Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter’s Complete Relationship Timeline
7 November 2024, 12:50
When did Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter start dating? They have to be the most unexpectedly wonderful couple of 2024, so here's everything we know about their relationship so far.
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Oscar-nominated actor Barry Keoghan and pop princess Sabrina Carpenter have been connected with one another since late 2023.
Whilst neither celebrity has publicly confirmed their relationship, they’ve done pretty much everything under the sun to let the public know they’re into each other including starring in one of the popstar's music videos together.
Barry’s popularity sky-rocketed after his starring role in Saltburn opposite Jacob Elordi and Sabrina accompanying Taylor Swift as her supporting act on the Eras Tour around the globe has the pair both booked and busy. Yet there's always time for love and they’ve managed to find time for one another.
- Read more: Barry Keoghan Addresses Whether He Wore A Prosthetic In THAT Saltburn Scene
- Read more: Inside Sabrina Carpenter's 'Nonsense' Lyrics And Meaning
From romantic dinners to concert appearances and red-carpet events (including the Met), here’s the complete dating timeline of Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter.
6 November 2024: Barry Keoghan speaks about Sabrina Carpenter for the first time
Appearing on 'The Louis Theroux Podcast', Louis asked Barry for permission to discuss his romance with Sabrina to which Barry replied: “Oh, I knew you’d do this.” Louis then insisted: “We don’t have to. That’s why I asked permission first.”
Barry wasn’t super keen to get into his private life, however, he didn’t leave Louis entirely hanging. He replied: “All I’m going to say is I’m incredibly blessed. [Sabrina is] such a strong, independent lady who’s massively talented. And, yeah. Pretty special.” Before jokingly finishing with: “Louis, you got me!”
21 August 2024: Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan subtly respond to their split rumours
After a week of wild rumours that Sabrina and Barry had split up, the pair took it upon themselves to hint to fans that it may not be true.
Not only has Barry actively been liking Sabrina's new posts on Instagram since Deuxmoi first tweeted the rumours, but the blonde bombshell is still the only person Barry actually follows on Instagram. If that isn't a sign, we're not sure what is.
Sabrina went a little more subtle with her hint as eagle-eyed fans noticed she changed the thumbnail for her music video “Please Please Please” on her YouTube channel to actively include Barry in the background.
The thumbnail for the “Please Please Please” music video by @SabrinaAnnLynn was slightly changed on Youtube.
— Sabrina Stats (@brinastats) August 18, 2024
Before / After. pic.twitter.com/rhYWBj4Vv6
16 August 2024: Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan rumoured to have split
According to gossip blog DeuxMoi, an anonymous source reported the pair have broken up and since they never publicly announced their relationship, it would be unlikely that they'd publically post about their break up.
Around the same time, a source also told PEOPLE that the couple’s relationship had been “on and off” in general and the tabloids began reporting that Sabrina ended things because she was ‘fed up of his party lifestyle.’
The combination of all the media outlets that reported on the breakup and the fact that Barry had posted about being back in Ireland and visiting his son for the first time in what seemed like a long time to the public eye, the rumours seemed valid.
15 June 2024: Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan were spotted on a date night in London before Capital's Summertime Ball
The cute couple were papped in London heading to dinner on the 15th of June just one day before Sabrina performed to 80, 000 people at Wembley Stadium for Capital's Summertime Ball 2024.
Barry and Sabrina headed to the hotel and restaurant Chiltern Firehouse and left at roughly 10 pm, Sabrina obviously needed a good night's rest so she could crush it the next day.
7 June 2024: Barry Keoghan stars in Sabrina Carpenter's 'Please Please Please' music video
Barry played Sabrina's love interest in the music video for her single 'Please Please Please'. When Barry promoted the video she commented a lyric from the song, I heard you're an actor - seemingly suggesting the song was written about him.
6 May 2024: Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter photographed together at the Met Gala
Barry and Sabrina arrived at the event together but walked the red carpet separately. However, they joined up after the red carpet and were spotted together for a rare photograph.
Dressed to the theme of 'Sleeping Beauties: Awakening Fashion' they looked adorable linked arm in arm. Many think their outfits were inspired by Alice in Wonderland with Barry as the Mad Hatter and Sabrina as Alice.
19 April 2024: Sabrina references Saltburn in her final Coachella Weekend 2 'nonsense' outro
Whilst performing on the Coachella Stage during Weekend 2, Sabrina used her iconic 'nonsense outro' to tease her man.
The pop star sang “Made his knees so weak, he had to spread mine / He’s drinking my bath water like it’s red wine / Coachella, see you back here when I headline,” referring to Barry's 2023 hit film Saltburn where he starred alongside Jacob Elordi.
The "drinking my bath water like it's red wine" line directly refers to the scene from the film that went viral where Barry's character drinks the bath water of his obsession, Felix, after spying on him pleasuring himself in the bath.
Sabrina Carpenter references her boyfriend Barry Keoghan’s bathtub scene in #Saltburn in her final “nonsense” outro:
— Marcus (@marcusuntrell) April 20, 2024
“Made his knees so weak he had to spread mine. He’s drinking my bath water like it’s red wine. #Coachella , see you back here when I headline.” pic.twitter.com/k7RwPD9bd8
12 April 2024: Sabrina flirts with Barry from Coachella stage
In the middle of her incredible Coachella 2024 set Sabrina noticed her boo looking lovingly towards her while she took an animated break between songs.
