Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan Have 'Decided to Take a Break' from Year-Long Relationship (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Barry Keoghan in New York City on May 6, 2024; Sabrina Carpenter in Santa Monica, California, on Aug. 8, 2024.Photo:Santiago Felipe/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Santiago Felipe/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Sabrina CarpenterandBarry Keoghanhave gone their separate ways.

A source confirms to PEOPLE that the pair have ended their romantic relationship for now, about a year after they began dating.

“They are both young and career-focused, so they’ve decided to take a break,” says the insider of Keoghan, 32, and Carpenter, 25.

Reps for both stars did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

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Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala in New York City on May 6, 2024.Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty

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Keoghan and Carpenter first sparked romance rumors as they were spotted grabbing dinner together in Los Angeles in early December 2023.

TheOscar-nominated actor and the"Espresso"hitmaker first crossed paths duringParis Fashion Weekwhen they both attended a Givenchy show the previous September.

While chatting withCBS Sunday Morning’s Tracy Smith in October, Carpenter revealed that when it came to casting the video,she used her “not-even-biased opinion”— though, she admitted, it also helped that Keoghan was sitting right next to her.

“I was like, ‘Who’s the greatest actor that I can find for this music video?’ And he was next to me in a chair,” Carpenter said. “And he was so excited about it.”

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Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan at Coachella in April 2024.Frazer Harrison/Getty; Tommaso Boddi/Getty

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And the compliments went both ways. After the Recording Academy announced its picks for the 2025Grammy Awardson Nov. 8, Keoghan expressedhow “proud” he was of Carpenterwhile appearing onThe Jess Cagle Show.

Reacting to her six nominations — including a song of the year nod for “Please Please Please” — the Irish actor said, “Brilliant, I know. Absolutely brilliant. Feckin’ brilliant, lads.”

“No, I’m really, really happy for her, honestly, and I got to get on the phone soon,” he continued on the SiriusXM show, before teasing the hosts for putting him “on the spot.”

After the hosts joked he probably knew Carpenter’s hit track was headed for the Grammys while working on the video, he said, “Yes, definite, definite.”

“I don’t know anyone who works as hard. I’min awe watching herwork and how committed and the standards that she sets,” Keoghan added. “Especially being on that music video, just, she knows the vision. She knows what she wants.”

source: people.com