SpongeBob SquarePants Voice Actor's Wife Clarifies He's Not Dating Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is reportedly dating Ethan Slater, who played SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway – not to be confused with SpongeBob himself.

Voice actor Jill Talley is married to Tom Kenny, who voices the iconic sponge character. And amid all of the wild headlines lately about Ariana dating SpongeBob, she wanted to clear something up!

A post from The Cut features the headline: “Is Ariana Grande Dating Spongebob Now?”

Keep reading to find out more…

She commented on the post on Instagram: “Hi everyone, I’m married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the TV show). He is not dating Ariana Grande. I don’t know if Ethan Slater (who played SpongeBob in the musical) is or isn’t dating Ariana Grande. However, they’re both adorable and I totally ship it. Just wanted to set the record straight. P.S. as for me and Tom Kenny — we are celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary today.”

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