater.
“This is so overwhelming in the most beautiful way ever,” she said at her second Eternal Sunshine Tour show at Crypto.com Arena.
“Thank you so much for being so loving,” Grande continued. “Holy moly. I said holy moly, but I meant it, you know.”
The 32-year-old told the cheering audience she’s “never in my life experienced a crowd like this” and said their support “means so much to me.”
“You can’t do this to me, you know what I mean, because you know what’s going to happen,” she went on. “You know I’m a Cancer. This is going to happen.”
As the crowd continued to applaud, Grande thanked her fans for being “such a loving, safe presence” in her life “throughout all these chapters and all of these years.”
“It’s been seven years since I’ve been on stage in front of you all,” she noted, “and you’ve stood by my side and supported me.”
“I just have so much gratitude,” Grande added. “And wow. Holy shit. Holy f–k. Thank you.”
Before she continued her performance, Grande randomly told the audience that the concert was “the first time touring wearing contact lenses.”
“It’s so nice to see you for the first time in my life and to be able to connect,” she quipped while straight-faced. “It’s so powerful.”
Page Six confirmed last week Grande split from Slater, 34, after three years of dating.
A source told us the “Wicked” co-star “broke up several months ago” but have “remained friends since then.”
“Ariana is feeling really happy and focused on the next chapter with her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour and the upcoming release of her album ‘Petal,’” the insider added.
TMZ, who was first to report the news, reported that Grande’s upcoming, set for release July 31, is not inspired by the breakup or her relationship with Slater.
Grande and Slater met on the set of “Wicked” in 2022 while they were married to Dalton Gomez and Lilly Jay, respectively.
The “Into You” singer and Gomez, 30, separated by July 2023 after a little over two years of marriage
That same month, Slater filed for divorce from Jay, with whom he shares a young son.
Jay, 33, blasted Grande to Page Six after news of Slater’s romance with the Grammy Award winner broke.
“[Ariana’s] the story, really. Not a girl’s girl,” Jay told us at the time. “My family is just collateral damage.”
However, a source told Page Six Grande and Slater “didn’t do anything wrong” and claimed Slater was separated from his wife for two months before romancing the pop star.
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