Now thatPete DavidsonandAriana Grande‘s romance has come to an end, fans are realizing the signs were there all along —despite all the PDA.
TheSaturday Night Livecomedian, 24, and pop star, 25 — whofirst started dating in May 2018andgot engaged just three weeks later—ended their engagement this past weekend, PEOPLE confirmed on Sunday.
“It was way too much too soon,” a Grande source said. “It’s not shocking to anyone.”Another insider told TMZthat the timing just wasn’t right.
Here are all the indications there was trouble in paradise.
Davidson covered up his bunny ears tattoo
Early into the romance, the actor got thePlayboy-inspired bunny ears mask(the one Grande wore on the cover of herDangerous Womanalbum) tattooed on the left side of his neck.
But as of early last week, the bunny ears were gone and instead a large heart tattoo took its place. TheNew York Post‘s Page Sixspeculated at the time that he transformed his tattoo to match Grande, who has a large heart tattoo on her body (it’s unclear where).
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Grande dropped out of herSNLperformance
Kanye Westopened this season of the comedy sketch show on Sept. 17 with a controversial, politically charged performance because,producer Lorne Michaels confirmed, Grande dropped out “for emotional reasons.”
Grande’s ex-boyfriendMac Millerdied of an overdose shortly before the scheduled appearance, on Sept. 7.
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During his speech on Saturday atF—k Cancer‘s Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala in L.A., Braun, 37, acknowledged the singer’s absence before introducing the event’s fill-in performer,Trevor Noah.
“Someone that I am very close to could not be here today because of things that she is going through,” he said, without providing specifics. “She couldn’t be here today, and while I was frustrated, being a manager, my wife, being who she always is, said to me, ‘She needs this time.’ ”
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Grande sent a series of emotional tweets in September
In late September, the singer got emotional in a series of tweets.
“Can i pls have one okay day. just one. pls,” wrote Grande on Sept. 27, adding “i’m so f—ing tired pls” and “jus wake me up when i’m supposed to sing or whatever. peace” minutes later.
She also resurfaced a tweet from earlier in the month. “j f—ing k,” she wrote while re-tweeting her own post from Sept. 22 assuring fans that “everything will be okay.”
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The couple was finalizing a prenup
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The weekend before Davidson joke onSNL: “Obviously I wanted [a prenup], you know, so God forbid we split up and then she takes half my sneakers …. No look, I’m totally comfortable being with a successful woman; I think it’s dope. I live at her place. She pays like 60 grand for rent, and all I have to do is, like, stock the fridge.”
Grande didn’t attend the Emmy Awards
In mid-September a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Grande was skipping the Emmys. Davidson did not attend either, butSNLpicked up multiple awardsthat night.
The awards show came 10 days after Miller’s death. Grande previously opened up aboutcoping with anxiety and PTSDafter a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured more than 500 in aterrorist attackat the Manchester stop of her Dangerous Woman Tour in May of 2017.
“Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much-needed time to heal and mend,” her team said in a statement. “She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding.”
Davidson was spotted comforting a crying Grande
The same day that Grande’sEmmy Awards’ absence was confirmed, the “God Is a Woman” singer appeared emotional while strolling through Manhattan with her then-fiancé. Wearing thigh-high boots and an oversized sweatshirt, Grande held tight to him as he planted a kiss on her head.
source: people.com
