Sabrina Carpenter reveals her love for British slang, teases upcoming UK tour

Sabrina Carpenter is embracing British profanity and urging Brits to "please, please, please" keep using it.

The 24-year-old singer has expressed her admiration for the creative and "civilized" way Brits deliver insults. As she gears up for her upcoming European tour, she is brimming with excitement. “I can’t wait,” she said enthusiastically.

“The British have such inventive words to insult each other. I first heard w**er* on the streets of London. Even when the British are cussing each other, they still sound so civilized doing it,” she remarked.

Sabrina’s hit single Espresso has played a major role in her skyrocketing success this year, even earning a fan in Adele. Reflecting on a viral video of Adele singing Espresso, Sabrina said, “She is so cool—she only has one name. When I saw that video of her in bed singing my song, I was genuinely star-struck. In my warped mind, I translated that as Adele thinks about me in bed.”

The past year has been record-breaking for Sabrina. With hits like Espresso, Please Please Please, and Taste, she became the first woman to hold the number one spot on the Official Singles Chart for the most weeks in a single year. Her album, Short n' Sweet, also topped the charts.

Despite her meteoric rise, Sabrina credits her close friends for keeping her grounded. “It’s been a totally crazy 24, but I’m so blessed to have good friends around me,” she shared. “If I text them saying I’m feeling down, they’ll reply with, ‘Hey, let’s learn this TikTok dance.’ Those are the kinds of people you need in your life. It’s important to remember that if people are saying horrible s**t about you online, they’re probably a lot unhappier with their lives than you are.”

Sabrina’s European tour kicks off in Dublin on March 3, followed by stops in Birmingham on March 6, and London on March 8 and 9. She will return to London on July 5 for a special performance at BST Hyde Park.