Fans are rooting for Sabrina Carpenter and Joe Keery to lock it down this cuffing season after their flirty moment at ACL 2025
The “Espresso” singer’s set at Austin City Limits on October 4 quickly became one of the weekend’s most talked-about performances thanks to a cheeky onstage moment with the Stranger Things star. During her “Juno” segment — a now-iconic part of her show where she playfully “arrests” a special guest — Sabrina singled Joe out from the crowd, and the flirtatious exchange sent fans spiraling online.
In a fan-shot clip shared on X (formerly Twitter), Sabrina pointed toward Joe and asked, “What’s your name?” He responded, “Joe,” prompting her to smile and say, “Hi, Joe,” as he waved enthusiastically. She followed up by asking, “Joe, where are you from?” He replied, “Boston.”
Her reaction was instant. Laughing, Sabrina quipped, “Boston? Damn it! Rhymes with Austin, though. It’s close enough.” Then came the moment that turned playful banter into a full-on flirt fest. “You know, Joe, it’s actually cuffing season. I don’t know if you know that,” she teased. Joe didn’t hesitate — he extended his wrists, ready to be “arrested.”
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Holding up a pair of handcuffs, Sabrina teased him further: “You seem very eager, actually. This is so rare.” She then handed him the cuffs and declared, “Okay, you’re the one. We did it, Joe.” Joe twirled the cuffs triumphantly as she turned to the crowd, announcing, “I’m gonna sing this next song. This is dedicated to Joe, everybody.”
As she launched into “Juno,” Sabrina even changed a lyric for him, switching “Oh, I hear you knockin’, baby, come on up” to “Oh, I hear you knockin’, Joe, come on up.” The crowd erupted while Joe smiled from the audience.
The “cuffing” bit has become a staple of Sabrina’s performances since her 2024 Short n’ Sweet Tour. Past guests have included stars like Millie Bobby Brown and Ayo Edebiri, but this particular cameo stood out thanks to the undeniable chemistry between Sabrina and Joe.
After the festival, fans noticed the two had followed each other on Instagram — and that’s all it took for shipping rumors to take off. “[E]very fandom coming together to ship joe keery and sabrina carpenter… life is finally looking up,” one fan wrote on X. Another added, “joe keery is sabrina carpenters ken to her barbie she’s been waiting for.”
