Before starting her own autumn stadium tour, Sabrina Carpenter shared Taylor Swift’s enormous platform. In a recent interview with CBS This Morning, the singer of Short n’ Sweet is now discussing what it’s like to be in the pop idol’s company and to feel her support.
“You just watch her, like, walk in a room and it’s very easy to understand that she’s so composed, she’s graceful, she’s gracious,” Carpenter, who was one of Swift’s Eras Tour openers, said in the CBS segment that aired Sunday morning (Oct. 6).
Asked about the advice Swift has given her on handling fame, the 25-year-old artist explained, “I wouldn’t say it’s, like, a verbal thing as much as just, like, she’s very supportive of me and knows who I am as a person and is very supportive of that. So I’m grateful for that.”
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As of Sunday afternoon, Carpenter’s album Short n’ Sweet is back at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, which was released on August 23. This marks the album’s fourth nonconsecutive week at the top of the chart.
Carpenter is the only musician of this decade to have at least three top 10 hits on the Hot 100 list in a row for five weeks, thanks to hits like “Espresso,” “Please, Please Please,” and “Taste.”
It’s a significant accomplishment for the singer-songwriter, who has been honing her skill since childhood. Before getting a record deal and the lead role on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World as a teenager, she posted videos of herself on YouTube singing Swift’s songs.
On the fame that comes with the success she’s experiencing now, Carpenter noted, “I think, again, if we’re talking about how to deal with it all, I think everyone has such an individual, unique experience that there’s no kind of blanket statement or advice on how to not let it rattle you. You just kind of have to exist and figure out what you can handle and what you don’t want to deal with.”
“You find the people that you surround yourself with that make you feel safe and go from there,” she added.
Watch Carpenter’s interview with CBS This Morning below. She is presently traveling throughout North America as part of the Short n’ Sweet Tour, with dates running until the middle of November. In March 2025, Carpenter plans to take the play to Europe.
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