Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan will always have “Please Please Please.” The couple has decided to part ways after one year of dating, according to multiple reports.
An insider shared with Us Weekly that they do not expect the pop star, 25, and Saltburn actor, 32, to reconcile, especially since they had previously broken up once before.
A source told People magazine that the two are “both young and career-focused,” suggesting that their different professional paths have led them in separate directions.
Both are thriving in their careers. On December 4, Spotify revealed that Carpenter’s song “Espresso” was the most-streamed track of 2024, with over 1.6 billion streams worldwide.
She is also starring in her own Netflix special, A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter, which is set to premiere on December 6.
Meanwhile, Keoghan has been busy promoting his film Bird this fall, as well as filming Peaky Blinders with Cillian Murphy for Netflix. Since the breakup announcement, he was spotted on the set of Crime 101 in Los Angeles.
Here’s a look back at their brief but memorable romance, including their hard launch as a couple (with a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired appearance in her music video) and their earlier breakup.
September 2023: Carpenter and Keoghan attended the Givenchy fashion show in Paris, where they were reportedly introduced.
December 2023: The couple was photographed on a dinner date in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Prior to this, Carpenter had been linked to Shawn Mendes, while Keoghan had become single earlier that year after the birth of his son, Brando, with his ex-girlfriend Alyson Sandro in 2022.
January 2024: The pair was spotted together at Luna Luna, a pop-up art experience in L.A., where they shared a kiss.
February 2024: They attended the W Magazine Grammy after-party, playfully trying to avoid the photographers.
Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan
March 2024: Carpenter was on tour as Taylor Swift’s opening act, with Keoghan attending all three of her Singapore shows. A fan captured a video of him waiting with open arms when she walked offstage.
In L.A., Keoghan, busy with the awards season for Saltburn, and Carpenter made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where Keoghan wore a “Sabrina” friendship bracelet.
April 2024: Carpenter made her Coachella debut, and Keoghan showed his support by filming her performance.
May 2024: The couple attended the Met Gala together, looking stylish as ever. Keoghan also helped Carpenter celebrate her 25th birthday at a party in Brooklyn.
June 2024: Carpenter hard-launched their relationship by casting Keoghan as her love interest in her music video for “Please Please Please.”
In the video, Keoghan plays a bad boy who gets arrested multiple times, with Carpenter standing by him and bailing him out. When asked about her “boyfriend”, Carpenter shared that she writes songs about her feelings, making it unsurprising that fans would be curious about the inspiration behind them.
August 2024: Carpenter praised Keoghan as “one of the best actors of this generation” in an interview with Variety about the “Please Please Please” video, noting that his presence in the video made it even more special.
October 2024: Keoghan attended her Short n’ Sweet Tour stop in Virginia. During the performance of her song “Juno,” Carpenter tweaked the lyrics to shout out the actor.
November 2024: When asked about their relationship on Spotify’s The Louis Theroux Podcast, Keoghan said, “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.”
December 2024: People magazine reported that the couple had “decided to take a break.” Although this may have seemed open-ended, a source told that their friends believe they won’t be getting back together. Their professional careers have led them down different paths.
