Irish actor Barry Keoghan pictured here in 2023.Getty Images

Rising US popstar Sabrina Carpenter is not only dating Irish Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan - she's putting him to work too!

The singer, who shot to a new level of fame this summer thanks in large part to her hit song "Espresso," has been dating Dublin native Keoghan for about a year.

The status of their relationship was solidified back in June when Keoghan played a flirty criminal opposite Carpenter in the music video for her song "Please Please Please."

"I heard that you’re an actor," Carpenter sings in the song, "So act like a stand up guy / Whatever devils inside you / Don’t let him out tonight / I tell them it’s just your culture / And everyone rolls their eyes"

Now, Carpenter has revealed why, despite wanting to keep her personal life personal, she cast her Irish beau in the music video.

"I am genuinely - not even a biased opinion - I was like, who's the greatest actor that I can find for this music video?" she recently told CBS.

"And he [Keoghan] was next to me in a chair. And he was so excited about it, and he likes the song, which is great, he's a fan of the song.

"He does like my music a lot, yeah."

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter's relationship timeline

Rumors about Keoghan and Carpenter's coupling kicked off in December last year when they were spotted leaving a 'romantic' dinner in Los Angeles.

The following month, Keoghan all but confirmed during an interview with GQ that he had split with girlfriend Alyson Sandro, with whom he shares a son, Brando. (Keoghan previously dated Co Kerry native Shona Guerin for a number of years.)

Later that month, Keoghan and Carpenter were reportedly spotted together at an amusement park in Los Angeles, further fueling relationship rumors.

In February, it was hotly rumored that the two would walk the red carpet together at the Golden Globes, where Keoghan was nominated, but that 'relationship reveal' didn't materialize.

The duo was, however, spotted canoodling at a Grammys after-party that same month.

In March, Keoghan was in Singapore to cheer on Carpenter when she was the opening act for Taylor Swift on the smash-hit Eras World Tour.

That same month, they were spotted together at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party, where Keoghan was reportedly wearing a bracelet that had 'Sabrina' spelled out on it.

Keoghan was back on boyfriend duty in April, spotted in the crowd supporting Carpenter as she performed at Coachella in California. 

The duo also caught up with power couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Coachella.

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In May, the two finally hit the red carpet together at the Met Gala in New York City.

Keoghan was again cheering on Carpenter when she performed at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton that same month.

Then, the music video for "Please Please Please" dropped in June. It's since racked up a staggering 122 million views on YouTube.

Rumors circulated over the summer that the duo might have split, but judging by Carpetner's recent CBS interview, it seems they're still an item.