Ariana Grande Goes Red Carpet Official With Ricky Alvarez at "Focker-in-Law" Premiere in New York
Grande, 33, beamed up at Alvarez, 35, as they posed for photographers, the pair looking smitten on a night that doubled as both a movie premiere and a relationship milestone. It was her first step-and-repeat event in nearly a year, following a break from the public eye — and she chose it to go public with the romance.
A Vintage Look, Ten Years in the Making
For the occasion, Grande wore a vintage 1990s Badgley Mischka gown — a floor-length silver-grey plaid silk dress with delicate spaghetti straps, a scooped neckline and white floral beading across the bodice. The look was styled by Law Roach, who said he had been holding on to the piece for months waiting for the right moment. Grande styled her newly cut bob into a shorter ponytail adorned with a cream bow.
Alvarez kept it casual beside her in a black blazer, an open-collar white shirt and cuffed indigo jeans — a contrast that only made the couple's easy chemistry more obvious on the carpet.
The pair first dated around a decade ago, when Alvarez was a dancer on Grande's tours, and they rekindled their romance earlier this year. Wednesday night was the first time they have ever walked a red carpet together, despite their long history.
The Fockers Are Back
The premiere itself was a reunion years in the making. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson were all on the carpet for the newest instalment of the Meet the Parents franchise, alongside returning cast members Teri Polo and Blythe Danner and newcomers Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein and Eduardo Franco.
Grande joins the franchise as Olivia Jones, the fiancée of Henry Focker, played by Gisondo. The film, directed by John Hamburg, is the fourth in the series, and it arrives in theatres on November 25 — perfectly timed as a Thanksgiving family comedy.
It has been a long wait for fans of the series. The original Meet the Parents arrived in 2000, followed by Meet the Fockers in 2004 and Little Fockers in 2010 — meaning more than a decade and a half has passed since the last outing. Focker-in-Law brings the two families back together for a wedding, with Grande's Olivia Jones at the centre of it as Henry Focker's fiancée.
A Return on Two Fronts
For Grande, the night marked a return on two fronts: back on the red carpet after months away, and back in the spotlight with her new film and her relationship both firmly in frame. She had stepped back from the spotlight for a few months before the premiere, making Wednesday's appearance her first major public outing in some time — and she chose it to go public with the romance she has been quietly rebuilding all year.
Judging by the smiles on the carpet, she was in no hurry to step out of either.
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