ARIANA Grande has teased a possible appearance from actor Penn Badgley in her newest music video.
The pop star announced last week that she will be releasing the video for her hit song, The Boy Is Mine, on June 7th.
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The song is the eighth on her Eternal Sunshine studio album, which she released earlier this year.
Ahead of the anticipated music video drop, some fans have been speculating that Ariana, 30, may have included a well-known actor in the project.
Penn, known for his role on hit shows such as You and Gossip Girl, has been at the top of many fans’ lists.
On Sunday, the Grammy Award-winning singer teased that the 37-year-old actor may be featured in the new video.
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Ariana reposted a video onto her Instagram Stories, which featured the text, “Not the whole Internet showing up to ask us if Penn is in The Boy is Mine MV.”
The clip showed a group of foxes walking onto a back deck and approaching a house, meant to jokingly mimic the behavior of inquisitive fans.
The singer added a gif of three cats wagging their tails, accompanied by a thought bubble with a question mark inside.
Ariana’s post was shared on X, formerly Twitter, where fans have been weighing in on the possible collab.
“Music video of the year is coming,” one person wrote, while another tweeted, “Oh, this is about to be one of her best music videos.”
“This is practically a confirmation lol,” a third believed.
“Whoa, Penn Badgley in an Ariana Grande music video? That’s gonna be interesting!” a fourth said.
“If he turns into Joe at the end I would FREAKING SCREAM,” someone else wrote, mentioning his character in You.
FINDING CLUES
Ariana teased a clip from The Boy Is Mine on Instagram last week, which showed someone putting a beverage on the ledge of a sink and filling it with ice.
The mystery man — who definitely resembled Penn from behind — then placed his head underneath the faucet with the water running.
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The man had wavy dark hair and was wearing what appeared to be a white button-up shirt.
The clip then showed the bathroom door, which was slightly cracked as someone’s hand with black, claw-shaped nails reached through.
“Meow,” Ariana teased in the caption.
She also shared another glimpse at the video on her Instagram Story last week, which had a dark, Gossip Girl feel to it.
The screengrab showed a partially obscured pencil-drawn portrait with the name “Max” written.
The post also had fans believing they knew who would be starring in the upcoming video.
“Streets saying the man is PENN Badgley and Ariana is catwoman. THE GAGGGG you will be OMGGG,” one fan wrote on X.
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ANOTHER BIG RELEASE
Along with focusing on her new album this year, the pop star has also been gearing up for the release of the screen adaptation of Wicked.
The 2003 Broadway smash, based on the 1995 American novel of the same name, has been made into a movie that will be released on November 27.
The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, stars Ariana as Galinda “Glinda” the Good Witch.
Ariana’s co-star is Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba Thropp — also known as The Wicked Witch of the West.
While only Part 1 will be released this year, fans were already naming it the “movie of the year” after seeing its official trailer last month.
The film also stars Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard of Oz, and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.
Other stars include Marissa Bode as Nessarose, SNL’s Bowen Yang as Pfannee, and Keala Settle as Miss Coddle.
Director Jon shared a behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated film earlier this year, showing Ariana’s reaction to getting the part of Glinda.
The singer expressed what a lifelong dream it was, telling Jon she would “take such good care of her.”
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