Updated: Girl Meets World Star Rowan Blanchard Quashes Nasty Rumors About Her Friendship with Sabrina Carpenter
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In the past week, we have done multiple stories about Disney's Girl Meets World getting (or possibly getting) cancelled. In the last day or so, a new twist to the story has emerged.
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Nasty rumors have been spreading that Blanchard and her co-star Sabrina Carpenter are feuding and that their feud may have led to the cancellation of the show.
These types of rumors are not new, and unfortunately, they are especially common among shows with multiple female stars. But there is no real evidence upon which to base this rumor.
Although the exact origin of the rumor is unknown, several Twitter users have suggested that one of the first posts about the rumor was:
ok ya that IS a picture of me and mica but she would NEVER say this stuff about rowan she's not heartless like that pic.twitter.com/Rl69BqASB1
-- bryce :) (@okthisisbryce) August 2, 2016
The poster has since apologized and recanted the suggestion.
Blanchard and Carpenter have been friends since the show started. In 2014, Blanchard tweeted about their long-running friendship:
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY I MET MY BFF SO YAY @SabrinaAnnLynn
-- Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) January 25, 2014
And over the three seasons of GMW, Blanchard and Carpenter have had many off-set friendship moments together. In Carpenter's debut album, she even wrote a song about Rowan called Seamless.
@rowblanchard my inspiration for seamless. take on the world forever lil row. ?thank you x a million
-- Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) April 14, 2015
And there are hundreds of photos online about their friendship -- here are just a few:
@onpvrpose sabrina lets Rowan lay on top of her. can you believe that rowbrina invented friendship? pic.twitter.com/LtUF5hhF4b
-- on purpose harmony (@onpvrpose) August 2, 2016
The fact that Rowan & Sabrina are holding hands makes me so much more emotionalpic.twitter.com/XlYzQUt6sm
-- on purpose sophia (@peybrinaupdates) July 27, 2016
Unfortunately, the rumor has continued to spread, and as a result, Blanchard has been bullied by trolls online. She eventually became upset about the rumor and plans to (at least temporarily) leave Twitter.
-- Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) August 2, 2016
Hopefully, we will be seeing her again soon. We'll update this article as additional information comes in.
Update Aug 2, 2016:
Although she did not address the rumor directly, Sabrina Carpenter posted a Tweet affirming her friendship with Blanchard:
The Riley to my Maya @rowblanchard pic.twitter.com/sLDRQQsunJ
-- Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) August 3, 2016
Blanchard also posted a similar Tweet:
So emo rn pic.twitter.com/3g0qvFnjnu
-- Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) August 3, 2016
Wanna read more on this? Check these out: Girl Meets World May Be Back...But Will Sabrina Carpenter Be Onboard? (more); 'Girl Meets World' Cancelled, Says Co-Star...But What's Brewing Backstage? (more); 'Girl Meets World' Renewal Watch: Is Sabrina Carpenter Returning for a Fourth Season? (more); Latest Update: Has Disney's 'Girl Meets World' Been Cancelled? (more).