Comedy
The Way They Were | Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan with Bella Hull
Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds.
The Way They Were
Published 17 March 2026
The Way They Were / W!ZARD Studios

The podcast where every celebrity split is the one that got away. Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds. They might uncouple ‘amicably with love and respect for one another’ - but we never get over these lost loves!

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter looked like one of those modern celebrity pairings that somehow made sense: the brooding Irish actor and the pop star with the sharpest tongue on the charts. Two pint-sized superstars with the world at their feet, until it was all over.

This week on The Way They Were, we pick apart the short-and-sweet romance between the Saltburn star and the Espresso chanteuse, from whirlwind beginnings to a breakup that seemed to arrive before Sabrina had even finished writing the next album. This week, Chantal and Gráinne are joined by stand-up comic Bella Hull to sift through the drama.

Also we have an update from Gráinne while Chantal explains why everybody wants to be invited to this year's Vanity Fair Oscars party.

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