SpongeBob Voice Actor’s Wife Jill Talley Jokes He’s ‘Not’ Dating Ariana Grande — But Supports Ethan Slater Romance

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Actress Jill Talley took to Instagram to clarify which SpongeBob SquarePants actor is currently dating Ariana Grande — and it’s not Talley’s husband, Tom Kenny.“Hi everyone, I’m married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the tv show.) He is not dating Ariana Grande,” Talley, 60, commented on a recent Instagram post shared by The Cut which featured the headline, “Is Ariana Grande Dating SpongeBob Now?”Kenny, 61, has portrayed SpongeBob SquarePants’ titular sponge on the beloved Nickelodeon animated series — as well as spin-offs The Patrick Star Show, Kamp Koral and more — since 1999.

Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, July 20, that Grande, 30, meanwhile, is dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater, who earned a 2018 Tony nomination for his portrayal of SpongeBob in the SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway musical.“I don’t know if Ethan Slater (who played SpongeBob in the musical) is or isn’t dating Ariana Grande,” Talley continued. “However, they’re both adorable and I totally ship it.”Talley — who herself has voiced Karen the computer since SpongeBob’s 1999 premiere — concluded her comment with a sweet update on her and Kenny’s marriage. “PS: as for me and Tom Kenny — we are celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary today,” she wrote.Last week, a source told Us that Grande and Slater’s romance was “fairly new,” adding, “Ariana and Ethan have only recently begun seeing each other but they have a lot of fun together and are enjoying each other’s company.”Grande’s new relationship update came days after news broke that she and her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez, had separated after two years of marriage. “Ariana and Dalton have been having some issues for months now,” a second insider told Us on July 17. “They were having issues