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Ariana Grande and Mac Miller dated for nearly two years and broke up in May 2018 – partly due to his ongoing struggles with substance abuse

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Ariana Grande shocked fans by making an ultra rare comment about her former partner Mac Miller, seven years after his death from a fatal drug overdose.

The emotional Wicked star said she remains “really thankful” for the impact Mac Miller had on her career.

The 32-year-old star praised Mac for changing the course of her music and for helping her find her sound. Ariana and Mac dated from 2016 to 2018 – splitting just four months before the rapper died in September.

Ariana says her boyfriend encouraged her to make “R+B influenced pop music”, which led to huge success for her. Speaking to students at Chapman University, Ariana said in a clip shared on TikTok: “I’m really thankful for that.”

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The Wicked star revealed she decided to get the Best Day Ever rapper on her track The Way because of his advice. She added: “That’s also part of why I was so eager to ask him to be a part of it. Not only because he was perfect for the song, but I also felt like I had him to thank for finding my sound.”

After splitting with Mac, Ariana started dating then SNL comic Pete Davidson – who she was with when she heard the tragic news about her ex-partner.

Ariana last spoke publicly of Mac in 2020, telling Apple Music: “I think that nothing mattered more to him than music ever. She said: “And he was the kind of person who woke up and rolled into the studio, tumbled out of bed, into the studio next door. Nothing was more important. Talk about losing track of time and forgetting to eat, remind yourself to take care of yourself and be a person.

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“He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music.”

Ariana also pointed to the “many incredible and different bodies of work” he left behind.

She added: “It has to be, it’s just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with, and I think the thing he’d want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it.”

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She had previously reflected on the grief she felt when he passed, acknowledging that while their relationship wasn’t “perfect”, she still thought he was “the best person ever”.

She told Vogue magazine in 2019: “It’s pretty all-consuming. By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, f***. He was the best person ever, and he didn’t deserve the demons he had.

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet set those persistent split rumours to bed when they stepped out – and packed on the PDA -at a film premiere on Monday evening

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Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet couldn’t have looked more in love as the Kardashian star joined her actor beau at the premiere of Marty Supreme in Los Angeles on Monday.

The beauty guru, 28, and the acclaimed film star, 29, got cozy in front of the cameras on the red carpet – making sure nobody could miss them in eye-popping colour-ordinated orange outfits.

Multi-millionaire Kylie wore a figure-hugging orange Chrome Hearts dress with a plunging neckline accessorized with chunky silver cross chains, while Oscar-nominated Timothee wore an orange leather Chrome Hearts suit and boots – and a Chrome Hearts ping pong paddle crossbody holder.

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Timothee’s accessory was a mischievous nod to his role in the film, which sees him play champion table tennis player Marty Mauser.

And the pair’s attendance together sent a message to those who hadn’t seen the couple together in several weeks, leading to speculation – not for the first time – that the Hollywood darlings had secretly split.

On the contrary, they couldn’t have looked more loved-up as they held hands posing for photographers, Timothee at one point wrapping his arm around his girlfriend.

Later in the evening, Kylie was seen at The Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood, alongside friend Anastasia ‘Stassie’ Karanikolaou, but Timothee was not in attendance.

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The last time the hot couple had been seen in public was enjoying a game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, on October 8.

The lack of public appearance since then has fuelled the gossip mill that the pair had called it a day – as did an interview with Tomothee in which he deftly side-stepped any questions about his relationship.

He said that he ‘will not talk about’ the romance, adding: ‘I don’t say that with any fear, I just don’t have anything to say.’

Kylie and Timothee were first linked in April 2023 and that September went public, when they were seen kissing passionately at a Beyoncé concert, but it’s thought they met at Nobu Malibu in 2019.

And though they’re not strangers to bold red carpet statements together, the couple have generally flown under the radar with their romance – and Kylie has not name-dropped Timothee in her family’s reality show, Hulu’s The Kardashians.

Although they have not shied away from being glimpsed together in public, they have kept their relationship off social media and she has refrained from mentioning his name on her family’s Hulu show, The Kardashians.

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It’s believed one of the reasons behind their usual privacy is Timothee’s desire to be seen as a serious actor.

Kylie has previously attended high-profile awards shows with her other half, including the Oscars and the Golden Globes, but had previously let him walk the red carpet alone, before being seen inside the ceremony with him.

Kylie shares two children with Travis Scott and previous romances include Cody Simpson, Jaden Smith, Justin Bieber, Tyga and PartyNextDoor.

Hollywood heartthrob Timothee, meanwhile, has previously been linked to his The King leading lady Lily-Rose Depp, Extrapolations actress Eiza González and Madonna’s eldest child, Lourdes Leon.

Timothee’s latest film is already gardening rave reviews and having just received a Golden Globe nomination hours before the premiere, the star will no doubt be hoping for an Oscar’s nod with it, too.

The film also stars Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, who came out of retirement for her role, and attended the premiere with her 19-year-old son Moses.

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! winner, Angry Ginge, was met by his mum, Michelle, on the iconic bridge Down Under on Sunday and told us he went on the show to make her proud

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! champion, Angry Ginge, has taken a pop at his dad after being crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday.

The YouTuber, 24, real name Morgan Burtwistle, was met by his ecstatic mum, Michelle – who raised Ginge and his sister as a single parent – on the iconic bridge Down Under and later told the Mirror he’d gone on I’m A Celeb to make her proud. However, he had nothing to say about his estranged dad, but has now shared a post on Instagram, making his feelings clear.

The star joked his dad would be furious at seeing his success after leaving the family.

Over a clip of actor, Matthew McConaunghey sobbing in the film, Interstellar, as he watches his estranged daughter in a old video, a fan wrote: “Angry Ginge’s dad watching his past self walk out on his son, who would go on to win I’m A Celebrity.”

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Commenting on the clip, Ginge replied: “HAHAHAHAHAHAH” before posting a shot of a huge plate of steak and chips as he enjoyed all his luxury hotel on the Gold Coast has to offer.

Ginge spoke candidly about his upbringing on a council estate in Manchester to the Mirror after leaving the jungle as he revealed that money was scarce.

Admitting he thought about quitting the I’m A Celeb, but stayed in because he wanted to impress his mum, he said: “I will never forget where I came from, and I think because I started literally from the bottom and watched everyone around me from my mates to their parents, my mum, everyone had to graft their way to get wherever it was.”

Money was tight and Ginge’s mum had to work several jobs to keep them afloat. Even so, when the star was 18, Michelle was forced to sell the family home and move somewhere cheaper. He moved in with his Nana round the corner to ease the pressure.

As a result, Ginge says his aim from the outset was to make his mum proud. He concluded: “She told me I’d done that…but then she also said: ’I was already proud of you…you didn’t need to go on the show to do that.”

With almost a million followers on YouTube and a whole host of big-money projects in no doubt in pipeline after his jungle success, the sky’s the limit for Ginge.

We also revealed how being on the show has actually cost him more than £100,000 in lost brand deals in the build up to Christmas.

A source said: “His fee for doing the show was nothing compared to the money he could have earned on the outside. But he just wanted to make his mum proud.”