Ariana Grande unveils new matching tattoo with boyfriend Ricky Álvarez as she kicks off her London tour shows
ARIANA Grande appeared to show off a mysterious new tattoo as she kicked off the first night of her London tour.
The new inking is thought to match one recently seen on boyfriend Ricky Álvarez, sparking speculation that the couple may have got identical designs ahead of Ariana’s ten-day residency.
Taking to the stage at the opening night of her Eternal Sunshine Tour, her first tour in the UK since 2019, Ariana appeared to have the words “I do love you” tattooed across her collarbone.
Ricky reportedly has the same phrase inked on his chest.
The rekindled couple first dated in 2015, when Ricky worked as one of Ariana’s backing dancers.
Their last public appearance as a couple was in 2016, shortly before they went their separate ways.
He was later namechecked in her 2018 hit Thank U, Next, in which she sang: “Wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh.”
Rumours of a reunion first began swirling in June after Ricky was spotted at Ariana’s birthday concert in Austin, Texas.
During the show, she changed the original lyric to: “I know he’s still got my back.”
She fuelled speculation further at a later show in Brooklyn, singing: “We always find our way back.”
The pair appeared to confirm they had rekindled their romance last week when Ariana shared two photos of them together in an Instagram carousel and tagged Ricky in both.
The pair are believed to have reunited last month, with Ricky appearing to make their rekindled romance Instagram official by sharing a carousel of photos on social media.
The new design joinig around 50 other tattoos Ariana has, including a matching “For Good” design she shares with Cynthia Erivo in tribute to their time filming Wicked.
Last month, Ariana announced she would be withdrawing from the spotlight after her latest music video for Petal sparked concern among fans over her health.
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.
Her representative said at the time: “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.”
