Danielle Fishel is still turning to Sabrina Carpenter for guidance, even years after they last worked together on Girl Meets World from 2014 to 2017.
In a recent interview, Fishel, 44, said she finds Carpenter, 26, to be one of her most trusted voices when it comes to decision-making, despite being 18 years apart in age.
“Sabrina gives me great advice,” Fishel told People Magazine in a recent interview. “For being significantly younger than me, she is one of my go-to people to ask for advice because she’s got great instincts.”
The actress continued of the Grammy winner, “She knows how to trust them, and I admire that so much because I’m a person who’s talked myself out of my instincts over the years.”
Fishel admitted that she often second-guesses herself, which is why she values Carpenter’s perspective.
“So, whenever I really need to be reminded that I probably know the answer to the question, I go to her. She’s like, ‘I think you probably already know this,'” she added. “She’s a real special one.”
However, Fishel acknowledged that her own advice doesn’t always land the same way. She recalled discouraging Carpenter from including a song on her 2022 album Emails I Can’t Send, only to later realise she was wrong when fans sang along to it during a packed arena show.
“Her instinct cannot be beat,” Fishel said. “I thought it wasn’t relatable enough, and she politely told me I was wrong.”
“This past November, as I heard 20,000 fans in the Crypto.com Arena sing every word to that exact song right along with her, I knew she was right. She’s always right,” she added about seeing Carpenter on tour in 2024.
The two also go beyond professional fronts as Carpenter was also a bridesmaid at Fishel’s wedding to Jensen Karp and also supported her publicly during her stint on Dancing with the Stars.