Ariana Grande's relationship history  – The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, Mac Miller heartache and her failed engagement to Pete Davidson as she splits from husband Dalton Gomez

All over: Ariana Grande has split from her husband Dalton Gomez, two years after tying the knot
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Ariana Grande has split from her husband Dalton Gomez, two years after tying the knot. 

The singer, 30, has deleted all photos of her May 2021 wedding on Instagram after her marriage broke down with the estate agent in January.   

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Ariana has had her fair share of heartache over the years with a string of public romances. 

The songstress famously references her exes in the song Thank U, Next – from the devastating death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller to her failed engagement with Pete Davidson.

Here we take a deeper look into her relationship history…. 

Dalton Gomez 

All over: Ariana Grande has split from her husband Dalton Gomez, two years after tying the knot

Ariana Grande and husband Dalton Gomez split in January it emerged this week.

Insiders say the couple are heading for divorce as it emerged Ariana had deleted all of the romantic photos of her May 2021 wedding from Instagram.

‘Ariana and Dalton have nothing but respect for one another. They’re still friends and want to remain that way moving forward. 

‘There was no cheating, no resentment between them, the marriage just simply didn’t work out. These things happen, a source close to the couple told DailyMail.com 

A spokesperson for Ariana confirmed the news to DailyMail.com. 

Ariana, 30, was seen ring-less at Wimbledon over the weekend; she has not been seen wearing her ring for some time now.

Their insider claimed that the couple tried to reconcile two months ago but it ‘failed.’ 

It was also claimed he had flown to London in January in a last ditch effort to save the pair’s marriage – visiting his wife on the set of Wicked but it ‘didn’t work out’, reports PageSix.

In mid-May 2021, Ariana and Dalton tied the knot at her $6.75 million Montecito home. 

They started dating in January 2020 and made their romance public in her music video Stuck With You, a duet with Justin Bieber.

Five days before Christmas 2020, Ariana revealed she and Dalton got engaged.

They said their I do’s in May 2021 in front of 20 guests. 

Graham Phillips (2008 – 2011)

Friendliest of exes: Ariana started dating Graham in 2008 when they starred together in musical 13 on Broadway before they split in 2011 (pictured in 2011)

Friendliest of exes: Ariana started dating Graham in 2008 when they starred together in musical 13 on Broadway before they split in 2011 (pictured in 2011) 

Ariana started dating Graham in 2008 when they starred together in musical 13 on Broadway. 

Graham was born in Laguna Beach, California and has starred in Riverdale, The Good Wife and Blockers.

The couple had a three-year relationship and stayed friendly when they split in 2011, and have been pictured heading out to dinner together as friends in recent years. 

Jai Brooks (2012 – 2013)

Ariana and Jai dated between August 2012 but split in October 2013 as he accused the singer of cheating on him with Nathan Sykes. 

Jai, along with his brothers Beau and Luke, and their friends Daniel Sahyounie and James Yammouni, shot to fame in 2011 as YouTube pranksters called The Janoskians.

In addition to having their own MTV series and Netflix movie, the boys also toured as a band and at one point sold out London’s Wembley Arena.

However, their popularity eventually started to decline and the group stopped updating their main channel in 2018.

While Jai is still active on social media and YouTube, he largely promotes himself as an artist now and sells his paintings on Instagram.

Nathan Sykes (2013) 

All time low: Ariana and Nathan were first romantically linked in August 2013 (pictured), she confirmed their split later in the year

All time low: Ariana and Nathan were first romantically linked in August 2013 (pictured), she confirmed their split later in the year 

Ariana and Nathan, 30, were first romantically linked in August 2013 after they recorded the duet Almost Is Never Enough for the Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones soundtrack, before confirming their relationship on Twitter the following month.

Their romance caused controversy when Ariana’s ex-boyfriend, Australian comedian Jai, accused her of cheating on him with Nathan, which she vehemently denied.

