Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong><\/a> has developed a reputation as a playful flirt with a cheeky sense of humor and an easygoing demeanor. She doesn\u2019t like to be pushed around, though.<\/p>\n While taking a hydration break during her March 14 Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em> tour stop in Manchester, England, chants of \u201cchug, chug, chug!\u201d began and turned to boos when she failed to drink every last drop.<\/p>\n Opening her mouth in shock, Sabrina picked her bottle up, polished off its contents and raised her middle finger before delivering a stern warning behind an angelic smile: \u201cNever boo me again!\u201d she scolded the cheering crowd.<\/p>\n Sabrina isn\u2019t afraid to speak her mind \u2014 whether it\u2019s reprimanding concert audiences<\/a>, opening up in interviews about her mental health struggles or penning songs about public feuds.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a long time, Sabrina tried to please everyone \u2014 she was a Disney kid, so there were a lot of restrictions and expectations, people telling her how she should act,\u201d a source exclusively reveals to Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cBut she makes her own rules now.\u201d<\/p>\n Though just 25, Sabrina is an industry veteran. She started posting videos of herself singing on YouTube at 9, scored a role on TV\u2019s Girl Meets World<\/em> at 13, then released five albums \u2014 including four on Disney\u2019s Hollywood Records label \u2014 while continuing to act in movies like Adventures in Babysitting<\/em> and Tall Girl<\/em>. But it was \u201cEspresso,\u201d her 2024 earworm that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, that skyrocketed the pop star to mainstream fame.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Sabrina started trusting and following her own instincts,\u201d says the source, \u201cthat\u2019s when things really took off.\u201d<\/p>\n During a Q&A with Interview<\/em><\/a>, Brina had admitted she was \u201cat a really, really low point\u201d ahead of the release of her \u201csad\u201d 2022 album, Emails I Can\u2019t Send<\/em>.<\/p>\n As she told Time<\/em><\/a>, though, the singer wanted to \u201cmake some mistakes\u201d on the more adult project, which came out on a new label, Island Records: \u201cTo go through your life trying to be a little robot angel, you\u2019re going to have a lot of regrets later.\u201d<\/p>\n With August\u2019s platinum-selling Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>, the star\u2019s gambles paid off in a big way, earning her two Grammy wins and a legion of new fans.<\/p>\n \u201cMistakes lead you to knowing yourself the most,\u201d Sabrina \u2014 who was bullied as a child over her passion for music \u2014 said in the Interview<\/em> piece. \u201cWhat a humbling experience to look back and be like, \u2018I\u2019ve changed.\u2019 That\u2019s a really good sign that you\u2019ve lived life the way you should.\u201d<\/p>\n Sabrina\u2019s no longer afraid to be more true to herself. That comes through in the smattering of raunchy lyrics of her hits like \u201cBed Chem,\u201d \u201cJuno\u201d and \u201cPlease, Please, Please\u201d \u2014 some of which were reportedly inspired by her on-off romance with Irish actor Barry Keoghan<\/strong>, 32.<\/p>\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t see anything wrong with women enjoying sex,\u201d says the source. \u201cTo her, it\u2019s empowering.\u201d<\/p>\n So, when her signature, mid-concert simulated sex positions spark controversy? Sabrina just brushes it off. And instead of shrinking from the spotlight after rumors emerged of her involvement in multiple love triangles \u2014 one with Olivia Rodrigo<\/strong>, 22, and Joshua Bassett<\/strong>, 24, and another including Shawn Mendes<\/strong>, 26, and Camila Cabello<\/strong>, 28 \u2014 she penned catchy songs like \u201cSkin\u201d and \u201cTaste\u201d about them.<\/p>\n \u201cSabrina\u2019s not interested in wasting time on negativity,\u201d says the source, insisting she\u2019s actually \u201cvery much a girls\u2019 girl who\u2019s all about supporting other female artists.\u201d<\/p>\n One of her biggest supporters has been Taylor Swift<\/strong>. Opening for Taylor, 35, on 25 dates of the \u201cSo High School\u201d singer\u2019s record- breaking Eras Tour gave Brina a front-row seat to witness Taylor\u2019s \u201cwork ethic,\u201d she told Billboard, explaining that observing her \u201cis how you learn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou just watch her, like, walk in a room and it\u2019s very easy to understand that she\u2019s so composed, she\u2019s graceful, she\u2019s gracious,\u201d Sabrina added on CBS Sunday Morning<\/em>, saying the most life-changing advice the superstar\u2019s given her hasn\u2019t been \u201ca verbal thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Now the professional feats just keep racking up. Most recently, Brina was named a Lollapalooza 2025 headliner. Not bad for a girl who once told MTV News her \u201canxiety\u201d sometimes made it feel like she couldn\u2019t \u201cbreathe\u201d and called it her \u201cbiggest struggle\u201d to Seventeen<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI go on walks,\u201d she shared with Glamour<\/em> of her coping mechanisms. \u201cThere\u2019s something about enjoying the little things that are really helpful for my mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n Taking time to care for herself allows Sabrina to handle \u2014 and shine during \u2014 all the big moments.<\/p>\nSabrina Carpenter\u2019s Pop Star Confessions<\/h2>\n
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