Ariana Grande’s BF Ethan Slater’s Rare Fatherhood Comments Show How Co-parenting Is Actually Going

Remember last year when all anyone could talk about was Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s controversial romance, and then both of their divorces? Something you may have forgotten is that Slater is a dad, and for the first time in a long time, he’s talking about it.

But before we get into that, you need to know that Slater and his ex-wife Lilly Jay were together from 2012 to 2023, previously being high school sweethearts. They married in 2018 and welcomed their son in the summer of 2022. Slater then filed for divorce in 2023, which was finalized last month, and was allegedly trying hard to co-parent.

While speaking with GQ for their cover story, Slater talked about being a dad, from what he hopes his son does with life, and what co-parenting has been like with Jay.

He said that being a dad “is the best thing in the world,” the Wicked star told the outlet, adding that co-parenting has “been an interesting thing to navigate as a new parent.”

“There’s nothing I want to do more than just show you pictures and talk about him because he’s the best and the light of my life,” Slater added. “But I also want to give him the opportunity to meet the world on his own terms… to meet the world in an analog way and not through my words.”

Insiders told OK that back in late 2023, during his messy divorce, Slater “desperately” wanted to co-parent their son. He allegedly contacted Jay daily in order to speak to their son. He even brought their son to London while he was filming Wicked to allegedly remain a present father. Sources also claimed that Jay did decide that a co-parenting relationship would be best for their son.

So it seems that now, in Oct 2024, Slater and Jay are navigating co-parenting.

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