Locking eyes with Barry, who was dressed in a white tank and Burberry shorts, she threw up a little peace sign followed by an adorable wave to him.
The camera panned across to Barry who looked giddy with excitement, despite his face being partially covered with bandanna.
11 April 2024: Barry reacts to Sabrina's new song 'Espresso'
Mr Keoghan is not afraid to publicly give his lady the flowers she deserves and another example of this was when she announced that her new song 'Espresso' had been released.
Just an hour after she posted he commented 'Tuuuuunnne M'darlin !!'.
1 April 2024: Barry comments on Sabrina’s SKIMS ad.
On the first of April, Sabrina Carpenter posted a carousel of images where she was posing in Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS underwear.
In the caption, the singer wrote, “Hellooo it’s Sabrina your spring @skims girl,” but it was Barry’s interaction with the post that grabbed everyone’s attention.
He commented on the post with the fire emoji, the hot sweaty face emoji and finally physically typed out the words “barbie emoji”, referring to Sabrina’s sweet look in baby pink lingerie, with her blonde blowout.
16 March 2024: Barry hangs out with Travis Kelce.
The dots behind the scenes began to connect, with Barry hanging out with Travis Kelce backstage at Justin Timberlake's Los Angeles concert.
With both their girlfriends touring together, it made sense that the boys would have a night with one another too, right?
Barry posted the photo to his Instagram stories with the text, "When BK met TK," including two prayer hand emojis.
10 March 2024: Sabrina and Barry are seen at an Oscars after-party together.
Whilst Sabrina and Barry weren’t ready to walk the red carpet hand in hand, they did pose with one another inside the Vanity Fair Oscar's After Party.
Not only that, but the pair were papped heading home together after said party.
Sabrina was seen with Barry’s jacket over her shoulders as they walked out and left the venue.
10 March 2024: Barry is photographed wearing a SABRINA bracelet.
That same night, Barry was photographed accessorising his After Party look with a friendship bracelet associated with the fanmade bracelets swapped at Taylor’s Eras tour concerts.
His bracelet had two heart beads with the name 'SABRINA' threaded between them with alphabet beads.
3 March 2024: Barry was seen at Sabrina’s performance in Singapore.
Barry was seen in the crowds of Taylor’s Eras Tour concert performance in Singapore during Sabrina’s opening act.
The footage of the actor as he watched Sabrina perform sent fans into a frenzy because the man looked smitten.
Barry smiled at the blonde bombshell with what can only be described as googly eyes pasted on his face.
Took this vid of barry he is so in love pic.twitter.com/GwrPg3CVu8
— chleo (@chleng_) March 3, 2024
16 February 2024: Barry started publicly commenting on Sabrina’s Instagram posts.
At the beginning of February, Sabrina and Taylor were touring Down Under in Australia. Unfortunately due to a wild weather event, Sabrina’s opening act got cancelled.
However, to make it up to her, Taylor brought Sabrina on later in the show to sing a cover of ‘White Horse’ together.
Sabrina later posted a video of the two of them singing on Instagram, captioning the post, “'Nine-year-old Sabrina singing white horse would never see this sh** coming!”
Once again, it was what Barry wrote underneath that excited fans. He simply left a single emoji in her comment section; a small blonde-haired queen emoji.
12 February 2024: Barry and Sabrina go on a pre-Valentine date.
Right before Valentine's Day, the couple were seen at a celebrity dining hot spot, Delilah. The pair dined before continuing their night at a cocktail lounge called Ysabel in Los Angeles.
10 - 11 February 2024: Barry sleeps over at Sabrina’s house.
It was in the early weeks of February that things kicked up a notch between Barry and Sabrina.
On Saturday the 10th the pair were photographed leaving the Los Angeles Hotel Bel-Air whilst they headed to their car and were seen driving to Sabrina’s LA home.
Then on the 11th morning, Barry was once again papped leaving Sabrina’s house in the Hollywood Hills.
4 February 2024: They make their first public appearance together.
Sabrina and Barry were photographed together at W Magazine’s Grammys After Party.
The pair were seen together throughout the night and were papped with champagne in their hands and even kicked on later in the evening at Bar Marmont in LA.
However, earlier in the night, Sabrina had chosen to walk the red carpet solo.
13 January 2024: They go on an artsy date.
These were the early days and people didn’t know who to look out for together, so it’s any wonder that the pair were spotted on a low-key date with one another at an art gallery in Los Angeles.
The couple went out to Luna Luna, an art-centric theme park, according to People.
"It definitely seemed like a date,” someone told the magazine, revealing they saw the two had “shared a little kiss.”
2 December 2023: They’re seen together for the first time.
In December of 2023, Barry and Sabrina were papped out to dinner for the first time in L.A.’s Brentwood.
28 September, 2023: Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter meet.
Although not confirmed, it’s thought that the Givenchy Spring/Summer runway show during Paris Fashion Week is where Barry and Sabrina may have initially met.
Whilst they were not seen together, the pair were photographed separately at the event and it appeared to be one of the few places their paths would have crossed before their dates.
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