Ethan Slater's Ex-Wife Opens Up About Divorce And Actor's Romance With Ariana Grande

LOADINGERROR LOADINGLilly Jay, the ex-wife of “Wicked” actor Ethan Slater, is sharing her take on the former couple’s highly scrutinized divorce for the first time publicly.In a lengthy essay published by The Cut on Thursday, Jay acknowledged she’d experienced “a season of shock and mourning” following the end of her marriage that had been exacerbated by the media frenzy over Slater’s romance with his “Wicked” co-star Ariana Grande.

Advertisement “No one gets married thinking they’ll get divorced, in the same way we don’t board a plane expecting to crash,” she wrote.“But I really never thought I would get divorced.

Especially not just after giving birth to my first child and especially not in the shadow of my husband’s new relationship with a celebrity.”Jay, a clinical psychologist specializing in women’s health, notably does not mention Slater or Grande by name throughout the piece.Still, she suggests her grief has been mitigated by her duties as a mom to the 2-year-old son she shares with Slater.

Ethan Slater filed for divorce from Lilly Jay in 2023 after about five years of marriage.Monica Schipper/WireImage via Getty ImagesAdvertisement “Slowly but surely, I have come to believe that in the absence of the life I planned with my high-school sweetheart, a lifetime of sweetness is waiting for me and my child,” she wrote.

“While our partnership has changed, our parenthood has not.Both of us fiercely love our son 100 percent of the time, regardless of how our parenting time is divided.” She went on to note: “As for me, days with my son are sunny.

Days when I can’t escape the promotion of a movie associated with the saddest days of my life are darker.”Prior to his performance as Boq in the film version of “Wicked,” Slater was primarily known as a stage actor, having earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.” He and Jay were married in Novemb...