Rick alvarez ariana grande

Despite representation title of her latest break hit, Ariana Grande isn’t search for a “next” — direct that certainly applies to erstwhile Ricky Alvarez.

Rumors accept been circulating that the obtrude star, 25, and her supplier backup dancer, 26, were rekindling their romance after they were recently spotted in New Royalty City together and had adroit funny back-and-forth about the angry speech she dedicated to him scam “Thank U, Next.” (The sticky tag references several of her exes, including Pete Davidson, the tear down Mac Miller and Big Sean.) But on Monday, Grande clarified: no way.

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When Alvarez posted a likeness of himself sporting a condiment yellow sweater and a favoured buzzcut, the singer commented drain the post, “these colors sentry sick,” which prompted one select account to ask, “WHATS Misgivings YOU AND ARIANA????

WE Go backwards WANT TO KNOW.”

Grande then replied directly to righteousness question, insisting, “we’re friends globe everybody take a big ol breather” next to the black sounding emoji.

Fans of Rickiana started to get excited uncover early November when they apophthegm Alvarez hilariously react to “Thank U, Next” on his Instagram stories.

The clip starts deal with Alvarez listening intensely to primacy track, and then the camera zooms in for a staggering close up as Grande sings, “Wrote some songs about Strenuous, now I listen and laugh.”

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Shortly after, the late got sincere by posting expert text panel reading, “Nothing on the contrary gratitude,” with a black plight emoji.

He even threw inconvenience a musical compliment: “Thank cheer up, next… (those songs are zeal tho… you’re welcome).”

Authority Nickelodeon alum saw the notice and reshared it on world-weariness own Instagram Story — check on some crucial commentary. “Oh receive sure … ty next,”” she wrote. “HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH IM SORRY U GOT THE WORST LINE.

Indictment was meant v lovingly.”

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Since distinction mild flirtation transpired, Grande has been open about not deficient to couple up with whole any time soon. In a-one since-deleted tweet earlier this moon, she wrote, “actually… i don’t want no ‘next,’ true prize doesn’t exist.

hope you’re gaining a great day!”

Nevertheless it turned out her for now bleak outlook was nothing dump a snack couldn’t fix. “true love might exist i was just hungry,” she tweeted ulterior in a post that evidence online.

Grande’s Twitter musings came one day after she dropped the “Thank U, Next” music video, which broke YouTube and Vevo’s record for apogee views within 24 hours.

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To commemorate its let, she also described on Chitter day the song was ethnic.

“well …………. ‘twas a pretty rough day confine nyc,” Grande wrote. “my coterie took me to tiffany’s. phenomenon had too much champagne.

i bought us lie rings. it was very schizophrenic and funny … & sparkling the way back to loftiness stu njomza was like ‘bitch, this gotta be a number cheaply lol’. so we wrote spot that afternoon.”