Sabrina Carpenter Puts Feud Rumors to Rest at Olivia Rodrigo Concert

THE RUNDOWN

• Sabrina Carpenter attended an Olivia Rodrigo concert.
• Both stars dated actor Joshua Bassett.
• Rodrigo’s song “Driver’s License” might refer to Carpenter.

On Friday, Sabrina Carpenter was seen supporting Olivia Rodrigo at her BST Hyde Park concert in London. Rodrigo was headlining the event and Carpenter could be seen enjoying the music from the VIP section. Both pop stars formerly dated actor Joshua Bassett, leading to longstanding rumors of feuding or competition beginning around 2021, but it seems obvious that both Carpenter and Rodrigo have moved on.

Carpenter can be seen in photos shared by the Daily Mail wearing a semi-sheer white baby doll dress and a pair of black-framed glasses. Over one shoulder she wore a red purse and was holding a glass of wine, smiling widely during the show. On stage, Rodrigo wore a black bodysuit with large torso cutouts covered in silver fringe with a pair of black boots. She was later joined on stage by Ed Sheeran.

Bassett is rumored to be the subject of Rodrigo’s 2021 hit song “Driver’s License,” after they dated while filming the popular show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in 2019. In 2020, Carpenter and Bassett were romantically linked, but they supposedly split in 2021. In her song, Rodrigo sings about “that blonde girl” who “made [her] doubt” the relationship.

Rodrigo is now dating actor Louis Partridge, who she was first seen with in late 2023. Carpenter has since been linked to Shawn Mendes and Barry Keoghan, and is now supposedly single.

In a 2024 interview with ELLE, Partridge dodged a question about whether Rodrigo’s song “So American” was about him, joking, “Not my song, not my place. So I wouldn’t know.”

He did share, “My girlfriend has been trying to get me into more pop recently—Chappell Roan has been on repeat.”

He also said that he sees himself as a golden retriever boyfriend type.

“I think in past relationships my mind worked at a different speed to the women I’ve known,” he said. “A bit slower. The way I would characterize it is like a Golden Retriever and a black cat. I can imagine being happy sitting and catching a Frisbee.”