The Six-Month Love Affair: An Ariana Grande And Pete Davidson Relationship Timeline
July 7 2019, Updated 7:46 p.m. ET
In case you missed it, the whirlwind romance of the Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson relationship made them the “it couple” of the moment. Within one month they had a blindingly fast romance of matching tattoos, a rock large enough to have its own zip code, and of course dumping their exes.
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But, Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson prove that there is such a thing as moving too fast. In less than a month before he put a ring on it. Six months later she dumped him for their teacup pig. RadarOnline.com Online has the exclusive timeline of their too-hot-to-handle romance. They were young love at its best. Fast. Furious. And, over within the blink of an eye.
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So, take a moment to indulge in these two lovebirds as they share their love story (and breakup) with the world…even if it is only a few days old.
March 2016: Ariana and David Meet
Ariana Grande first met Pete Davidson as a guest on Saturday Night Live. The SNL regular was dating Cazzie David at the time while Grande had a very publicized romance with rapper and musician Mac Miller.
May 10th 2018: Ariana Is Single
Seemingly out of the blue, Grande wrote an emotional message to fans that she and her boyfriend of two years had broken up.
On Instagram, she posted, “Hi! This is one of my best friends in the world and favourite people on the planet Malcolm McCormick Mac Miller. I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us!”
After that message, the couple unfollowed one another on Instagram. Maybe, it had something to do with Grande and Davidson spotted together at a Saturday Night Live after-party?
May 16th 2018: Pete Is Single
Following in Grande’s footsteps Davidson shared an emotional message announcing his split from Cazzie David. He dropped sweet one-liners such as she’s a “very talented girl.”
May 20th 2018: Getting Close
It didn’t take long before Grande and Davidson were spotted acting lovey dovey backstage at the Billboard Music Awards. Grande was performing that evening and a source told People that Grande “seemed quite smitten.”
May 21st 2018: Casually Dating
News broke that the two were officially an item and were casually dating.
May 23rd: Things Are Heating Up
Within the space of three days, the duo went from casually dating to having matching tattoos of a tiny cloud on their fingers.
A disgruntled fan crossed the line with Grande. She wrote that Grande should have stayed with Mac Miller. Grande replied with a classy and lengthy clap back stating that she should not have to stay in a “toxic relationship” for any man while “he get’s his shi@ together.”
May 25th 2018: Defending Against Internet Trolls
Davidson also clapped back at fans who ranted that he wasn’t good enough for Grande because he was diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).
May 30th 2018: Instagram Official
Who knew that the two stars liked Harry Potter? Grande and Davidson rocked cloaks from Slytherin and Gryffindor respectively and Davidson posted the photo to his Instagram. Fans also noticed that he wore a hat that said: “I love you.”
June 2nd 2018: More Tattoos
Apparently, Davidson is so excited about his new woman that he chose to get a tattoo of her initials and the title of her hit album. "AG" was tattooed onto his thumb while “Dangerous Woman” along with bunny ears was inked right behind his left ear.
June 12th 2018: Engagement Rumors
People reported the engagement with a source saying, “It’s a recent engagement. They’re just two people who found love quickly and make each other happy all the time.”
Grande wasn’t shy about showing off the mega-watt diamond on her finger during a performance at the iHeartRadio and 102.7 KIISFM’s Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles. The problem was that the concert was on June 2nd. But, since stars are known for their love of bling and her relationship was new, fans didn’t pick up on the engagement ring until more than a week later when Grande began liking Tweets about her engagement.
June 19th 2018: Still Going Strong
Grande announces to fans the name of her new album Sweetner. She also added a bonus track titled “Pete.”
June 21st 2018: He Definitely Put A Ring On It
“It’s f**king lit!” Davidson said on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon while talking about his engagement to Ariana Grande.
June 25th 2018: The $16 million Love Nest
August 11th: 2018: Predicting the Future
"I'm still convinced she's blind or hit her head really hard," Davidson was looking through a crystal ball in an interview with Variety in August. "Something is going to happen, and she's going to be like, 'What the f--k is this thing doing around?'” He called it…
August 19th 2018: K-Mart Soul mates
Ariana revealed on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” that she had written a song about her fiancé only a few weeks after they began “hanging out and stuff”. It must have been a hot and heavy “hang out” with lyrics like, "Universe must have my back, fell from the sky into my lap/And I know you know that you're my soul mate and all that."
Davidson once again joked on SNL about his wifey-to-be dumping him saying, "You know, I don't even get royalties for that 'Pete Davidson' song?" he said. "Like, if we break up, and we won't -- we will -- but we won't. I'm kidding. But in 10 years if, God forbid, that ever happened, there will be a song called 'Pete Davidson' playing in speakers at K-Mart and I'll be working there."
September 7th 2018: An Ex’s Death
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Ariana’s ex-boyfriend Mac Miller was found dead from an apparent overdose. The couple had only just broken up in May.
September 29th 2018: The SNL Clapback
Davidson addressed the haters who bullied him online saying that Grande was too good for him during the season premiere of SNL in the skit “Weekend Update”. While he has stated that, “I don’t like how the Internet is a place where anybody can s--t on you,” he kind of agreed with them. "I got engaged and no one could believe it. I can't believe it and I get it. She's number one pop star in the world and I'm that guy from SNL everyone thinks is in desperate need of more blood."
October 9th 2018: The Tattoo Cover-Up
Remember that Grande-inspired neck tattoo? Well, it went missing and fans noticed. Davidson was seen stepping out of Yankee Stadium sans tattoo and in its place was a black hear and the letter ‘A’.
October 14th 2018: You Get The Ring. I Get The Pig…?
The Internet resounded with a bunch of “I told you so” when it was announced that Grande had returned Davidson’s $100k engagement ring. But, the teacup pig named Piggy Smallz that the couple parented stayed with Grande.
October 16th 2018: A Source Tells All
