While Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan have reportedly decided to call time on their relationship, the internet has become obsessed with a woman who looks exactly like the pair.
Over recent months, countless people told content creator and musician Tabatha Taylor how much she resembles pop star Sabrina Carpenter, 25. For a while, she took it as a compliment, but thought very little of it. As the comparisons continued, she was even likened to Carpenter’s ex, Irish actor Barry Keoghan, 32.
Taylor, 25, from Arkansas, told Newsweek that she really “didn’t mind” the comparisons, and the more she looks at both celebrities, the more she sees the similarities.
“I do see it as I think I have his eyes and her face shape—but I wish I had her voluminous hair,” Taylor said. “I think Sabrina is super pretty, Barry not as much. But I do see the similarities with our eyes and coloring of our features.”
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Indeed, after repeatedly being told of their likeness, Taylor took to social media to address the speculation that she could even be their “love child” (despite being the same age as Carpenter). In the clip, Taylor hid her face before doing the grand reveal, alongside images of Carpenter and Keoghan.
Internet users were astounded by the resemblance, and the clip went viral with more than 5.2 million views and 254,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.
Dating rumors about Carpenter and Keoghan’s started swirling in December 2023, when they were spotted having dinner together in California. They kept fans guessing for some time though, as they didn’t officially confirm their relationship and often attended red carpet events separately.
The Oscar-nominated actor was seen watching Carpenter as she supported Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, and he even appeared in the music video for her single “Please Please Please” in June. But now it appears the couple have decided to end their year-long relationship.
After posting about the resemblance on Instagram, Taylor was left speechless by the reaction that it generated. Many of her friends agree with the comparisons, but she told Newsweek that her parents and boyfriend “don’t really see it.”
Taylor said: “I just thought it’d be funny, but I really didn’t think it would blow up as much as it did. I wanted to know if other people thought I looked like them besides a few Instagram comments. I thought maybe they were onto something.
“I got some really good responses. But I’m also now being told I look like a million different people. At the end of the day, I’m just Tabatha.”
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Of course, she also received some criticism, as some internet users accused Taylor of getting plastic surgery to look like Carpenter. But she insists that’s untrue, and the only cosmetic procedure she’s had to date is lip filler. She has also been likened to singer and actress Dove Cameron, and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence.
Taylor enjoyed sparking the debate online, but adds that she doesn’t plan on impersonating Carpenter anytime soon.
“I really wish Sabrina or Barry had seen my video and reacted in some way. That would’ve been really cool. I’m actually an aspiring musician and I really look up to Sabrina, so to be told I look like her is definitely a huge compliment,” Taylor told Newsweek.
The viral Instagram video has amassed over 1,000 comments so far, as it left many people utterly amazed by the resemblance.
One comment reads: “I really waited thinking I wasn’t gonna see it, but now I can’t unsee it!”
Another person wrote: “I see Sabrina a lot. But, you’re also your own kind of ethereal.”
While another comment (which hasn’t aged so well) jokes: “you are their future daughter.”
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