Fans horrified

Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan break up

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter are said to have broken up.(Bild: Viennareport)

Big shock for the fans of Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan: the celebrity dream couple are said to have split up.

After a year of dating, the singer and the actor are to go their separate ways again. This is reported by "People" magazine. 

"Focused on their careers"
"They're both young and focused on their careers, so they've decided to take a break," an insider told the always well-informed celebrity magazine. 

The first love rumors surrounding the singer and the actor arose last December. Back then, the two were caught by paparazzi at a dinner in Los Angeles. Carpenter and Keoghan had probably met a few weeks earlier at the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week.

Keoghan starred in Carpenter's video 
In June, Keoghan was finally in front of the camera for the music video for Carpenter's song "Please Pleas Please".

In an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning", the singer revealed why she chose her boyfriend: "I was thinking: 'Who's the best actor I can find for this music video?' And he was sitting next to me in a chair. And he was so excited about it."

Fans with mixed feelings
The fact that Carpenter and Keoghan are now said to have broken up is certainly causing a lot of excitement among fans. "Oh my God, my heart is broken," sighed one fan on Twitter. Another wrote: "What a shame. Oh no, so sad to hear that."

Others, however, seemed pleased about the love break-up. "Good, because she can do much better," said one fan matter-of-factly. And some joked that they might now have a chance with both Carpenter and Keoghan.