Wife of SpongeBob star Tom Kenny speaks out after Ariana Grande split sparks dating rumours

Two SpongeBobs, one Grande.

It seems Ariana Grande’s newest reported love curiosity has created some confusion.

With rumours that the singer has set her eyes upon fellow star Ethan Slater – an actor who performed SpongeBob’s character within the live-action musical – it has resulted in a weird case of mistaken identification.

After an Instagram publish made by The Lower posed the query “Is Ariana Grande Courting SpongeBob Now?”, many wrongly assumed the reference to SpongeBob was about Tom Kenney – the actor who has been the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants for over 20 years on Nickelodeon.

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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater — It seems Ariana Grande’s newest reported love curiosity has created some confusion. (Michelle Yeoh Instagram)

After seeing the publish, Kenny’s spouse Jill Talley was fast to clear up rumours.

“Hello everybody, I am married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the TV present),” she commented on the publish, per Individuals.

“He isn’t courting Ariana Grande. I do not know if Ethan Slater (who performed SpongeBob within the musical) is or is not courting Ariana Grande. Nonetheless, they’re each lovable and I completely ship it. Simply wished to set the file straight.”

The actress went on to notice that herself and Tom Kenny have been celebrating their twenty seventh marriage ceremony anniversary.

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Jill Talley and Tom Kenny — The actress went on to notice that herself and Tom Kenny have been celebrating their twenty seventh marriage ceremony anniversary. (Instagram)

Rumours of Slater and Grande’s romance emerged after a supply advised Us Weekly that the pair have been courting.

“Ariana and Ethan are courting; nonetheless issues are pretty new,” the supply claimed to the outlet. “Ariana and Dalton break up in January, and Ethan is separated from his spouse.”

“Ariana and Ethan have solely just lately begun seeing one another however they’ve a number of enjoyable collectively and are having fun with one another’s firm,” the insider added.

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Ethan Slater — It does not assist that the photographs of Slater being circulated on-line frequently function him performing within the 2017 musical. (Getty Pictures for Nickelodeon)

The information comes lower than every week after Grande and her husband Dalton Gomez have been revealed to be splitting.

Sources near the couple cited Grande’s Depraved filming schedule in London as a serious supply of issues in addition to Gomez’s alleged lack of ability to simply accept the star’s mega superstar standing.

“She was blissful in Los Angeles for a few years. She wished to make a life there with Dalton,” a supply divulged to Individuals.

“He’s tremendous targeted on his profession and must stay in Los Angeles. It is positively been a problem for them. Dalton’s profession is demanding and he cannot depart Los Angeles typically. So when Grande began filming Depraved in England, they have been in for a long-distance marriage.”

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