Ariana Grande uses 'symbolic' act to hint at 'split' from husband Dalton Gomez

17 July 2023 , 16:47

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Ariana Grande was spotted at Wimbledon (Image: WireImage)

Ariana Grande is said to be ready to divorce her husband Dalton Gomez.

The rumours intensified when the singer, 30, was spotted at Wimbledon and wasn't wearing her wedding ring. She took in the men's singles final at the prestigious lawn tennis competition in the UK on Sunday, sitting beside Andrew Garfield and Jonathan Bailey.

But it was her lack of wedding band - as well as her change in appearance - that really got fans talking as the Thank U Next singer appeared to hint at a split from her estate agent husband after just two years.

Speaking of the look, body language expert Judi James said: "Made almost unrecognisable thanks to her blonde hair, Ariana’s body language at Wimbledon defined her as the perfect A-lister in terms of elegance and charisma. Sitting upright enough to suggest she was aware of keeping the branding strong in public she was flanked by two leading actors, dressed and styled similarly enough to look like book-ends."

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande (WireImage)

Opening up on the lack of ring, Judi gave her input: "Did Ariana look like a woman facing a marital split? The alleged missing ring was curious as taking the ring off is still a well-tried symbolic act for a celeb wanting to announce a split. But there could easily be other reasons, like not feeling safe wearing a sparkler in public or worrying about leaving it in the loo when you wash your hands."

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Despite the split rumours, Judi insisted it didn't appear as though she was getting close to one of her Wimbledon pals. She continued: "The body language with Jonathan and Andrew could also look misleading. There were moments when the two men leaned in to chat to each other across Ariana and moments when she communicated individually with each of them, with little in the way of individual preference or favouritism.

Ariana is said to be splitting from husband Dalton

They have been married for two years (Instagram)

"Of course the whispering body language with Jonathan could look more furtive as putting your hands up to your face in a cut-off barrier ritual can imply you’re exchanging secrets but, despite the fact he is known to be oozing with charisma and charm, Jonathan’s sneaky smile behind his fingers and the way he looks ahead rather than at Ariana hints this is nothing more than a gossipy gesture, suggesting friendship and not anything more intimate."

A source claimed to TMZ Ariana and Dalton are indeed "heading for divorce". The insider said the pair had been having relationship woes for some time now, despite only tying the knot in May 2021 in a very private home ceremony.

Jamie Roberts