In an interview with British Vogue published Thursday, the pop star opened up about her relationship with Sabrina after years of being pitted against each other.
“I think she’s great. I’m so happy for all of her success, too,” Olivia said, adding that she’s a big fan of the 26-year-old’s latest record, Man’s Best Friend.
The interviewer noted that Olivia seemed “tense” talking about Sabrina, to which she clarified, “It’s just people just get weird and clickbaity – it’s all love, though. I’ve talked to her many times.”
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The supposed drama between the pair dates back to 2021, when Olivia dropped her debut single, drivers license.
In the track, she sings of an older “blonde girl” whom she suspects her former flame is now dating. Internet sleuths soon suspected that this was a reference to Sabrina, as she was linked to Joshua Bassett after his alleged romance with Olivia fizzled out.
Sabrina went on to seemingly acknowledge the shout-out in a song of her own called Skin, where she sings, “Maybe you didn’t mean it / Maybe blonde was the only rhyme.”
Fast forward five years, and the Espresso artist has now reached pop princess status in her own right, thanks to two chart-topping albums released in 2024 and 2025.
As for Olivia, she’s still riding high as she gears up to release her long-awaited third record.
While OR3 is still seemingly in the works, Olivia gave some major teases in the interview and even played three new songs for British Vogue writer Amel Mukhtar.
“The fan theories were right: these are all love songs, but specifically about the obsession and anxiety of it – or the depression when your lover is gone,” the reporter reveals.
The article does mention the widely presumed muse for Olivia’s latest love songs: Louis Partridge.
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But while he and Olivia seemed to be going strong for about two years, rumors crept up last December that they had quietly called it quits.
The news is not confirmed in the interview, but Amel writes that “as ever, Rodrigo prefers to let her art do the talking.”
Olivia’s next album does not have an official release date, but she’s begun teasing it with a surprise revamp of her website and logo.
