Who Is Ethan Slater? Meet Ariana Grande's New Boyfriend

There mightiness beryllium lone 1 pineapple nether the sea, but determination are 2 SpongeBobs retired there—and Ariana Grande is lone dating 1 of them. 

Jill Talley, the woman of Tom Kenny, who has been voicing the cartoon sponge for implicit 20 years connected Nickelodeon, had to acceptable the grounds consecutive erstwhile immoderate fans thought the popular vocalist was dating Jill's husband.

The disorder arose erstwhile The Cut posted a header to Instagram connected July 20 that read, "Is Ariana Grande Dating SpongeBob Now?" The SquarePants successful question is actually Ethan Slater, Ariana's co-star successful the upcoming Wicked film and the archetypal SpongeBob in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical—a information Jill was acceptable to clarify. 

"Hi everyone, I'm joined to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob connected the TV show)," she wrote connected the post, per People. "He is not dating Ariana Grande. I don't cognize if Ethan Slater (who played SpongeBob successful the musical) is oregon isn't dating Ariana Grande. However, they're some adorable and I wholly vessel it. Just wanted to acceptable the grounds straight."

And arsenic it turns out, this nautical quality was breaking connected a peculiar time for Jill and Tom—their anniversary. 

"PS: arsenic for maine and Tom Kenny," the dependable histrion added, alongside a reddish bosom emoji, "we are celebrating our 27th wedding day today."

Ariana and Ethan person not yet publically commented connected their narration status, and Ethan has since made his Instagram private while Ariana has deleted her wedding photos with Dalton.  

Months up of her caller romance going public, Ariana penned a heartfelt connection astir how creating the musical remake has "healed" her. 

"Savoring each millisecond near with my Galinda (although she'll beryllium with maine irrevocably, forever)," Ariana she began the April 3 post, which was halfway done the filming process. "To beryllium present successful Oz wherever mundane is simply a beingness changing one... To beryllium transforming and healing parts of maine that one ne'er knew needed it. oregon possibly did. I don't privation it to end. truthful portion one americium inactive here, present, now, one conscionable wanted to…. exclaim my tremendous gratitution! and let my bosom to overflow."