She blasted him on Twitter, writing: ‘I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised. You said to me if I didn’t come back to you, you’d make me look bad to the entire world…I’m no longer afraid of you or your lies anymore.’

Ariana and Nathan were spotted several times together, including a dinner date in London in early November and in late August in New York City.

She confirmed they had split in 2013 but that they remained on good terms.  

Big Sean (2014 – 2015) 

Ariana and Big Sean dated for a year where she called him 'one of the most amazing men in the whole word'. They split in April 2015

Ariana and Big Sean dated for a year where she called him ‘one of the most amazing men in the whole word’. They split in April 2015

Ariana and Big Sean dated for a year where she called him ‘one of the most amazing men in the whole world’. They split in April 2015. 

At the time of their split she was said to be ‘humiliated’ by his track Stay Down from his album, Dark Sky Paradise. 

In it he rapped about having a ‘million-dollar chick with a billion-dollar p***y’, and Ariana’s beloved grandmother was said to have asked her to explain the lyrics.

They sparked reunion rumours when they were spotted hanging out in 2019, but insisted they were just friends. 

She sings in Thank U, Next: ‘Thought I’d end up with Sean, but he wasn’t a match’.  

Ricky Alvarez (2016) 

The songstress split from dancer Ricky Alvarez, 31, in 2016, after a year of dating. 

The couple were first romantically linked when they were filmed kissing at a bakery in Lake Elsinore, California, where Ariana was also captured on video licking donuts and saying she hates America, an infamous incident that was dubbed ‘Donutgate.’ 

In 2018, Ariana apologised for giving him the ‘worst line’ in her break-up song.

The Breathin’ hitmaker took to Instagram to say sorry to the dancer, after he posted a video of him listening to the lyric.

Hearing her sing: ‘Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh,’ the star looked somewhat confused. 

Taking to Instagram and responding to his post, she wrote: ‘HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH IM SORRY U GOT THE WORST LINE. It was meant v lovingly (sic).’ 

Mac Miller (2016 – 2018) 

Tragedy: Ariana and Pittsburgh-raised rap artist Mac Miller (pictured 2016) dated from September 2016 until May 2018. he died in 2018 after an accidental drug overdose

Tragedy: Ariana and Pittsburgh-raised rap artist Mac Miller (pictured 2016) dated from September 2016 until May 2018. he died in 2018 after an accidental drug overdose 

Ariana and Pittsburgh-raised rap artist Mac Miller dated from September 2016 until May 2018.

Miller famously helped Ariana overcome her grief after a terrorist attack at her Manchester concert in May 2017. That June he went back to England with her to put on a defiant performance at a tribute concert she arranged. 

When they broke up, Ariana began dating comedian Pete Davidson shortly after and the two quickly became engaged.

Ariana addressed the breakup in an Instagram story, writing of Miller: ‘I respect and adore [Malcolm] endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form.’ 

Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick, died suddenly later that year on September 7 after an accidental drug overdose aged just 26. 

Pete Davidson

Rollercoaster: Ariana had a whirlwind engagement with comedian Pete Davidson which broke down after her ex Mac Miller's death  (pictured 2018)

Rollercoaster: Ariana had a whirlwind engagement with comedian Pete Davidson which broke down after her ex Mac Miller’s death  (pictured 2018)

In 2018, Ariana and comedian Pete Davidson, 29, began dating, catapulting him to new levels of fame and scrutiny.

The couple moved very quickly and they became engaged after only a matter of weeks of dating.

However, as rapidly as things began they also fell apart, and the pair broke up in October 2018 after just five months together.

Pete admitted he ‘knew it was over’ after Ariana was left grieving the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller.

Ariana later mentioned Pete in her hit single ‘Thank U, Next’ singing: ‘Even almost got married/ And for Pete I’m so thankful’.

Pete covered up his neck tattoo dedicated to the hitmaker and wished her well during an episode of SNL, saying: ‘She’s a wonderful, strong person, and I genuinely wish her all the happiness in the world’.

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