Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Major Bathroom Damage After Accidental Fire

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Sabrina Carpenterisn’t shedding any tears over her mistakes.

Looking back on the past year, I’ve been reminiscing over some amazing moments – photos with the incredible Dolly Parton and Paul Simon, plus behind-the-scenes glimpses from my Short n’ Sweet Tour. It wasn’t all glamour though! I also shared a bit of a funny story – I accidentally caused a small fire in my bathroom and showed the aftermath. It’s a reminder that life happens, even for those of us who try to keep things polished!

Sabrina shared a photo on Instagram December 31st showing fire damage in her bathroom – including scorch marks, a cracked mirror, and a damaged sink – next to a candle. She jokingly wrote, alongside a heart emoji, that she’d accidentally set her bathroom on fire.

The 26-year-old continued sharing her year-in-review, finishing with clips from her world tour and a message saying, “Best year ever, I love you all.”

Sabrina has had a fantastic year! She released her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, and also collaborated with Taylor Swift on the title track of The Life of a Showgirl.

Sabrina, who opened for Taylor Swift on two parts of her incredibly successful Eras Tour, recently told Variety she couldn’t believe they were recording a song together. ‘Even then, we knew it was something special,’ she said, ‘but I never would have asked to be featured on a track!’

She was really touched that the artist considered her for a song that honestly reflected their shared experiences. She felt it perfectly captured the challenges many young women face in the entertainment industry.

Plus, the Girl Meets World alum learned a lot about navigating life in the spotlight. 

She described a feeling of being able to be both powerfully confident and deliberately make mistakes, even putting herself in difficult situations. However, she emphasized that this is done intentionally, stemming from intelligence and a sense of personal agency.

Sabrina pointed out that it’s possible to appear completely composed even when things are chaotic – both can be true at the same time!

Read on to learn more about Sabrina through the years. 

Born on May 11, 1999, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Sabrina is the youngest of three children. As a Taurus, she believes growing up in the peaceful surroundings of her hometown fostered her imagination. In a 2024 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, she explained that having time to be bored actually sparked her creativity and led to new ideas.

She began dancing at age two and singing at six, which led her to ask her parents to homeschool her so she could dedicate more time to her artistic pursuits. She told Vogue in March 2025, “I really wanted to start auditioning for roles.”

Before becoming famous on the Disney Channel, Sabrina Carpenter finished third in Miley Cyrus’ 2009 singing competition, The Next Miley Cyrus Project. Sabrina has said that Miley Cyrus was one of her idols growing up, and meeting her was a memorable experience – though she now wishes she’d chosen a different outfit for their meeting.

She told MTV UK that when she was ten, her biggest celebrity crush was Miley Cyrus. She remembers meeting Cyrus while wearing a fedora, a fashion choice she now regrets. Despite having a cold, Cyrus was very kind to her, and it’s a moment she’ll always cherish.

Like mother, like daughter! Actress and musician Apple Carpenter comes from a creative family. Her mother, Elizabeth Carpenter, is now a chiropractor but used to be a dancer, and her father, David Carpenter, was once a musician in a band.

Sabrina’s parents used to perform, but her aunt, Nancy Cartwright, is still a successful entertainer. She’s best known as the voice of Bart Simpson, among other famous characters.

In a July 2024 TikTok, Nancy exclaimed, “Isn’t that incredible?” She explained that many of her followers have been watching her perform as a character for over 35 years – and some for a shorter time – and were surprised to learn she’s related to a famous celebrity.

If you enjoyed playing Just Dance 2, you might remember singer Sabrina as one of the game’s dance instructors. She appears as a coach during the song “I’m A Gummy Bear” by Gummibär.

Sabrina was heavily influenced by Christina Aguilera growing up, even calling her “one of my biggest idols” before inviting her to perform “Ain’t No Other Man” and “What A Girl Wants” at a November 2024 concert on Sabrina’s Short n’ Sweet tour.

Sabrina confessed that she used to have a crush on Zac Efron. She became even more of a fan after meeting him at the beach when she was twelve, especially because he was known for his role in Hairspray.

She told W magazine in September 2024 that he wouldn’t recall the encounter, but she definitely would. She approached him and told him she was a fan, and he gave her a hug. She was shocked—and thrilled—that he wasn’t wearing a shirt at the time, and jokingly said she’d never shower again.

