Sabrina Carpenter is a nepo baby!
As she continues to take the world by storm with her chart-topping hits such as Please Please Please and Expresso, fans of the pop diva were surprised to learn that her aunt also has a wildly successful career in the entertainment industry.
Though the Disney Channel alum has long maintained that she was discovered after placing third on the singing competition, The Next Miley Cyrus Project, in 2009, many social media users are pointing out that she likely had an advantage by being the niece of a voice acting legend.
Much to the surprise of the Internet, Carpenter’s famous relative also connects her to one of the most popular and profitable television franchises of all time.
Need a hint? The Girl Meets World actress’s aunt is voiced by none other than Bart Simpson.
Sabrina Carpenter’s aunt is the voice behind none other than Bart Simpson (seen in April 2024)
If you guessed it was Nancy Cartwright, you were right!
While the duo hasn’t been publicly photographed together in years, the Emmy winner, 66, did take her niece to several premieres during her early childhood.
At the time, when Carpenter was just 12, Cartwright shared an adorable photo of them together, alongside Robin Williams, at a screening of Happy Feet 2 on Facebook.
Over the years, Cartwright, whose net worth is estimated to be over $60 million, has also publicly shared her support for Carpenter’s career and has attended several of her shows.
‘My niece, Sabrina Carpenter, at the Roxy! She’s 17 and looks like she’s going on 30! She’s so smart and sexy! Look her up! She’s a star!’ Cartwright tweetedalong with a video of his niece performing in 2016.
Carpenter confirmed they are related in 2021 while answering the most searched questions on the web about her with With cable.
In response to a question about whether she is related to Cartwright, the Feather singer revealed: “(She’s) my dad’s sister!”
“It’s the voice of Bart Simpson, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of him,” he mused. “And also 89 other characters from The Simpsons and many other shows, like Rufus, Kim Possible and Chuckie in Rugrats, literally everything.”
If you guessed it was Nancy Cartwright, you’d be right! (seen in 2015)
While the duo hasn’t been publicly photographed together in years, the 66-year-old Emmy winner has taken her niece to several premieres over the years, including one for Happy Feet 2 (seen in 2011).
Over the years, Cartwright, whose net worth is estimated to be over $60 million, has also publicly shared her support for Carpenter’s career and has attended several of her shows.
Carpenter went on to call her aunt a “legend” and explained that they “work at different ends of the industry.”
Still, the Pennsylvania native said she “learned a lot just” by watching Cartwright.
“He’s got a lot of talent,” Carpenter said.
Despite confirming the fact that they are related a couple of times during different interviews, including on Roman Kemp’s Capital FM radio show, many fans were completely unaware of their baby nepo status.
Carpenter also confirmed they are related in 2021 while answering the web’s most searched questions about her with Wired; seen last month
‘I was 18 years old today when I found out that Sabrina Carpenter’s aunt is Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson,’ one Reddit user admitted.
Another replied: “Damn everyone in Hollywood is actually related to someone.”
“Since Sabrina finally managed to become a pop star and her aunt is literally Bart Simpson, how fast is she going to get that unnecessary celebrity guest cameo on The Simpsons?” asked a third.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), social media users have called Carpenter’s relationship with Cartwright “iconic.”
The Disney Channel alum, who opened for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour in Latin America, Australia and Singapore, has recently skyrocketed in popularity following the releases of her hits Espresso, Please Please Please, Feather and Nonsense.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), social media users have called Carpenter’s relationship with Cartwright “iconic.”
Others admitted they weren’t surprised to learn another star has a connection to a celebrity who helped them break into Hollywood.
Last week, Carpenter scored her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the single Please Please Please.
The tune charted at number two last week, followed by her song Espresso at number three.
Upon hearing the news, she took to social media to say: “MY FIRST #1 on the HOT 100!!!!!!! And an espresso at #4… I’m so immensely grateful so I’ll surely remember this day for the rest of my life!”
The note continued with thanks to his collaborators Jack Antonoff, Amy Allen and Laura Sisk.
The Disney Channel alum, who opened for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour in Latin America, Australia and Singapore, has recently skyrocketed in popularity following the releases of her hits Espresso, Please Please Please, Feather and Nonsense (seen last month at the Governors Ball).
“@jackantonoff @amyallen I love this song so much and I love you both!!!!! I love our high pitch claps!!!!! I love @sharp_stick!!!! Good things come in threes,” she added.
To conclude the text, he said: “Thank you to everyone who listened and made it so much fun to have these songs out in the world. There will be more soon.”
For the music video for Please Please Please, she surprised fans by choosing her boyfriend Barry Keoghan as her love interest.
The two play a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde duet as Sabrina becomes embroiled in her new man’s life of crime, which includes bloody shoot-outs and an armed bank robbery.
The musical artist’s upcoming album, Short N’ Sweet, is scheduled for release on August 23.
