People have been shipping Marcello Hernández and Sabrina Carpenter ever since the former appeared as “Domingo” at the latter’s Los Angeles concert more than a year ago — and at the urging of Dax Shepard, the Saturday Night Live cast member finally addressed whether he’d date the pop star.
On the Armchair Expert podcast episode posted Monday (Jan. 26), the show’s host, Shepard, asked Hernández point-blank whether there’s anything romantic between him and Carpenter. The pair’s chemistry was evident in November 2024, when the two-time Grammy winner “arrested” the comedian — who was 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 been intertwined 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.
