Barry Keoghan calls girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter 'strong, independent lady'

Barry Keoghan has loving words to describe Sabrina Carpenter.

The 32-year-old actor opened up about his relationship with the 25-year-old singer during an appearance on the Monday, November 4, episode of Spotify The Louis Theroux Podcast when host Louis Theroux asked, “Are we talking about Sabrina or not?” “Are you in a relationship with Sabrina Carpenter?” an hour into the episode.

“Oh, I knew you would do that,” Keoghan said with a laugh, to which the presenter replied: “We don’t have to. That's why I asked for permission first. “I'm like a vampire, I must be.” asked in. Can I come in?”

“Listen, all I can say is I’m incredibly blessed,” Keoghan said. “Such a strong, independent woman who is hugely talented and yes. Most notably. Louis, you caught me. You’re not a vampire.”

Keoghan noted that he featured in Carpenter's June music video for her single “Please Please Please” during the conversation and said, “Great video, great music,” as the podcast host admitted he only found out “embarrassingly recently.” have who Carpenter is.

“I knew that,” he said Salt burn The actor added when Theroux asked if he knew that Carpenter's aunt Nancy Cartwright is the voice of Carpenter The Simpsons“Bart Simpson.

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Keoghan and Carpenter first sparked dating rumors in December 2023 when they were spotted having dinner together in Los Angeles. They were spotted together several times over the next few months, making their debut as a couple at Vanity Fair's Oscars afterparty on March 10.

Keoghan attended Carpenter's Oct. 20 concert in Virginia, where she cheered on the actor by changing a lyric to her song “Juno” by singing, “I hear you knocking, Barry“Come up,” it says Entertainment tonight.

Back in August, a source told PEOPLE that the couple's relationship was “up and down” as they faced breakup rumors. That same month, Carpenter told The Guardian She “got to work with such a great actor” when the magazine asked her about Keoghan.

“It's not what I signed up for, but I can't really help with my birth. I want to be honest – I just want to write about what's going on in my life as a 25-year-old girl,” she said at the time about the public interest in her love life. “But it comes with the territory and I just have to say…okay!”

Keoghan, known for his roles in Dunkirk And The Banshees of InisherinHe is a father to a son named Brando, whom he gave birth to in August 2022 with his ex-girlfriend Alyson Sandro. Carpenter, meanwhile, was previously romantically linked to Shawn Mendes and Joshua Bassett.