Sabrina Carpenter shows off her washboard abs in white hot pants while gallivanting around Italy

Daily Mail​

5 days ago

Sabrina Carpenter gave her 48.1 million Instagram followers a glimpse of how she is spending her time off from her Short n' Sweet Tour.
Despite her demanding touring schedule, which included a European leg and, now, a second North American leg, the pop star, 26, managed to carve out time to let loose with her closest pals in Italy.
On Wednesday morning, the Please Please Please hitmaker shared a slideshow full of memories on the road, including her stay at a Tuscan-style villa.
In the first image, she posed outside next to a large tree in a tiny white crop top and hot pants.
As she bared her washboard abs to the camera, the singer appeared relaxed as she smiled softly in front of meticulously maintained vineyards.
Other snaps showed her walking on a couch in a stunning red gown, eating a bowl of spaghetti al fresco, playing tennis with friends and sightseeing.
Carpenter appeared to be having the time of her life as she enjoyed a spritz, played with a cat wandering outside and crouched on top of a built-in desk in a library.
Her time gallivanting around Europe comes just weeks before she is set to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 3.
Her upcoming seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, is set to be released on August 29, 2025.
In October, she'll headline at Austin City Limits Music, before resuming her Short n' Sweet tour in Pittsburgh, not far from her hometown, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
The actress' final stops include New York, Nashville, Toronto and Los Angeles.
The star's latest post comes after unveiling two alternative album covers for Man's Best Friend following backlash over the original, which depicted her posing on all fours, seemingly being pulled by the hair by a man.
Many were outraged by the provocative visual and debated whether it was a feminist statement or simply for the male gaze.
Sabrina's original album cover was called out by a leading domestic violence charity who accused her of 'reducing women to pets' in addition to various online commentators.
On Wednesday morning, the Please Please Please hitmaker shared a slideshow full of memories on the road, including her stay at a Tuscan-style villa
In response, Carpenter released an alternative album cover 'approved by God.'
The second cover was a black and white image of her holding onto a handsome man's arm in the middle of a crowded room.
Last week, she unveiled a third album cover, which showed her surrounded by a bunch of roses while dressed in black lingerie and a sheer nightgown.
For those concerned about the fate of her original cover, the record will still be available.
It's certainly not the first time Sabrina has faced controversy over her embrace of sex.
The Espresso singer famously simulates sex positions while performing her song Juno during her Short n' Sweet Tour, but not everyone is a fan of the NSFW displays.
'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' she told Rolling Stone of her Juno moments. 'They're like, "All she does is sing about this." But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it.
'It's in my show. There's so many more moments than the 'Juno' positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers.
'I find irony and humor in all of that, because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.'
In a subsequent phone call with the magazine, the topic was broached again: 'I don't want to be pessimistic, but I truly feel like I've never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more, and scrutinized in every capacity. I'm not just talking about me. I'm talking about every female artist that is making art right now.'
As the reporter noted that Swifties were taking photos outside of Taylor Swift's iconic Cornelia Street, Sabrina elaborated: 'That's what I'm saying.'
'We're in such a weird time where you would think it's girl power, and women supporting women, but in reality, the second you see a picture of someone wearing a dress on a carpet, you have to say everything mean about it in the first 30 seconds that you see it,' she continued.
Sabrina even wrote a song hitting back at the criticism she's received online, Needless To Say, a vinyl-only bonus track for Short and Sweet.
Some of the lyrics state: 'A pretty dress, an awkward angle/I bet you zoomed in close and held it up to show all of your friends.'
'It's something that keeps coming back,' Sabrina added. 'We just have to grow thicker skin, but they don't have to learn how to shut their mouths.'