Ariana Grande's Ex Ricky Alvarez Reacts to 'Thank U, Next' Mention

Ariana Grande‘s former flame Ricky Alvarez is responding to his shout-out in her new track “thank u, next!”

The “God is a woman” crooner mentioned her ex-boyfriend, who used to be a dancer on her tour, with the line, “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ Now I listen and laugh.”

Ricky – who knew about the lyrics before the song was released – took to his Instagram Stories to post a video of himself listening to the song and zooming in when his name was dropped.

“HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH IM SORRY U GOT THE WORST LINE,” Ariana replied. “It was meant v lovingly.”

“Nothing but gratitude,” Ricky shared. “Thank u, next. … (those songs are fire tho… you’re welcome).”

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Ariana was first linked to Ricky in the summer of 2015. Their split was confirmed a year later in 2016.

If you missed it, be sure to check out the breakdown of every name-check on Ariana‘s new song.