--- title: Kermit and Miss Piggy Break Up description: Kermit told the Television Critics Association that his new girlfriend Denise is in marketing at ABC canonical: https://time.com/3984109/kermit-miss-piggy-break-up/ author: Olivia B. 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Pop, rock and country artists aren't safe ... not even puppets.  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Aug 4, 2015 6:10 PM UTC Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy announced that they have broken up, just a month before _The Muppets_ TV reboot premieres on ABC. Here’s the statement that appears on both characters’ [Facebook pages](https://www.facebook.com/MuppetsKermit/posts/842414959146092): “After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Miss Piggy made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship. We will continue to work together on television (“The Muppets”/Tuesdays 8pm this fall on ABC) and in all media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, throughout the universe. However, our personal lives are now distinct and separate, and we will be seeing other people, pigs, frogs, et al. This is our only comment on this private matter. Thank you for your understanding.” The two appeared together at a Television Critics Association panel Tuesday, where Kermit revealed his new “girlfriend” works in marketing at ABC: > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialTCA/status/628614559708811264) Miss Piggy remained her confident self: > [](https://twitter.com/POPSUGAREnt/status/628619341198524416) ### Meet the Man Behind Sesame Street's Big Bird  Caroll Spinney joined Sesame Street in its inaugural 1969 season playing both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Courtesy Robert Fuhring  In the first year of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch was orange. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney and Jim Henson are seen on the set of Sesame Street in 1969, the first year of the show. Courtesy Bill Pierce  Caroll Spinney with Oscar the Grouch and Picklepuss, one of his first puppet creations. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney tests a puppet in the concept stage. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney filming Big Bird in China with Lisa Ouyang. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney with his children and Oscar the Grouch at his child's birthday party. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney and Oscar the Grouch shooting Sesame Street in Hawaii. Courtesy Gary Miller  Caroll Spinney takes a break from shooting a cameo in The Muppet Movie. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney with First Lady Hillary Clinton on Sesame Street. Spinney has worked with all the first ladies since the Nixon administration. Courtesy Sesame Workshop  Caroll Spinney is seen with First Lady Michelle Obama. Spinney is a distant cousin of President Barack Obama. Courtesy Richard Termine—Sesame Workshop  Caroll Spinney performs on a recent season of Sesame Street and continues to perform as Big Bird and Oscar to this day. Courtesy Copper Pot Pictures ## Transcript [00:00] Okay, it might be time to have a heart to heart with [00:03] Hollywood. Is there something in the water? Because [00:06] this summer is about to be remembered as the [00:08] summer of celebrity breakups. This is actually, [00:11] probably good news for devoted one direction fans. [00:14] Former band member saying Malik is single again. [00:17] Malik broke off his two year engagement to his Little [00:21] Mix fiancee two weeks ago, leaving her devastated. [00:24] This week also brought us the news of Gavin Rossdale [00:27] and Gwen Stefani's divorce after 13 years of marriage. [00:31] The couple who met in 1995 when their bands, No [00:33] Doubt and Bush, toured together said in a statement [00:37] the decision was mutual and they will remain partners [00:39] to jointly raise their three sons. In July Miranda [00:42] Lambert and Blake Shelton shocked Fans after [00:45] announcing their split after four years of marriage. Ben [00:48] Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced their separation [00:51] in June, after ten years of marriage. Like Lambert and [00:54] Shelton, they also dealt with a cheating scandal, what's [00:56] being called Nanny Gate. I'd say we could look to Miss [01:00] Piggy and Kermit the Frog for the ideal Hollywood [01:02] romance, but they just broke up, too. The couple [01:05] posted matching Facebook statuses saying, in part, [01:09] Our personal lives are now distinct and separate, and [01:11] we'll be seeing other people, pigs, frogs, et al. Some [01:15] suspect Kermit has spent too much time working on [01:17] the muppet's new prime time show and it's thrown a [01:20] wrench in the romance. Take a long nap big boy, [01:24] you're gonna need your strength. 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