Milo Manheim Praises Sabrina Carpenter’s Rise to Fame: “She’s Come so Far”

During an interview with a magazine about his ‘Zombies’ franchise, actor Milo Manheim praised fellow Disney Channel alum Sabrina Carpenter for her recent chart-topping singles ‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please’, with the latter reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “She’s come so far,” Manheim said of the Girl Meets World actress-turned-pop star. “It’s really cool to see her skyrocket. She’s so talented, so lovely. She deserves it.”

Like Manheim, Carpenter first found fame on Disney Channel with her role in the ‘Boy Meets World’ spinoff before launching her music career. Her fifth studio album, ‘Emails I Can’t Send’, has gained critical acclaim with hit singles like ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Feather’, the latter featuring Manheim in the music video.

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Discussing the 2023 video, where Carpenter played a femme fatale exacting revenge on boys who wronged her, Manheim noted the experience was “really fun and easy. I didn’t even know what I was doing that day. I was just like, I trust Sabrina,” he explained. “I pulled up, and we shot that, and it was awesome.” In addition to co-starring in her music video, Manheim said he watched Carpenter perform at Jingle Ball last year, noting he got “really emotional” during her number.

“I was like, damn, she’s come so far,” he said, adding that he and his ‘Zombies’ costar Meg Donnelly have had a longtime friendship with Carpenter, including many game nights at Donnelly’s house we always got each other when you go back to it,” Manheim said of the tight bond he shares with his former Disney Channel colleagues.

“It’s like your family,” he continued. “A lot of these Disney kids didn’t even go to school, so it really does feel like your school friends going out into the world. And when you see them kill it, it’s just like, hell yeah!”.

After opening for Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour, Carpenter is set to embark on her recently announced 2024 Short ‘n’ Sweet headlining tour. While Manheim said he’d “love to” catch her in concert, in the meantime, he’s happily cheering her on from the sidelines. “I wish her well,” he said of Carpenter’s career. “I hope she keeps killing it — I mean, she’s going to.”

-Sushmita Sarkar