Ariana Grande is set to appear in a new episode of Penn Badgley's Podcrushed podcastlater this week on Wednesday, June 12 - and shared a humorous teaser to her fans.
The We Can't Be Friends songstress, 30 - who recently spent time with boyfriend Ethan Slater during the Stanley Cup Final - jumped to her Instagram stories on Monday to upload a reel that was also shared to Podcrushed's main page.
The actor notably starred in the singer's latest music for The Boy Is Mine - which officially dropped last week on Friday, June 7.
During the snippet, the You star, 37, could be seen standing inside a spacious studio while pointing to his smartphone and held a conversation with two other team members.
The camera then quickly panned to Grande who was patiently sitting in a chair and sent a confused glance in Badgley's direction and then back towards the camera.
Ariana Grande, 30, is set to appear in a new episode of Penn Badgley's Podcrushed podcast later this week on June - and shared a humorous teaser to her fans
During the snippet, the You star, 37, could be seen standing inside a spacious studio while pointing to his smartphone and held a conversation with two other team members
Throughout the duration of the short teaser, the viral sound 'Ariana, what are you doing here!' played in the background.
The caption of the reel which was shared to the podcast's Instagram page read: 'SET YOUR ALARMS @arianagrandeon Podcrushed, audio and video out June 12 at 6am EST!!!!'
Social media users jumped to the comment section to share their excitement over the upcoming episode, with one joking, 'No but seriously Ariana what are you doing here?!'
Another added, 'oh we are getting FED this month,' while one typed out, 'the best crossover I've seen in a while.'
Before her appearance on the podcast episode, Ariana and Penn collaborated when the Gossip Girl alum starred in her music video for The Boy Is Mine.
The track is found on her Eternal Sunshine album which was released earlier this year on March 8, and is also a reimagining of the 1998 song of the same name by Brandy and Monica - who also made surprise cameos in the music video.
Grande portrayed a woman living in a rat-infested city who transforms into Catwoman and stalks the mayor - played by Penn. The actor notably plays a stalker in the hit Netflix series, You.
Over the past weekend on Saturday, the actor jumped to his main Instagram page to send his thanks to Ariana for the opportunity and also included a few behind-the-scenes snaps.
The camera then quickly panned to Grande who was patiently sitting in a chair and sent a confused glance in Badgley's direction and then back to the camera
Throughout the duration of the short teaser, the viral sound 'Ariana, what are you doing here!' played in the background
Grande portrayed a woman living in a rat-infested city who transforms into Catwoman and stalks the mayor - played by Penn
He penned, 'The boy may be yours but the pleasure was all mine @arianagrande thank you for inviting me into your orbit for a moment & @christhedirector for building a little world to play in for a day.'
'Hey ma I'm in a music video! And in the presence of @brandy and @monicadenise ??Honored to be alongside these icons ❤️❤️.'
Some of Penn's 5 million followers shared their thoughts on his cameo in the video - which has currently garnered nearly 10 million views since it was dropped last week on Friday.
'spotted: lonely boy with miss ponytail on set. careful humphrey, i heard she takes more than just the boy. xoxo, gossip girl,' one wrote, referencing to his character in Gossip Girl.
Another shared, 'SPOTTED !! LONELY BOY AND ARIANA GRANDE LOOKS LIKE LONELY BOY ISNT SO LONELY AFTER ALL.. xoxo gossip girl.'
'The boy may be yours but the pleasure was all mine,' a fan wrote, quoting Badgley's own caption, while the director, Christian Breslauer, added, 'One of the greatest I've had the pleasure to step in front of my lens. Thank. You times a million.'
Shortly before the music video was dropped, Grande confirmed that Penn would make an appearance during an interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
'The video stars Penn Badgley, who I've been a fan of my entire life,' she stated, and then gushed, 'It was just so amazing to work with him. I'm such a fan!'
Over the past weekend on Saturday, the actor jumped to his main Instagram page to send his thanks to Ariana for the opportunity and also included a few behind-the-scenes snaps
Shortly before the music video was dropped, Grande confirmed that Penn would make an appearance during an interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (seen above)
Over the weekend on Saturday, Ariana was seen with boyfriend, Ethan Slater, as they attended game one of the Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Florida.
The couple - who first stuck up a romance while filming the musical film Wicked - were spotted sharing a laugh while sitting amongst the crowd in the stands.
In July of last year, it was confirmed that Ariana had split from ex-husband, Dalton, although it was later revealed that the pair had officially separated months earlier in January.
Slater also separated from wife, Lilly Jay, after the two tied the knot in 2018. The former couple also share a son who was welcomed to the world in August 2022.
That same month in July 2023, a source told People that Grande and Slater were in a relationship. '[Ariana] and Ethan recently began dating, and he is separated from his wife.'
In October, a separate insider informed Us Weekly that Ariana and Ethan had moved in together in NYC.
She also supported Ethan by attending some of his Spamalot shows in the Big Apple, such as attending the final performance this year in April.
Also in April, some of the Wicked cast - including Ariana and Ethan - attended 2024 CinemaCon together in Las Vegas.
And last month, Grande sweetly supported Slater during opening night of his Cafe Carlyle residency in NYC.
Ariana's older brother,Frankie Grande, recently shared his thoughts on the singer's relationship with Slater during an interview with TooFab. 'I love him, he's a very sweet guy. I've been a fan of him ever since seeing him in SpongeBob [the musical].'
Over the weekend on Saturday, Ariana was seen with boyfriend, Ethan Slater, as they attended game one of the Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Florida
Ariana's older brother, Frankie Grande, recently shared his thoughts on the singer's relationship with Slater during an interview with TooFab; Frankie seen earlier this month in L.A.
'And I got to interview him when I was doing the SpongeBob SquarePants podcast. And the Broadway community is a tight-knit family.'
'He's a great guy. Ethan's a wonderful guy,' Frankie further gushed. 'He's very sweet. He's very very very sweet. I just, I adore him.'
'I...honestly, I've always just said this, all I want is for my sister to be happy and when she's happy I’m happy. So I'm very happy.'
It comes after Ariana was mercilessly trolled by fans who were quick to point out that her boyfriend bears a striking resemblance to her older brother.
