Ariana Grande concluded her "Eternal Sunshine" tour with a passionate kiss for boyfriend Ricky Álvarez, captured in a video montage shared Friday. The 41-show tour wrapped up with a final performance in London.
In the black-and-white montage posted to Instagram, Grande, 33, shared behind-the-scenes moments from the tour. Among them was a clip of Álvarez taking photos of her from the edge of the stage, leading to a kiss between the two. Grande captioned the post, "this experience has meant more to me than words can possibly say … ‘i love you’ doesn’t begin to cover it. thank you. from the bottom of my heart. yours always, ariana."
During the final London concert, Grande appeared to allude to marriage by altering the lyrics of her hit song "thank u, next." She changed the line "Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh" to "Wrote some songs about Ricky / I’m tryna make him my last."
This follows a previous lyrical change made in July during a concert in Brooklyn, New York, where she sang, "Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back." Grande and Álvarez, who dated between 2015 and 2016, rekindled their relationship in July, a little over two months after her split from Ethan Slater.
A source told Page Six at the time of their reunion that Grande was not "rushing back into the relationship," noting she had a lot on her plate with her tour schedule. The couple made their relationship Instagram official in August, with Grande sharing several photos of them together.
The public displays of affection come as Grande prepares to take a break from public-facing work following the conclusion of her tour. She announced her intention to step away from the spotlight due to "endless ongoing public scrutiny" concerning her weight. Grande also withdrew from the West End revival of "Sunday in the Park with George." However, she is still expected to promote her upcoming film, "Focker-in-Law," slated for release on November 25.