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Arianators, have you seen this?

If you've listened to the song 'Thank U Next', you'll have heard Ariana sing about an ex-boyfriend called Ricky, when she says "I wrote some love songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh".

On Ari's current tour, she has been changing the lyrics about Ricky. On one night, she said, "Wrote some songs about Ricky…now they still kinda slap," and "I know he's still got my back."

Ariana Grande changes Ricky’s ‘thank u, next’ line again:

“I know he’s still got my back” pic.twitter.com/uDRAruO8gk

— TheGrandeTop10 ꕤ (@TheGrandeTop10) June 27, 2026

Following these changes, Ari and Ricky have been spotted together in public, and Ari has now followed Ricky's Mum and sister on Instagram.

Ariana grande was seen with her ex boyfriend, Ricky, hanging out together recently.
This goes right after Ariana changed the Thank u, next lyrics on yesterday show:

‘Wrote some songs about Ricky…now they still kinda slap’ pic.twitter.com/t4U2gy2QIW

— pop_insider 🤍🖤 (@PInsider_) June 26, 2026

Fans have started speculating that the pair may be dating again, but Ariana's team has shut down these rumours and has confirmed that they are just friends reconnecting. 

Ricky Alvarez shakes Ariana Grande’s father’s hand after another ‘thank u, next’ lyric change:

“Wrote some songs about Ricky, I know he still got my back” pic.twitter.com/s4E11am01n

— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 27, 2026