Ethan Slater’s wife came into the limelight when he sparked rumors with his Wicked co-star, Ariana Grande. However, his wife does not belong to the entertainment industry and wants privacy to gather the shattered pieces of her life. She tries to navigate the spotlight and be a better mother for her son.
Ethan filed for a divorce last year and cheated on her with Ariana, though his divorce is not finalized yet. Twitterati slammed him for abandoning his family for Ariana, who was criticized for damaging his family and not even thinking of his newborn son.
Reddit users came forward and trolled the American singer with nasty remarks for allegedly breaking several marriages, including Ehtan’s. Ethan’s wife has always been living a private life. He congratulated her for researching for hundreds of hours and writing two hundred pages through a tweet in December 2020.
Ethan Samuel Slater, a 31-year-old American actor, singer, and writer, is known for voicing SpongeBob SquarePants. He appears on TV, in theatre, in films, and in web series. He is busy with his upcoming movies, Wicked: Part One (2024) and Wicked: Part Two (2025).
Ethan Slater Wife
Ethan Slater’s estranged wife is Lilly Jay. They fell in love during their high school days in Maryland in 2012. They lived together in New York since 2014 and married in November 2018.
Lilly walked on the red carpet with Ethan, nominated for an award for his role in SpongeBob SquarePants. They found each other funny even after two years of marriage, according to their official statement on Instagram in November 2020, which hardly happens in any celebrity couple. They addressed each other as ‘best friends’ before ‘spouse.’
Moreover, the couple shared a photo wishing each other a happy anniversary on the platform. Lilly and Ethan welcomed their son in December 2022, and their fans thought they would have a long road ahead. Little did they know what happened behind the walls.
Lilly and Ethan were together for over fourteen years. Thus, his increasing proximity to another woman must have devastated Lilly. Moreover, she gave birth to his son, which might add to her trauma.
Lilly visited Ethan on the sets of Wicked with her son in London in April 2023, and Ethan’s girlfriend met them. A source claims Ehtan’s extramarital affair to be the reason for his divorce from Lilly because everything seemed fine between them until his affair was exposed.
However, Lilly claimed to be only concerned about her child’s wellbeing. She is upset but does not blame him and Ariana. On the other hand, Ethan is reportedly finding ways to not let his divorce affect his child’s future.
Ethan And Lilly’s Married Life Was Affected
The proximity between Ethan and Lilly decreased when he triggered relationship rumors with Ariana Grande while filming the Wicked movie in early 2023. Meanwhile, Ariana’s husband was Dalton Gomez, whom she married in 2021.
According to US Weekly, Ariana and Ethan separated from their spouses, though not legally, and began dating each other. Ariana attended Wimbledon in July 2023 without her wedding ring, which hinted at a drift between her and her husband.
Amid Ethan and Ariana’s dating rumors, he filed for divorce with Lilly in New York City on 26 July 2023 but did not comment on his relationship rumors and the reason behind his divorce. The next day, Page Six claimed that Lilly broke her silence on the gossip.
Lilly indirectly addressed Ariana. According to her, her family life was damaged. However, she focused on being a better mother to Ethan’s son. Previously, Ethan shared a post wishing Lilly a happy Mother’s Day on Instagram. He called her a loving, caring, and wonderful mother, and Ariana liked the post.
On the other hand, Airana and Dalton tried to be friends after their split. People spotted her laughing and enjoying with Ethan on the sets of Wicked, though not romantically. The crew members must have tagged it as ‘friendship,’ with no chance of dating.
Dalton, a real estate agent, has a demanding career and cannot leave the city, but Ariana relocates for filming, which makes it a long-distance marriage. The couple lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years, and he worked hard for a living.
Ariana tried to make her relationship work with Dalton, her #1 fan, in the beginning. According to a source, the religious Dalton wanted to mend his relationship with Ariana, but she had already chosen her path, and they separated in January 2023.
Ariana allegedly met Lilly and her son before sparking her relationship rumors with Ethan. She held Lilly’s boy and mentioned she wanted to start her own family.
