Ariana Grande.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Ariana Grandehas done some (summer) cleaning on her social media.
Amid news of her separation from husbandDalton Gomez, the “Positions” singer, 30, has wiped photos from their wedding day on Instagram.
As of Wednesday, fans were quick to notice that photos from her 2021 nuptials had been deleted. After her wedding, the pop starshared a series of photos from the intimateceremony and simply captioned it “5.15.21 🤍.”
She did, however, keep two posts with Gomez, 27, includingone from Novemberand anothersweet post from February2022 — where the pair can be seen kissing in the second slide.
Grande and Gomez began dating in January 2020, andannounced their engagement11 months later. The exeswere wed in an intimate ceremonyat their home in Montecito, California, with less than 20 people present.
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez.Ariana Grande/Instagram
On Monday, a separate sourceconfirmed to PEOPLEthat the exes had separated earlier this year and “have been quietly and lovingly working on their friendship” since.
A different source told PEOPLE later that day thatthe distancedue to herfilming theWickedadaptationin the U.K. for much of the year is what ultimately led to the separation.
“She was happy in Los Angeles for a couple of years. She wanted to make a life there with Dalton,” the source told PEOPLE.
“He is super focused on his career and needs to live in Los Angeles,” the insider noted of Gomez’s job as a luxury real estate agent. “It’s definitely been an issue for them. Dalton’s career is demanding and he can’t leave Los Angeles often. So when [Grande] started filmingWickedin England, they were in for a long-distance marriage.”
Though the relationship eventually “didn’t work,” the insider said “Ari has nothing but kind words to say about Dalton. During their marriage, he was her No. 1 fan.”
Over the weekend, the “7 Rings” songstress was spotted without her engagement ring and wedding band whileenjoying a day at Wimbledon. Then, on Tuesday, Grande wasseen shopping in Londonwith herWickedcostarCynthia Erivo.
source: people.com
