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Ariana Grande’s Boyfriend Ethan Slater Supports Her Backstage During \u2018SNL\u2019 Hosting Gig<\/p>\n
Santa doesn\u2019t need to tell <\/span>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> if <\/span>Ethan Slater <\/strong>really cares\u2014because he\u2019s showing it himself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the Grammy winner hosted<\/span> Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/span><\/em> for the third time, her boyfriend was watching her from the wings, also supporting fellow <\/span>Wicked<\/span><\/em> costar <\/span>Bowen Yang<\/strong> as he completed his last show as a cast member.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, Ethan appeared in a photo Ariana\u2019s longtime pal and <\/span>Victorious <\/span><\/em>costar <\/span>Liz Gillies<\/strong> shared on Instagram Dec. 21<\/a>, posing in her SNL dressing room alongside Liz and Ariana\u2019s childhood friend <\/span>Aaron Simon Gross<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And the<\/span> Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical <\/span><\/em>alum was also spotted making his way into 30 Rock by a fan, who shared a photo of the 33-year-old<\/a> walkin<\/span>g into the building <\/span>to meet Ariana at Studio 8H on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During the show, Ariana gave many nods to her <\/span>BFF <\/span>Bowen, including joking that she \u201cloved\u201d his one line in <\/span>Wicked<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you,\u201d Bowen told her during the monologue. And when Ariana tried to say \u201cYou\u2019re welcome,\u201d the comedian jokingly corrected her, saying, \u201cNo, no, that was my line in the movie, \u2018<\/span>Thank you<\/span><\/em>.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n