“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” star Ethan Slater paid tribute to his spouse simply two months earlier than information broke that he was romancing Ariana Grande.

The Tony nominee, who wed his highschool sweetheart Lilly Jay in 2018, gushed over her in Could whereas filming the upcoming “Depraved” film in London.

“Completely happy first Mom’s Day to probably the most loving caring and great mother/particular person on the earth,” Slater, 31, captioned the Instagram submit, which featured the shadow of their son, who was born final yr.

“- from me and this little man,” he added.

The carousel submit additionally included a snap of their child boy’s tiny arms.

Slater and Jay are at present separated, based on TMZ, which was the primary to report his new relationship with Grande.

The “7 Rings” singer, 30, cut up from her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez, earlier this yr.

She and Slater, who each have ties to fashionable Nickelodeon properties following her star-making flip in “Victorious,” have been relationship for a number of months sources confirmed to Web page Six Thursday.

Reps for each Grande and Slater haven’t returned our requests for remark.

The pair met on the set of Jon Chu’s adaptation of “Depraved,” during which Grande performs Glinda and Slater will tackle the position of Boq.

A photograph taken in March confirmed the forged celebrating their co-star Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win in London.

The “God is a Lady” songstress sat near the daddy of 1, who wrapped his arm round her.

Slater beforehand celebrated his fourth marriage ceremony anniversary in November 2022.

“My finest buddy. 4 years married, 10 years collectively. And that is simply the most effective (and most *weird*) yr but,” he captioned a carousel of images with Jay.

Grande, for her half, was married for lower than two years when information of her divorce from Gomez broke.

She and the true property agent determined to separate in January, sources confirmed to Web page Six earlier this week.

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“They got here to the choice collectively,” an insider instructed us.

“They have been having issues earlier than January, however they need to stay finest mates.”

Gomez, 27, visited the “Positions” hitmaker on the UK set of “Depraved” as a last-ditch try to save lots of their marriage, however “it didn’t work out,” the supply mentioned.

“They’ve been actually good mates all through all the course of, and their mates and households have been attempting to guard them.”

Nonetheless, the “Hairspray Stay!” actress has since erased all traces of her marriage ceremony to Gomez from her Instagram, whereas he has reportedly been relationship different individuals for “months.”