Ariana Grande and boyfriend Ricky Alvarez look loved-up during red carpet debut

Ariana Grande and her boyfriend Ricky Alvarez have made their first red carpet appearance as a couple, looking loved-up during the Focker In-Law premiere in New York.

The 33-year-old pop star sent fans into a frenzy in August when she made her relationship with the dancer and photographer Instagram official, sharing a post on social media.

The announcement followed months of speculation that the pair had rekindled their romance after previously dating from 2015 to 2016.

Ricky Alvarez and Ariana Grande previously dated from 2015 until 2016 (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/PA)

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The award-winning singer was accompanied by her boyfriend on Wednesday as she promoted her new film, which is the fourth instalment in the Meet The Parents franchise.

The red carpet appearance also comes months after Grande announced she would be taking a break from public life amid what her representative described as “endless, ongoing public scrutiny”.

Grande looked glamorous wearing a 1990s vintage Badgley Mischka gown in a pale silver-grey plaid pattern, featuring spaghetti straps, a low neckline and a fitted bodice decorated with floral embellishments.

Her gown also featured a full-length skirt while she kept her jewellery minimal with a pair of white earrings and styled her dark hair in a sleek updo.

Grande was joined at the event by Alvarez, who opted for a casual look comprising a black blazer, an open-collar white shirt, dark jeans and brown shoes.

Ariana Grande’s red carpet appearance also comes months after the star announced she would be taking a break from public life (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/PA)

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The couple posed for photographs together, sharing an embrace and a kiss.

Alvarez also posted on Instagram following the outing, sharing a selfie with his girlfriend captioned “Fockers”, in reference to the upcoming film, which stars Grande alongside Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Skyler Gisondo.

Grande was joined by her fellow cast members at the event at the Beacon Theatre in New York, including Owen Wilson, Chris Redd, Eduardo Franco and Beanie Feldstein.

Alvarez previously worked as a backing dancer for the singer on her Honeymoon Tour, with the pair dating between 2015 and 2016.

Following their split, Grande namedropped him in her 2018 song, Thank U, Next and sang about how she “wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh”.

She has since appeared to change the lyrics during performances on her Eternal Sunshine tour, replacing the second line with variations including “We always find our way back”.

The US singer concluded her tour in September following a 10-night residency at the O2 in London.

It came after Grande announced in August that she planned to take a break from public-facing work and appearances once the tour ended.

Grande had also dropped out of the upcoming London revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday In The Park With George, in which she was due to appear opposite her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey.