Sabrina Carpenter has revealed she has to “tiptoe” through her life due to fears of being labelled a “terrible person” by trolls, as she reflects on her huge rise to fame in the age of social media.
The 25-year-old singer sent fans into a frenzy with the release of her new album Short n’ Sweet on Friday, and in a new interview, she said she struggles to be her “authentic” self when she’s having a bad day.
Sabrina said The Guardian:When I was a child, I just wanted to sing on stage and, with that, I hoped to make people happy.
‘And then you realize, especially with the Internet: If I’m having a bad day, or I didn’t get enough sleep, or I didn’t have enough coffee, and I say something and the tone sounds a little sarcastic, there are a million people waiting to call you a terrible person.
“You have to tiptoe between being authentic and protecting yourself, which is kind of mentally tough.”
Sabrina Carpenter has revealed she has to “tiptoe” through her life due to fears of being labelled a “terrible person” by trolls, as she reflects on her huge rise to fame in the age of social media.
Sabrina insisted that growing up and achieving fame in the age of social media had been difficult, but she decided not to let that affect the way she writes her music.
She added: “It’s not what I signed up for, but I can’t do anything about it when I was born. I want to be honest: I want to write about what’s happening to me in life as a 25-year-old girl. But it’s part of the process and I just have to say: OK!”
Sabrina released her sixth studio album on Friday to the delight of fans, following reports last week that she had dumped her boyfriend, Saltburn star Barry Keoghan.
It was stated that Sabrina had left Barry. almost three weeks ago due to the Irish star’s wild partying and “idiotic” behaviour while drunk.
But now according to PEOPLE Their relationship is on-and-off after the Espresso hitmaker left their relationship undefined in an interview earlier this year.
When asked by Rolling Stone if she refers to Barry as her boyfriend, she said: “How can I avoid this question?”
“The dating pool is the pool, and when you meet people who seem authentic to you and are so brilliant and wonderful in every way, that’s what you do. Obviously, I write songs about exactly how I feel, so I guess I can’t be that surprised that people are interested in who and what those songs are about.”
She concluded: “That’s something that comes with the job.”
The singer released her new album Short n’ Sweet on Friday and in a new interview said she has a hard time being her “authentic” self when she’s having a bad day.
This comes after a source told The sun On their alleged split: ‘Barry acts like a jerk when he’s drunk and Sabrina was getting more and more frustrated.’
“He’s always been a party animal and Sabrina was fed up with his antics. She’s topping the charts and putting herself first as she prepares for her tour next month.”
MailOnline has contacted Barry and Sabrina’s representatives for comment.
Barry appeared to dispel split rumors when he showed his support for Sabrina on social media on Friday.
Fans were left heartbroken on Friday after celebrity gossip site DeuxMoi shared a tip claiming the duo had split.
On her Instagram, anonymous ‘Gossip Girl’ DeuxMoi shared a message that was sent to her on her Instagram, which read: ‘Sabrina and Barry broke up.’
But just two hours later, Barry put concerns to rest after liking a post of the Espresso singer in lingerie.
Sabrina took to Instagram to share the racy photo as part of the promotion for her album Short n’ Sweet.
This comes after it was reported that Sabrina’s romance with Barry Keoghan is on and off after it was claimed that she had dumped him.
Saltburn star Barry was among 1.6 million fans who liked the stunning snap, in which he sported a pair of tiny pale blue briefs and a garter.
In June, Sabrina declared she was “in love for the first time” amid her romance with the Oscar nominee.
Talking with Vanity Fair She talked about her songwriting process and explained how “idol” Taylor Swift taught her to let the audience interpret the meanings of her songs: “I try not to tell people what a song is explicitly about.”
‘People don’t always know what’s going on in the mind of any given person, let alone a young woman who is going through love and many things for the first time.’
The singer-songwriter cleared up fan speculation suggesting her upcoming album Short N’ Sweet could feature lyrics inspired by the actor in a recent chat with Variety.
She also spoke about what it was like for the Oscar nominee to take on a leading role in her music video Please Please Please.
The Espresso singer may have disappointed some fans hoping for a broader look at her relationship when she admitted she tries to avoid topical material for her lyrics.
“It’s easier to write about things that happened in the past or haven’t happened yet,” he said.
Although you can get more clarity with enough distance, the delay in the compositing process seems to have caused some concerns in the studio.
“My producers tell me that I’m insisting on something that’s no longer true because I’m writing a song three years after the last time I spoke to the person who inspired the lyrics,” Sabrina admitted.
Despite her claims of focusing on things in the rearview mirror, Sabrina did have her actor boyfriend star in her music video Please Please Please, which features lyrics about a boyfriend who is an actor.
Sabrina and Barry’s relationship is now said to be “on and off” following reports that the pair had split for good after Sabrina became frustrated with the actor’s behaviour.
According to her, Barry was totally willing to participate in the filming of the music video, as he was a fan of the song.
“He loved the song. He’s obsessed with the lyrics and I’m so grateful for that,” Sabrina said.
He also took a moment to praise Barry following multiple acclaimed films, including The Banshees Of Inisherin, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
“I don’t want to sound biased, but I think he’s one of the best actors of this generation,” the singer said. “So being able to see him on screen with my song as the soundtrack made the video better and more special.”
Prior to his romance with Sabrina, Barry was in a two-year relationship with dental nurse Alyson Kierans, with whom he shares son Brando, who was born in August 2022, while Barry was filming Saltburn.