Not only was the role transformative for the singer and actress, but on set of Wicked, she met her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, who plays Boq in the film. “My unbiased opinion is that she’s one of the best comedians that’s been in a movie in a long time. She’s a genius,” he said of Ariana's performance in the movie musical.

Grande wore a backless baby-pink Loewe gown with a matching shawl, if you care about that sort of thing, with her signature ponytail in its current Audrey Hepburn–inspired iteration. Slater, meanwhile, wore a classic black tux sans tie.

When the Wicked press tour got started, no one could really predict what would happen. After all, while star Ariana Grande developed an on-screen romance with co-star Ethan Slater, speculation about an overlap with their previous relationships meant their relationship got major backlash from the get-go.