Our boy Ethan Slater, a.k.a. “Boq” in the upcoming Wicked movies, is now officially divorced. Yep, the papers are signed, sealed, and metaphorically shredded. It’s like a real-life episode of Glee meets Days of Our Lives, with a dash of Broadway flair.
High School Sweethearts: The Sequel That Didn’t Stick
Ethan, a spry 32-year-old thespi-nerd, started dating Lilly Jay way back in high school. Yes, the golden years of acne and awkward prom photos. After probably bonding over Shakespeare and questionable cafeteria food, they tied the knot in 2018. Fast forward to 2022, and the duo welcomed a tiny human into the world—a son who will no doubt inherit the family talent for melodrama.
But then… dun, dun, dunnnn! In July 2023, Ethan hit the plot twist button and filed for divorce. And guess who entered the chat around that time? None other than his Wicked co-star, Ariana “I Can Sing Higher Than Your Breakup Playlist” Grande! Apparently, they’ve been hitting it off both onstage and off. Meanwhile, Ariana is fresh out of a marriage herself. Talk about timing, right? These two should start a club—“The Post-Divorce Power Ballad Society.”
What About the Divorce Settlement?
Now, you’d think with all this drama, we’d have juicy details on the settlement, right? WRONG. Welcome to New York, where divorce settlements are more locked down than the password to your ex’s Netflix account. TMZ, the Sherlock Holmes of celebrity news, sniffed out that the judge waved a magic gavel on September 12, making the split official. But as for what’s inside those legal docs? It’s buried deeper than Ariana’s vocal range.
So, while we know absolutely nothing about who got what in the divorce, we can all agree on one thing: Ethan’s life is now basically a Broadway musical. And we’re all here for the next act.
