She’s working late, ’cause she’s a singer — and if all goes well, a Broadway actress, too. On a new episode of Chicken Shop Date posted Friday (Aug. 23), Sabrina Carpenter addressed whether she’d ever return to the stage and talked all things espresso, Valentine’s Day and NSFW lyrics.
After conversing with the “Feather” singer about British people’s texting habits and the financial benefits of going on dates, host Amelia Dimoldenberg asked her guest a question that’s been on the minds of many fans since Carpenter’s run as Cady Heron in the Mean Girls stage production was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: “Would you do Broadway again if the right opportunity came?”
“I would,” Carpenter replied with a shrug, smiling.
Four years prior, Carpenter starred alongside Reneé Rapp’s Regina George in the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 movie, but she only got to do a couple performances before it closed down due to the global pandemic. She never did get to reprise her role in the production, as it didn’t reopen at the August Wilson Theatre, nor did she appear in the 2024 movie version of the musical, which Rapp led.
Throughout the interview with Dimoldenberg, Carpenter also shared what she did on Valentine’s Day this year — “I was given chocolate, and I ate it … that was my day” — although she didn’t specify whether she spent the holiday with boyfriend Barry Keoghan. She did, however, explain that she doesn’t fall in love as quickly anymore as she did when she was younger. “Now I fall in love a little more — I don’t want this to sound sad, but I just maybe fall in love with some more knowledge,” she said.
At the end of the video, Carpenter helped Dimoldenberg write an NSFW rhyme to the line, “Went to London ’cause I had a hot date,” in the style of her famous “Nonsense” outros. “I would’ve done something really crazy,” she said, “but I don’t think I can say it on camera.”
Covering her mouth, the Work It actress then whispered her idea: “Later I’m going to get my p—y ate.”
The cheeky interview arrives on the same day as Carpenter’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet, which features hit single “Espresso” and Billboard Hot 100-topper “Please Please Please.” The star also unveiled a gory music video costarring Jenna Ortega, in which they channel the 1992 film Death Becomes Her and bond over killing a man they were previously fighting to the death over.
Speaking of “Espresso,” Carpenter addressed on Chicken Shop Date whether she actually enjoys sipping on the concentrated caffeinated beverage in real life. “I do — I just have to brave through them when I drink them,” she told Dimoldenberg. “It’s not like I like them because of how they taste — I like them because of how they make me feel.”
Watch Carpenter on Chicken Shop Date above.