Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan have split up after dating for a year People.

“They are both young and career-focused, so they decided to take a break,” a source told the publication on Tuesday (December 3).

The couple first sparked dating rumors in late 2023, a few months before making their public debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty in March. Keoghan, 32, also starred alongside Carpenter, 25, in the music video for her single “Please Please Please,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and is featured on her album Short and sweet.

After Carpenter released the album on August 23, fans were quick to speculate about it Work on it Star wrote several of the project’s songs about the Irish actor – particularly the NSFW song “Bed Chem.” “I was wearing a sheer dress the day we met. We were both in a rush and chatted for a second,” she sings on the track. “Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent?” …Who’s the cute guy with the big blue eyes?”

Just last month, Keoghan appeared on an episode of Spotify The Louis Theroux Podcastwhere he was directly asked, “Are you in a relationship with Sabrina Carpenter?”

“Oh, I knew you would do that,” Keoghan said with a laugh, before adding: “Look, I’m just saying I’m incredibly blessed. Such a strong, independent woman who is hugely talented and yes. Most notably.”

Following the news of their breakup, fans took to social media to express their shock over the duo’s breakup. Below are some fan reactions.