iCarly‘s Jennette McCurdy and Victorious‘ Ariana Grande spent several years playing the role of the faithful best friend on their respective hit Nickelodeon shows. But when both of the popular teen sitcoms ended, with stars Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice going on to pursue other projects, Jennette and Ariana weren’t ready to leave their characters behind.

Beginning next month, both actresses will return to Nick—and their beloved small-screen alter-egos—on Sam & Cat, a crossover spin-off series that incorporates plot lines and personalities from both iCarly and Victorious. We chatted with the girls ahead of the show’s June premiere to find out what to expect from their exciting new adventure.

Tell us about the show!
Jennette McCurdy: Sam & Cat is about two girls with very opposite personalities who come together because they have a mutual need for a space to live and a way to make money, so they start a business and live together.
Ariana Grande: I don’t think they’ve ever taken two characters from two different shows!

Did you watch each other’s shows?
AG: Yeah, on occasion. My mom was obsessed with iCarly, so every day I would come home and she would be watching iCarly! I would watch it with her.

Are you similar to your characters?
AG: I’m not too much like Cat, but I’m definitely more like Cat than Sam. The cool thing about both of us is that, in real life, we’re both in the middle of Sam & Cat. We play the extremes, but we’re right smack in the middle.
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