Nancy Cartwright is lastly clearing up one of popular culture’s most shocking household connections — and sure, it does contain Sabrina Carpenter.
The legendary voice actress, greatest recognized for bringing Bart Simpson to life on The Simpsons, has lengthy been rumored to be the aunt of the “Espresso” singer for years. Now, Nancy is setting the report straight and explaining how she performed a small function in Sabrina’s rise to fame.
Whereas showing on the “Toon’d In! with Jim Cummings” podcast, Nancy was requested point-blank if Sabrina is actually her niece. Her reply? “Sure and no.”
“Properly, she’s not a blood relative,” Nancy defined within the episode, which was posted Friday, January 9. “My grandmother was married to my dad so her dad was my step brother.”
Nonetheless, the household bond runs deep — and Nancy says she’s recognized Sabrina since she was just a bit child.
“I met her when she was 8. [Her] of us introduced the three ladies out to my home and so they stayed with us,” she recalled, referring to Sabrina and her older sisters, Sarah and Shannon. From the very starting, Nancy says Sabrina knew precisely what she wished.
“Her dream was to do every little thing Disney,” she continued. “She wished a Disney contract and he or she stated ‘I wish to try this’ since she was 6 years previous.”
In keeping with Nancy, Sabrina’s dad was already serving to nurture her expertise early on. “Her dad produced her in movies,” she stated. “Her voice — this little gal might actually do it.”
Nancy revealed that Sabrina and her household would keep together with her repeatedly throughout pilot season in Hollywood. “They might come out yearly and stick with me and so they lived with me for 4 months at a time throughout pilot season,” she defined. Throughout that point, Nancy helped her get linked within the trade.
“I helped her get administration, agent — however , to not take the credit score for it,” Nancy added. “However one thing I had no downside doing. However she wanted to carry her personal. She wanted to carry her personal, clearly.”
And maintain her personal she did.
“And this little gal — she sings, she dances, she writes,” Nancy stated proudly. “She might be an EGOT at some point, she will do all of it.”
Although Nancy gave Sabrina what she calls “a bit enhance,” she made it clear that her success is solely her personal. “She definitely doesn’t want my assist,” she stated. “I gave her a bit enhance and he or she ran with it and I’m very pleased with her.”
This isn’t the primary time Nancy has spoken publicly about their connection. In July 2024, followers have been shocked when she confirmed the connection on TikTok after being requested if she and Sabrina have been associated.
“Yeah! Completely!” Nancy stated on the time. “Isn’t that tremendous?”
She added, “Perhaps you’ve recognized me for a short while, doing this little 10-year-old boy for 35 some years … and discover out that I’m associated to this celebrity.”
As Nancy summed it up completely: “She’s fairly wonderful.”
