Joey King Says She 'Cried' Watching Bestie Sabrina Carpenter Perform: 'Sweetest Pop Star I've Ever Seen'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter, Joey king.Photo:Joey King/Instagram

Joey King/Instagram

Joey King’sdecade-long friendship with Sabrina Carpenterisn’t ending anytime soon!

TheA Family Affairstar, 25, gushed about watching the pop star, also 25, perform duringher recent tour stop in Chicagoin anInstagram poston Monday, Oct. 14.

“I got to see my wife perform in chi town last night and I cried of course, she’s just the shortest and sweetest pop star I’ve ever seen😪 I might let her make me Juno,” she said, referencingCarpenter’s album title,Short n' Sweet, and song “Juno.”

In the post, King included a clip of herself dancing in the pit as Carpenter performed “Please Please Please,” another video of the singer performing her track “Good Graces,” and a few backstage photos with her four nieces and Carpenter.

She attended the concert in a pink outfit, consisting of a mini skirt, baseball cap, and shirt with the word, “camaraderie” — a reference to Carpenter’s song “Bed Chem.”

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Joey King responds to fan question about Sabrina Carpenter’s concert.

When a fan asked in the comment section, “girl why are you just in the crowd 😭😭,” King responded, “wanted to mosh babe.”

In June, after watching Carpenter perform at the Governors Ball music festival, King told PEOPLE that it washer first time watching her perform “in a few years” due to their conflicting work schedules.

Sabrina Carpenter and Joey King hugging.Joey King/Instagram

“I’m so happy for her and I just can’t stop singing ‘Please Please Please’ … get out of my head,” said King. “It’s so rude of her to make a hit like that. It’s also so rude to make such an addicting music video. It’s really rude to make me watch it six times at 2:00 a.m. when I want to go to bed.”

King, however, told PEOPLE in September that shehas many favorite songs from Carpenter’sShort n' Sweetalbum.

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“This changes literally every day. It’s been really tough because I’ve asked myself this question every day,” she quipped.

source: people.com