Sabrina Carpenter’s Dating History: A Look at the ‘Taste’ Singer’s Relationships — and Where She Currently Stands with Barry Keoghan

Mar. 15, 2025

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Sabrina Carpenter’s dating history is fairlyShort n’ Sweet.

The pop star’s first public romance was with fellow Disney kidBradley Steven Perry, whom she dated for a year starting in 2014. Several years later, in 2020, Carpenter was linked to actorJoshua Bassettfollowing his breakup withOlivia Rodrigo. After appearing to go their separate ways, the “Taste” vocalist was rumored to be datingShawn Mendesand YouTuber David Dobrik.

Most recently, Carpenter was in an on-again-off-again relationship withSaltburnstarBarry Keoghanbefore deciding to take a pause, a source confirmed to PEOPLE. “They are both young and career-focused, sothey’ve decided to take a break,” the insider of Carpenter and Keoghan said.

While speaking toCosmopolitanin March 2024, the “Slim Pickins” singer called her dating life “fun” and “messy.”

“A lot of it, for me, has been fate. I know that’s super broad, but I don’t actively look for [relationships],” she explained. “The relationships that I actually want to put my energy into have to be so interesting or invigorating because they take me away from the other things I love.”

Here’s a look back at Sabrina Carpenter’s dating history.

Bradley Steven Perry

Sabrina Carpenter attends the T.J. Martell Foundation family day at CBS Studios on November 16, 2014 in Studio City, CA ; Bradley Steven Perry attends the T.J. Martell Foundation family day at CBS Studios on November 16, 2014 in Studio City, CA.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

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Carpenter and fellow Disney actorBradley Steven Perrydated as teens from 2014 to 2015. Little is known about their relationship, aside from how Perry asked the “Espresso” singer to be his girlfriend.

“[It was a] really unique way to ask someone out. [It was] like the pirate movies, like they do the little bottles and they put notes in them and send them across the ocean, like one of those, and [he] put a note inside. It was cute,” Carpenter toldJ-14in June 2015.

During a January 2024 episode of Perry’s podcast,The Sit and Chat, he mentioned an ex-girlfriend who “does a little bit of singing” — and listeners believed he was speaking about Carpenter.

“My first girlfriend’s doing way better than anyone else in the world. I wish her nothing but the best,” he said. “First loves are strange. It feels like such a long time ago, but that person still means something to you.”

Perry is currently datingCandace Cameron Bure’s daughter,Natasha Bure.

Griffin Gluck

Griffin Gluck and Sabrina Carpenter attend a photo call For Netflix’s ‘Tall Girl’ at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on August 23, 2019 in Beverly Hills, CA.Rachel Luna/WireImage

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Carpenter and actorGriffin Gluckappeared to have met on the set of Netflix’s 2019 comedy filmTall Girl.

They were later photographedat a Los Angeles premiere party for the actor’s Netflix seriesLocke & Keyin February 2020. A month later, the “Please Please Please” singer supported Gluck at the premiere of his filmBig Time Adolescence, perJust Jared.

It’s unclear when Carpenter and Gluck ultimately split. However, the exes reunited forTall Girl 2in 2022.

Joshua Bassett

Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2021 ACE Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 02, 2021 in New York City ; Joshua Bassett attends Nickelodeon’s Kids' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on March 13, 2021 in Santa Monica, CA.Jamie McCarthy/Getty ; Amy Sussman/KCA2021/Getty

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Carpenter andJoshua Bassettfirst sparked romance rumors when they were spotted at aBlack Lives Matter protestin L.A. in June 2020.

Prior to dating Carpenter, Bassett was in a relationship with singerOlivia Rodrigo. The trio made headlines for several months after Rodrigo released her song “Driver’s License” in January 2021. The track was about an ex moving on and included a reference to a “blonde girl,” which was believed to be a subtle nod to Carpenter.

Later that same month, Carpenter seemingly responded with the song “Skin” andBassett voiced his support. In a since-deleted Instagram post, she shared her thoughts on the work.

“The song isn’t calling out one single person,” she wrote. “Some lines address a specific situation, while other lines address plenty of other experiences I’ve had this past year.”

Amid all the drama, Carpenter and Bassett scrapped their duet titled “We Both Know” after initially delaying the release. TheHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesstar toldGQin June 2021 that he refused “to feed into any of the bull—-” and identified asa member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Later that December, Bassettspoke to the outletagain and revealed that he was single. “I’m good on my own. I don’t need somebody else,” he said.

Shawn Mendes

Sabrina Carpenter; Shawn Mendes.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty

Romance rumors about Carpenter and Shawn Mendes began to swirl afterthe pair were seen outand about in L.A. together in February 2023.

The following month,E! Newsreported that they were spotted leavingMiley Cyrus' album release party in the same car.

Shortly after, Mendes told the Dutch television showRTL Boulevardthat he and Carpenter were “not dating.”

Still, fans were convinced that several songs onCarpenter’s albumShort n' Sweetare about the “Treat You Better” singer being hung up on his ex-girlfriendCamila Cabello.

David Dobrik

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In August 2023,Page Sixreported that Carpenter and YouTuber David Dobrik partied together after her set at Lollapalooza in Chicago.

The “Bed Chem” singer seemingly shut down the dating rumors when she posted photos from the festivalon Instagramand wrote, “sry i don’t date lollapaloozas.”

Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty

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The couple eventually confirmed their romance in February 2024 andmade their red carpet debutat theVanity FairOscars afterparty the following month.

Shortly after, Carpenter and Keoghan attended theMet Galain May, and the actor starred in the singer’s “Please Please Please” music video the next month.

In November 2024, Keoghan appeared onThe Louis Theroux Podcastand called himself “incredibly blessed” to have Carpenter in his life. A month later, an insider told PEOPLE that the pair had “decided to take a break.”

source: people.com