Sabrina Carpenter looked breathtaking as she took part in a retro-inspired cover shoot for W Magazine.
The songstress, 25, stunned in an array of chic looks as she talked the origins of her hit summer track Espresso and getting star-struck meeting Zac Efron at age 12.
Sabrina Carpenter displayed her legs in a collared black mini dress with her feet slipped into sling back flats and her hair done up into a voluminous style.
She also donned a chic Gucci look as she posed on the yard of the lush property.
Her hair partially pulled back with her trademark curtain bangs on display, she sported a lemony Gucci blazer with matching shorts.
On the cover, Sabrina Carpenter sported an animal print coat that was belted into her trim waist.
The Please Please Please songstress was also channeling Barbie in a black and pink polka dot mini dress equipped with pockets and combined with classic heels.
Other dresses she rocked were a glamorous white frock and a gorgeous floral dress which she modeled by a white picket fence.
During her chat with W, Sabrina Carpenter recalled the ‘dangerous Zac Efron phase’ she had as a 12-year-old when he was starring in the movie musical Hairspray.
The future celebrity was star-struck herself after meeting Efron on the beach.
‘Oh god—I had a really dangerous Zac Efron phase, when he was in Hairspray. I was 12 years old, and I was on a beach for the Fourth of July,’ she told the publication.
‘He would never remember this, but I saw him and said, “I’m a big fan of your work!” He gave me a hug. And I remember thinking, Oh my god—he wasn’t wearing a shirt and he gave me a hug! I was like, This is amazing. I’m never washing my body!’
She also described how her hit summer anthem, Espresso, came to be.
The song was written while Sabrina Carpenter was in France during a break from opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
‘I was in a ghost town that had one little creperie down the road. I had my shot of espresso, and then I might have had some champagne, and before I knew it the song was written,’ she said.
‘I definitely hear it now in every car I get into, and being on the radio, to me, is still—it’s like fate. You have to be at the right place at the right time,’ she added of the track.
Sabrina Carpenter also opened up about pursuing her showbusiness career as a child. ‘I can’t even remember when I started singing and performing and entertaining, because I was really, really little,’ she said of her acting career.
‘I did my first audition when I was around 11 years old. The second or third audition was for the first job that I booked—Law & Order: SVU. I was thrown off by that booking because I always wanted to do comedy. And on that show, I was a victim. I remember running the lines with my dad and asking, “Is this what acting is?” And then I booked Orange Is the New Black. Can I swear? That episode was called ‘F**ksgiving.’
Sabrina was then cast in family-friendly roles following her gig on Orange Is The New Black. ‘I went from raunchy to Disney!’ she added.
Sabrina’s track Espresso was released in April 2024 as the lead single from her upcoming album Short n’ Sweet.
The song, and its music video, directed by Dave Meyers, quickly gained global popularity, with the chart-topper reaching number one on the Billboard Global 200, making it her first number-one single.
In the United States, Espresso peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
Espresso is an anthem about feeling confident and irresistible, with the star comparing herself to coffee and suggesting that she’s so stimulating she keeps people up at night thinking about her.
‘Now he’s thinkin’ bout me Every night, oh/ Is it that sweet? I guess so/ Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know/ That’s that me espresso,’ Sabrina sings.
The energetic music video features her and a male lead star in captivating scenes set against a beach backdrop.
Espresso was written by Sabrina, along with Amy Allen, Steph Jones, and Julian Bunetta.