Sources have confirmed that singer Ariana Grande and Mikey Foster have ended their relationship after dating for 9 months.
The pair, who started their romance back in June 2019 have decided to go their separate ways, and now a source close to Ariana has revealed that their union was nothing but a fling.
The source said:
Ariana and Mikey were a fling that was fun but it wasn’t ever going to lead into something super serious. Ariana really liked Mikey, but she wasn’t head over heels over him.
They were just enjoying their chemistry and tried to see if it could be more. It ended up not being what they had thought would happen and they are totally cool about it. They had fun and they are friends. No real drama to worry about. Hearts aren’t broken.
Ariana, 26, was recently spotted locking lips with an unidentified man in a booth at Bar Louie in Northridge, California on February 8, 2020, and they were photographed at the San Fernando Valley bar with some friends.
A second source has hinted that the kissing incident may have led to the split from Mikey:
Mikey realized things were officially done between him and Ariana when he saw those photos of her making out with another guy. He knew things between Ariana and whoever that guy was had to mean something because he’s pretty sure Njomza was among the group of friends they were with.
In [Mikey’s] eyes that meant Ariana was comfortable enough to allow him to hang with her inner circle. Mikey has no hard feelings though and he cares about Ariana no matter what. They’ve been friends for years and he will still work with her because he knows they make great music together. There’s no hard feelings on his end and it’s all positive vibes.
Rumors that Ariana was in a relationship with Mikey reportedly started after the two dropped the music video for Boyfriend in August 2019, which ended with them making out.
After seeing the video, fans had been convinced that there was something going on between the two, with evidence stretching back as far as June, when Mike shared a throwback picture of Ariana on Instagram on her 26th birthday.