Ariana Grande to make major lifestyle change after breakdown of her marriage to husband Dalton Gomez
ARIANA GRANDE is jetting back home to the US tomorrow following the breakdown of her marriage, I can reveal.
The Break Free singer’s split from estate agent Dalton Gomez was announced this week and I’m now told she will race back to California after completing her filming for the movie adaptations of Wicked.
She will reunite with her friends and family following a tough few months where she tried to save her ailing marriage from the other side of the Atlantic.
A source said: “Ariana is scheduled to fly out of the UK on Thursday.
“She is going home to see her friends and family as the scrutiny about her failed marriage increases.
“Ariana wants to step out of the spotlight and spend time with the people who mean the most to her, who will support her through this difficult time.”
The Save Your Tears hitmaker prioritised work over Dalton and was living here while working on Wicked, in which she will play Glinda.
The Hollywood actors’ strike has brought filming on Wicked to a halt but I’m told Ariana has finished all of her scenes and has no other commitments in the UK, so is free to fly home.
The couple were having problems even before Ariana moved to the UK some months ago.
On Sunday she was seen without her wedding ring at the Wimbledon men’s singles final alongside her co-star Jonathan Bailey and Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield.
Sources in the US claim Dalton has been dating other people for the past few months.
Grammy Award winner Ariana has deleted pictures of her wedding day from Instagram and insiders say she is fine with Dalton dating.
The couple got together in February 2020 and quarantined together during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He is said to have struggled once lockdown restrictions lifted and he realised how difficult life is with a showbiz superstar.
You’d think her seven No1 singles, millions of streams and string of sold-out world tours might have been a clue.
J's Ed over heels
LATIN superstar J Balvin has teased he will release an album with Ed Sheeran next year.
They teamed up on the songs Forever My Love and Sigue in March 2022.
He told Nylon mag: “It came about in an organic, natural way.
“We met, we had coffee, we’d run into each other at the same gym, at the hotel.
“There’s going to be another album that will offer a lot to talk about, because it’s like merging two worlds.”
Black Eyes Spears
WILL.I.AM has confirmed he is teaming up with Britney Spears for her first single in a year.
The Black Eyed Peas singer has announced they will release their collaboration Mind Your Business on Friday.
It comes 11 years after their last joint effort, Scream & Shout, which topped the charts and featured on his most recent studio album #willpower, a full decade ago.
In a throwback to their previous work, Will again teased the track with the intro, on which they sing: “You are now, now rockin’ with Will.i.am and Britney, bitch.”
In the snippet on Instagram, Britney then follows up with the line : “Mind your business, bitch.”
Will wrote: “Uh oh!!! This summer is about to be hot!!!”
She teamed up with Sir Elton John for No3 song Hold Me Closer last summer, which was her first single in six years.
Bey tour feast ‘n’ furious
IT’S a wonder Beyonce looks so trim on tour, given the number of chefs she has knocking up feasts.
The Break My Soul singer wore these three spectacular outfits during her latest show, in Kentucky, US, as it was revealed she has a 14-strong catering team making food for her and her crew while they are on the road.
The American superstar’s kitchen crew include three chefs just for her and her inner circle, with one specialising in pastries and another in vegan treats.
And here’s me with just a microwavable lasagne waiting at home in the freezer.
Asked what Beyonce’s favourite bites are, her pastry chef Grant Bird revealed: “As far as I’m aware, the ones that are particularly eaten are the Reese’s cup cookies.”
I can’t imagine Beyonce is scoffing as many of them as I would.
Raye of hope
RAYE and Shygirl lead the pack in the nominations for the AIM Independent Music Awards, celebrating artists who aren’t signed to major labels.
They each have three nods, with Raye up for Best Track and Best Video for Escapism, as well as Best Album for My 21st Century Blues.
Shygirl’s single Shlut is up for Best Track and Nymph is in the running for Best Album, while she is also up for the UK Breakthrough prize.