I’ve been following this artist for years, and it’s amazing to think about how she got her start! Just like Justin Bieber, she initially built her fanbase by posting covers on YouTube. She was so young – around 10 years old – and she’d regularly cover songs by icons like Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, Adele, and even The Beatles. It’s incredible to see how far she’s come!

Sabrina collaborated with Meghan Trainor to write her first single, “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying,” which was released in 2014.

Meghan shared on the I Am Paris podcast in July 2024 that she actually wrote Sabrina Carpenter’s very first song. She described it as a sweet memory, and enjoys watching Carpenter’s success now, knowing she was involved in her early career. She fondly remembers being able to say, ‘I once wrote a song with her!’

Before becoming famous on the Disney Channel, Sabrina, like many young actors, had a small role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She appeared in the episode “Possessed” when she was just 11 years old.

Just three years after that, she landed her major role as Maya Hart in the 2014 Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, alongside Rowan Blanchard and original Boy Meets World stars Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel. Looking back on her career, the Grammy-winning artist appreciates the show for what it accomplished.

In 2020, she told Teen Vogue that her work was her whole life, and she was incredibly proud to be involved and represent its values.

Oh my gosh, you won’t BELIEVE the drama Sabrina went through! When she was just 18, some old managers, Stan Rogow and Elliot Lurie, actually sued her, her parents, and even her manager! They claimed she hadn’t paid them commissions after they were let go in August 2014. Can you imagine?! But Sabrina totally won, which is amazing! And get this – she turned the whole ordeal into art! Her 2018 song, “Sue Me,” is literally about the lawsuit. It’s so empowering and honestly, just proves how incredible she is.

In an interview with Variety in August 2024, she described the experience as feeling like a breakup – when someone desires what they can’t have, and can’t stop talking about you. She said it felt like ‘your name is always on their tongue no matter what.’

As a lifestyle expert, I’ve seen a lot of dreams put on hold, but Sabrina’s story is particularly striking. You know how in theater, ‘one night only’ is the standard? Well, she was preparing for a five-month run as Cady Heron in Mean Girls on Broadway when, suddenly, everything changed in March 2020. It wasn’t ‘one night only’ – it was, unexpectedly, no nights at all, at least for a while.

She explained to CBS Sunday Morning in October 2024 that after three months of rehearsals in New York and just two opening performances, the pandemic brought everything to a halt. It was a humbling experience. She went home and realized, after all her training and preparation for performing eight shows a week, there was suddenly complete silence.

When Sabrina traveled, she playfully used the name ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ as an alias – a reference to the famous 1993 movie starring Robin Williams.

In a 2022 interview with Vanity Fair, she fondly remembered landing after a flight and seeing someone holding a sign for ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ She said people were initially surprised when she was the one who appeared, but eventually, word got around and it stopped happening.

The title song from Sabrina Carpenter’s 2022 album, Emails I Can’t Send, is very personal, detailing her father’s infidelity and how it changed her view of people she once considered “nice guys.” She chose not to play the song for her father in person, telling Vogue in February 2025 that she “sure as hell did not”.

Sabrina faced criticism after her “Feather” music video, filmed partly in New York’s Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, was released. Church officials expressed strong disapproval, calling the video “violent and sexually provocative.” Sabrina, however, didn’t seem concerned by the backlash.

“We got approval in advance,” she told Variety in November 2023. “And Jesus was a carpenter.”

In 2024, her song “Please, Please, Please” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time. The singer, originally from Pennsylvania, shared with vocal coach Eric Vetro during a surprise appearance on his BBC Maestro course, Sing Like the Stars, that she was thrilled when she wrote the song. She felt it represented a part of herself she’d been eager to express both in writing and through performance.

Sabrina isn’t one to ignore criticism. When people online questioned whether she was really singing live on her Short n’ Sweet Tour, she immediately defended herself and denied the accusations of lip-syncing.

I’m a huge Sabrina fan, and I was so thrilled to see her address those lip-sync accusations! She commented on a TikTok video last October and was super clear: she always sings live at her shows. She even jokingly asked if anyone wanted to talk to the people who handle her sound, basically saying they could vouch for her! It’s awesome to have that confirmed.

20. Sabrina is an advocate for female artists owning their sexuality.

In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, Sabrina stated her position plainly: if someone is uncomfortable with a woman who is comfortable with her own sexuality, they shouldn’t attend her performances.

She explained that female artists consistently face public criticism and judgment. She pointed out that Rihanna was targeted in the 2000s, Britney Spears in the 1990s, and Madonna in the 1980s, and now she herself is experiencing the same treatment.

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