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Miss Piggy And Kermit The Frog Call It Quits

After 40 years together, the famous frog and pig parted ways.

It's starting to be a week of celebrity breakups (we're looking at you, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale), and now it's time to add everyone's favourite felt frog and pig into the mix.

On Tuesday, both Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announced their breakup after 40 years of being together on their personal Facebook pages.

"After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Kermit the Frog and moi have made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship," Miss Piggy wrote on her page. "Our personal lives are now distinct and separate, and we will be seeing other people, pigs, frogs, et al."

Kermit posted a very similar response on his page. The only difference, however, is that Kermit claims Miss Piggy was the one who decided to pull the plug.

After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Miss Piggy made the difficult decision to...

Posted by Kermit the Frog on Tuesday, August 4, 2015

The former couple, who just so happen to be starring in a new ABC show called “The Muppets,” say they will continue working together on screen. We're sure this announcement has nothing at all to do with that.

At this point, there aren't many details about what exactly happened to this sweet duo, but People magazine has a list of suspects that might have caused a breakup. That's right, Swedish Chef — you're a suspect.

Take a look at some of our favourite pictures of the two below:

Kermie and Moi are honored to be featured on the cover of Vague as the #UniversesMostTalkedAboutCouple!! (Are you surprised, though?)

Posted by Miss Piggy on Friday, March 21, 2014

Doesn’t Kermie just look dashing in this shot with moi? He could barely keep his eyes off me during the entire shoot! I made sure of that!

Posted by Miss Piggy on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

What better way to collect Likes for the Muppets Fan-A-Thon than with a picture of moi? Oh, and Kermit is in my new movie, too. Tres fantastique!

Posted by Miss Piggy on Monday, October 3, 2011

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