It feels like an eternity since Olivia Rodrigo released her breakthrough single “Drivers License.” (It’s been about four and a half years.)
If you remember all the hubbub behind the song, you probably also recall plenty of speculation that the song — especially the lyric “You’re probably with that blonde girl, who always made me doubt” — was addressing Olivia’s split with Joshua Bassett, who was rumored to be dating the one and only Sabrina Carpenter after the breakup.
Of course, a lot has changed since then — not least the fact that Sabrina has now become equally as big of a pop star as Olivia. So it’s funny — and a bit shocking, honestly — that the topic of the “Drivers License” drama came up with Sabrina in a recent interview with Rolling Stone.
“I don’t think about it, ever,” she said in a deadpan voice when asked about the discourse — after adding that she “didn’t really intentionally” try to change any public perception she may have been facing as a result. “I’ve tried being brunette, and it didn’t look good on me, so this is what it is,” she also joked.
But that’s not all! Sabrina also got real about what she learned regarding the whole sitch. “All I knew was that it wasn’t going to stop me from doing what I loved, ever,” she said. “That’s kind of how I’ve always felt.”
“Sometimes, it’s about how you are able to be resilient. What that era taught me was to just trust myself, and trust that everything is going to work out the way it’s supposed to, and trust that relationships are put into your life for a reason. You might not see that in the moment, but you see it later.”
You can read the entire interview here.