Fans Are Devastated Over Reports That Sabrina Carpenter & Barry Keoghan Broke Up

Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan have broken up after a year of dating, according to People.

“They are both young and career-focused, so they’ve decided to take a break,” a source told the publication on Tuesday (Dec. 3)

The pair first sparked dating rumors in late 2023, a few months before making their public debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty in March. 32-year-old Keoghan also starred opposite 25-year-old Carpenter in the music video for her Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Please Please Please,” which is featured on her album Short n’ Sweet.

After Carpenter dropped the album on Aug. 23, fans were quick to speculate that the Work It star wrote some of the project’s songs about the Irish actor — particularly the NSFW “Bed Chem.” “I was in a sheer dress the day that we met/ We were both in a rush, we talked for a sec,” she sings on the track. “Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent? … Who’s the cute guy with the wide, blue eyes?”

Just last month, Keoghan appeared on an episode of Spotify’s The Louis Theroux Podcast, where he was asked directly, “Are you in a relationship with Sabrina Carpenter?” 

“Oh, I knew you’d do this,” Keoghan said with a laugh, before adding, “Listen, all I’m going to say is I’m incredibly blessed. Such a strong, independent lady who’s massively talented and yeah. Pretty special.”

Following the news of their split, fans took to social media to express shock over the duo parting ways. See some fan reactions below.