Sabrina Carpenter has admitted she’s been ‘confused, attacked and ridiculed’ by men and she ‘feels like she has to train them,’ after her well-publicised swipe at her ex Barry Keoghan.
The hitmaker, 26, reflected on her turbulent view of the opposite sex while gracing the cover of Vogue Italia, admitting that she sees men as a ‘super entertaining species’ due to their behaviour.
Sabrina’s curiosity of men was the anchor for her new album Man’s Best Friend, and she told the publication she still has conflicting opinions of them.
The singer previously dated actor Barry from December 2023 until late 2024, with sources claiming the pair’s romance was on and off.
She said: ‘When one of my female friends announces that she’s having a son, I just rejoice for that young boy, because I know he’s going to be raised right.
‘Correct me if I’m wrong, I’ve only been on Earth for 26 years, but I feel like we’ve always kind of had to train them. Unfortunately, it’s a tale as old as time.’
Sabrina Carpenter has admitted she’s been ‘confused, attacked and ridiculed’ by men and she ‘feels like she has to train them,’ after her well-publicised swipe at her ex Barry Keoghan
The hitmaker reflected on her turbulent view of the opposite sex while gracing the cover of Vogue Italia, admitting that she sees men as a ‘super entertaining species’
‘I do think that men have been a super entertaining species to watch. In positive and negative ways. I feel really adored and inspired and loved by some of them… and really confused and attacked and ridiculed by others.’
She went on to add: ‘Part of life is making light of moments that maybe make us uncomfortable, or at least, that is for me.
‘My whole life I felt like humor was just this, and it wasn’t even always humor, I think it was usually just sort of a wit that kind of saved me. It was always there to make sure that at the end of the day I was protecting myself for the future.’
Sabrina also posed for a vintage-inspired shoot for Vogue’s Italian edition, slipping into racy lingerie with a look inspired by 60s German icon Brigitte Bardot.
When Sabrina released her album’s lead single Manchild in May, fans were quick to note its promotion was a dig at her ex Barry.
The singer shared a vintage-inspired teaser video, with the caption: ‘This one’s about you!! ‘Manchild’ is out this Thursday 6/5 8pm EST♥️ special 7′ vinyl available now’.
Sharing some of the lyrics, they read: ‘Inside of your head when you’ve just won an argument with a man’.
Taking to the comments fans went wild as they penned: ‘And we know who you are talking about diva’.
The singer previously dated actor Barry from December 2023 until late 2024, with sources claiming the pair’s romance was on and off
She said: ‘In positive and negative ways. I feel really adored and inspired and loved by some of them… and really confused and attacked and ridiculed by others’
Sabrina also posed for a vintage-inspired shoot for Vogue’s Italian edition, slipping into racy lingerie with a look inspired by 60s German icon Brigitte Bardot
Commenting on the post dating app grindr wrote: ‘we all thought of him didn’t we’.
Others added: ‘and just when we needed her most, she returned’; ‘DRAG HIM BABE WE CANT WAIT’;
Sabrina and Barry began dating in December 2023 before going public with their romance during their joint appearance at the Met Gala in May 2024.
The pair were said to have split in December however it was reported in August that they were on and off.
Barry was hit by claims he cheated on the hitmaker. However, a source told Us Weekly the actor was ‘very devoted to her happiness’, but that they are ‘at different places in their lives.’
