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The major clue Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are still going strong despite split rumors

Live from New York, it’s Ariana Grande — and Ethan Slater?

The actor was spotted by eagle-eyed fans in backstage photos from his “Wicked: For Good” co-star’s “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig this weekend, despite rampant split speculation.

Slater, 33, appeared in Elizabeth Gillies’ Instagram slideshow celebrating Grande.

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater celebrating with drinks.
Ethan Slater dropped a major hint that he and Ariana Grande are still dating by attending her “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig.lizgillz/Instagram
Two men and a woman sitting on a black couch, with bottles of wine in an ice bucket on a clear table next to them.
The actor appeared in Elizabeth Gillies’ backstage photos via Instagram on Sunday.lizgillz/Instagram

The “Victorious” alum covered Slater’s face with her hand while toasting Grande, 32, with a cup of champagne but did show the “SpongeBob Musical” star — and tag him — in another shot.

“Nobody does it like you, dingus,” Gillies, also 32, wrote to Grande. “What a treat it is to watch you use your many talents and gifts and use them so effortlessly well. Another brilliant episode.

“Not to mention — it was the marvelous @fayedunaway’s last episode,” the “Dynasty” alum continued. “AND- CHER! PLUS CHRISTMAS! I fear my heart might’ve grown three sizes last night. 🎄”

Page Six can also confirm that Slater was present during the live taping.

Ethan Slater smiling at the "All Out Comedy About Ambition By Simon Rich" Broadway Gala.
The “Dynasty” alum covered Slater’s face in one shot but did show the Tony nominee, pictured above on Thursday, in another.Oliver Rodriguez/Shutterstock
Ariana Grande wearing a blue robe embroidered with "SNL" on the chest.
“Nobody does it like you, dingus,” Gillies gushed in a message to Grande on Sunday.lizgillz/Instagram

Instagram users highlighted the “Ethan sneak” in the comments section.

“Ethan was there soooo cute 😭❤️,” one wrote, while another added, “Oop well… I guess she still with that man.”

A third claimed, “There’s no question about whether they’re still seeing each other.”

Ariana Grande, Cher and Bowen Yang on "SNL" Saturday
“What a treat it is to watch you use your many talents and gifts and use them so effortlessly well,” she added.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images
Ethan Slater speaking onstage during SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: "Wicked: For Good."
Social media users called out the “Ethan sneak” in the carousel.Getty Images

Reps for Grande and Slater did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Grande and Slater’s possible breakup made headlines earlier this year as the duo refrained from PDA while promoting “Wicked: For Good.”

The Tony nominee recently skirted a question about his partner on the “Today” show.

Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, and Ethan Slater as Boq in "Wicked."
Grande and Slater have sparked split speculation in recent months while promoting “Wicked: For Good.”Universal Pictures
Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande with three others at a table.
The duo met while filming the adaptation of the Broadway play in 2022.michelleyeoh_official/Instagram

When asked about working with Grande during a November interview, Slater said, “I’m so proud of everyone I got to work with. We’re, like, a family.”

He and Grande were respectively married to Lilly Jay and Dalton Gomez when they began filming “Wicked” in 2022.

The Grammy winner made headlines for separating from her husband in July 2023 — and news subsequently broke of her romance with Slater.

Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay smiling and hugging.
Slater subsequently divorced wife Lilly Jay, with whom he shares a toddler, and Grande split from husband Dalton Gomez.ethanslater/Instagram
Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande at the "Wicked" Los Angeles Premiere.
The Grammy-winning singer, pictured above in 2024, has repeatedly defended the controversial romance.Variety via Getty Images

The “Side to Side” singer filed for divorce from Gomez, 30, that September, with Slater filing to end his own union.

Grande defended the controversial romance in “Yes, And?” lyrics in January of the following year, singing, “Your business is yours, and mine is mine / Why do you care so much whose — I ride?”

Eight months later, she railed against “bulls–t” criticism in a Vanity Fair sitdown over how “disappointing” it has been “to see so many people believe the worst version” of their love story.