This image was posted on Facebook by Miss Piggy
Washington:
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog shocked Muppets fans by announcing the end of their long-running and often tortured love affair. They will still be working together, not least in a Muppets mockumentary series to premiere on the ABC television network on September 22.
Miss Piggy wrote on Facebook:
Kermit shared a ditto post:
Miss Piggy and Kermit have been something of an item for years, with the pushy porcine diva typically lording it over the more conciliatory amphibian.
Their marital status has been dubious, however, with the
Muppets Character Encyclopedia saying all their on-screen weddings have been fictional - even if Miss Piggy does carry a marriage license in her handbag.
News of the breakup coincided with a promotional event in Los Angeles on Monday for the upcoming ABC program, simply titled
The Muppets.
There, Kermit revealed that he now is dating another pig named Denise who works in marketing at the Disney-owned television network, TVLine.com reported.
"Dating moi is like flying close to the sun," added Miss Piggy, who - true to character - turned up fashionably late.
"It was inevitable that Kermit would drop down to the ground while I stayed in the heavens," she said.