Other nominees include Little Simz, Nova Twins, Rina Sawayama and Jamie XX.
Perrie’s big plans
PERRIE Edwards went hell for leather in this outfit as she celebrated signing her solo record deal.
I can reveal she has officially teamed up Columbia records following advanced discussions at the beginning of the year.
She wore this tight dress and matching boots and bag out on Monday night for a dinner with her new label in London.
She has been working with Columbia on plans to go it alone after Little Mix went on hiatus.
Perrie marked her 30th birthday this month and the meeting suggests it won’t be too long before she has her own tunes to release.
She will follow in the foot steps of her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who put out her solo single Don’t say love last month.
Given its been more than a year since Little Mix went on their break, she ought to get a wriggle on.
Modern Family star divorced
MODERN Family actress Sofia Vergara is getting divorced from actor Joe Manganiello after seven years of marriage.
She has jetted to Italy for her 51st birthday and left the Magic Mike star at home in the US.
The couple said: “We have made the difficult decision to divorce.
“As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives.”
The last time they were seen together was last month in New Jersey, in the US, when she visited him on the set of his latest film Nonnas.
In a hint towards the split, she posted snaps in a bikini on Instagram from her trip to Capri with the caption: “When life gives u lemons u come to Italy to squeeze them.”
Rita’s ‘quarter life crisis’
RITA Ora believes she suffered a “quarter life crisis” when she turned 25.
The You Only Love Me singer, who is married to movie director Taika Waititi and has dated Rob Kardashian, DJ Calvin Harris and A-list actor Andrew Garfield, said she used to turn to dating to feel less lonely.
Now 32, she explained: “My twenties felt like I was kind of alone, so I was looking for things in the wrong places.
“With love, sometimes it wouldn’t be good for me and people would tell me and I wouldn’t listen.
“I was eating really bad and I was drinking.”
She said things came to a head when she suffered her first panic attack at a Prince’s Trust event in 2016, while waiting in a line to meet the then Prince Charles.
She recalled on the Diary Of A CEO podcast: “I went into that bathroom and my hands were tingling and I was having the craziest panic attack.
“That was the first time, when I was 25.
“I thought my legs were going to give way, I didn’t know what was going on.
“I’ve met our now-King before, I was performing that day as well, I don’t know what happened.
“I went out and stood in that line.
“I met Charles and I was just not there.”
Kylie’s ABBA-tar in new show
KYLIE Minogue will star in a musical based on music production superstars Stock, Aitken and Waterman – with a little help from ABBA.
The Aussie pop star will appear digitally throughout the show, which is named after one of her biggest hits – I Should Be So Lucky: The Stock Aitken Waterman Musical.
Kylie will appear as a specially created character unique to the musical.
It opens at Manchester Opera House on November 2 before embarking on a UK tour, with the tunes of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman forming the basis of the show.
Kylie , who has seen ABBA Voyage, where the four members appear digitally on stage, said of the show: “I’m thrilled. It is the music that inspired a generation so to have all the SAW hits in this original story will make for a compelling, funny and heartfelt show.
“Let’s enjoy the magic all over again.”
Noel’s still a rocker
NOEL Gallagher still looks every bit the rock star in the video for his new single.
This shot is from the visuals to Open The Door, See What You Find, the latest tune from his band High Flying Birds.
The Oasis rocker shot the clip, which will be released at 9am today, at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in April.
He was joined by Johnny Marr, who plays guitar on the track.
Noel said: “Johnny’s guitar here is great – distinctive, and simple, and you wouldn’t think it was him playing on it. There’s so much joy in this track. Lyrically, the premise is that at a certain point in your life that you look in a mirror and you see all you’ve ever been and all you’re ever going to be.
“And it’s about being happy with that.”
It is the third single from his album Council Skies and comes ahead of the launch of the band’s UK summer tour on Friday at Pennfest in Buckinghamshire.