Marcello Hernández Addresses Sabrina Carpenter Dating Rumors: 'We're Pals, For Sure'

Fans have been rooting for Marcello Hernández and Sabrina Carpenter ever since Hernández appeared as "Domingo" at Carpenter’s Los Angeles concert over a year ago. Recently, on Dax Shepard's urging, the Saturday Night Live cast member addressed the dating rumors.

On the Armchair Expert podcast episode posted Monday (Jan. 26), Shepard directly asked Hernández if there was anything romantic between him and Carpenter. Their chemistry was evident in November 2024, when the two-time Grammy winner “arrested” the comedian—dressed as his Domingo character from SNL—for a recurring bit she used throughout her Short n’ Sweet Tour.

“[If] I’m 28, I’m going to try to date her with all my might … are you not trying your hardest to marry her?” Shepard questioned Hernández, who replied, “I’m in a relationship.”

“Yeah, I’m in a relationship with a Dominican girl,” Hernández continued. “She’s an architect. She’s unreal. She went to Yale. But Sabrina’s awesome, and she’s really funny and cool. She’s great.”

Of his relationship with Carpenter, Hernández added, “I would say we’re pals, for sure.”

“Sabrina’s really, like, she’s down,” he also said of the Girl Meets World alum. “She’s down to clown. She’s down to think of something funny.”

Carpenter and Hernández’s paths have crossed since October 2024, when SNL debuted the “Domingo” sketch series on an episode hosted by Ariana Grande. The original featured a parody of Carpenter’s Billboard Hot 100 hit “Espresso,” which is why “Domingo” made a cameo at the Short n’ Sweet trek.

Carpenter has since been featured in two “Domingo” sketches, first in February 2025 for SNL50 and then in October, when she hosted SNL.

Watch Hernández’s full interview with Shepard below.

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