Sabrina Carpenter, the multi-talented singer and actress, has gone a long way since her appearance on Disney Channel’s ‘Girl Meets World.’ Sabrina has evolved both personally and professionally, from her early days at Disney to her thriving music career. Despite her tremendous progress, many people still remember her as the Disney kid from the mid-2010s. And she’s not entirely thrilled about it.
Let’s be real, Disney has churned out some of the biggest pop stars of our time. Think Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato. They all started with those Mickey Mouse ears before breaking free and embracing more mature images. Sabrina, on the other hand, has taken a more subtle route.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Journey From Disney Darling To A Pop Sensation
In a recent interview with Variety, Sabrina Carpenter spilled the tea on her Disney past and how she feels about it today. “I’m 900 inappropriate jokes away from being a Disney actor, but people still see me that way,” she said.
Her time on ‘Girl Meets World‘ coincided with a period of lower viewership for Disney Channel, which is perhaps what helped her keep a low profile compared to her famous predecessors. “I’m always extremely flattered to be grouped in with the other women and girls who I’ve idolized and looked up to who came from that, but I feel very distant from it,” she said.
Unlike some Disney alumni who felt the need to radically transform their image overnight, Sabrina’s evolution has been more organic. She’s grown up, and so has her music. But she hasn’t felt the need to distance herself from her past with shocking moves or drastic changes.
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Artistic And Personal Evolution
For those thinking Sabrina Carpenter’s music career just popped up out of nowhere, think again. She’s already dropped five albums, with a sixth on the way. That’s right, five albums! Her transition from Disney star to pop sensation didn’t happen overnight. It’s been a journey marked by significant personal and artistic evolution.
“For the people who love those early records and listen to them, I love you for that,” she said. “But I personally feel a sense of separation from them, largely due to the shift in who I am as a person and as an artist, pre-pandemic and post-pandemic.”
Despite her musical success, Sabrina hasn’t said goodbye to acting. She described her hiatus from movies and TV as an “unwarranted break” and is open to new screen projects. “A lot of them sound like five other already released movies,” she joked, proving her wit is as sharp as ever.
Her acting resume is nothing to sneeze at either. Besides ‘Girl Meets World,’ she’s worked on Disney hits like ‘Phineas and Ferb‘, ‘Austin and Ally‘, ‘Sofia the First‘, ‘Adventures in Babysitting‘, and ‘Milo Murphy’s Law‘. Plus, she’s appeared in critically acclaimed films like ‘The Hate U Give‘, and Netflix’s ‘Tall Girl‘ movies and ‘Work It‘.
Her next album ‘Short n’ Sweet‘ is et for release on August 23.
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