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ARIANA Grande has hard-launched her romance with her on-again-off-again ex Ricky Alvarez just days after announcing plans for a “public break.”

The hitmaker shared two snaps in her latest Instagram round-up with her former beau.

She told fans recently that she would be withdrawing from the spotlight once she finished her current run of gigs on September 1.

In her most recent post, the American singer gave fans a glimpse into her busy life on her Eternal Sunshine Tour.

She shared a series of mirror selfies, pictured work days, nights out with her friends and the times she spent cuddling with her pooches.

But, amid the chaos Ariana dropped two cosy photos with her ex Ricky, 35.

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Her former backup dancer could be seen with one of his arms wrapped around her as they got ready to leave the house.

While their faces were cropped out of this snap, she posted another where he can be spotted despite it’s blurry aesthetic.

Ariana, 33, can be seen clinging on to her man and cuddling up to him as they posed in the mirror.

She and Ricky previously dated 2015 and 2016 but it now seems the pair are officially back on after years apart.

Ariana soft-launched their rekindled romance back in July as she changed a line in her famous breakup song Thank U, Next.

The song lyrics read: “Wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh,.”

Making some tweaks to the words, Ariana sang the second half as: “We always find our way back.”

This comes after Ariana announced she’d be taking a “step back from visibility” following growing fears for her health.

The Dangerous Woman singer’s dramatic new look has left fans concerned for her wellbeing over the past few months.

Online speculation only grew with the unveiling of her Petal music video, which was released last week.

In the clip, she plays a rising young star battling the highs and lows of the showbiz world.

The video became a huge topic of conversation all over the world – and it wasn’t because of her song.

Soon after the Petal video went live a representative for Ariana confirmed she would be “taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,” via People.

Despite insisting onstage that her break from the spotlight was planned “a long time ago” she axed plans to star in the West End revival of the classic Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George.

It’s also been rumoured that she’ll no longer be taking part in the press tour for her upcoming movie release Focker-In-Law.

ARIANA Grande stopped her concert in Chicago last night to address her fans following the news she’ll take a step back from public life after her current tour. 

The 33-year-old is halfway through her Eternal Sunshine world tour and her reps confirmed this week a “much-deserved” break when it wraps in September. 

During her show last night, Ariana read out a statement from her phone and said: “The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing. 

“It is something that I had decided. It’s a plan that I had quietly made a long time ago, and it’s a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place, and I want you to know that many, many things can be true at the same time. 

“I want to share this because I heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me.”

Ariana continued: “This is not what that is and I just want to make that very, very clear. Nothing can be ruined. 

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“Multiple things can be true at the same time. Boundaries can need to be set. Human beings can need a break sometimes. 

“And also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.”

Yesterday her reps said: “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour.

“She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny.

“This tour has been a beautiful experience for her. She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.”

It has been confirmed Ariana will no longer star in the West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George which was set to open next summer. 

And she will not appear on the red carpet with Robert De Niro and her other co-stars to promote their new movie Focker-in-Law.

The three-time Grammy winner’s decision to step back comes amid speculation and comments over her appearance, with one online activist claiming the singer was “possibly dying right in front of us”.