Sabrina Carpenter has gained global fame with her music and performances, but fame brings its own challenges. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she discussed the aspects of her life that remain out of her control, revealing she has no control over how she is perceived.
She told Vanity Fair: "I think, for me, right now, you aren't ever going to really fully control the way that people see you. That is something I have to re-accept every day. I'm at a point now where I'm just trying to not take it so seriously. The things that people say, I know that these people have very little context on me as an actual person.
The 25-year-old pop star also admits she struggles to be her "authentic" self when she's having a bad day because she's constantly worried she might say something that's taken the wrong way if she happens to be feeling a little grouchy.
Sabrina told The Guardian: 'When I was a kid, I just wanted to sing on stage and, in that, I hoped to make people happy.
'And then you realise, especially with the internet: if I'm having a bad day, or didn't get enough sleep, or haven't had any coffee, and I say something and the tone comes off a little snarky, there's a million people waiting to call you a terrible person.
'You've got to tiptoe around the edge of being authentic and protecting yourself, which is a bit of a mindf***.'