olivia rodrigue won the title of Breakup Anthem Queen following the 2021 release of her debut album, Sour – but who served as an inspiration to the singer? From Disney castmates to music producers, take a look at the “Good 4 U” artist’s past romances.
Ethan Wacker
Before making it big and topping the charts, Rodrigo was romantically linked to her Disney Channel co-star. The couple started out as friends when they met on the set of their show, Bizaardvark, which premiered in 2016. Two years later, their connection morphed into something more. In January 2019, Rodrigo and Wacker announced in a now-deleted Instagram post that they had been dating for six months.
Later that year, the duo apparently split after deleting photos of each other from their respective social media pages. Despite the breakup, they remain close friends. As Wacker headed into college in 2020, Rodrigo shared his best wishes for his ex via his Instagram story.
In early 2021, Rogrido released his hit song, “Drivers License” — and Wacker shut down rumors the song was about him. The actor refuted claims made in a now-deleted theoretical TikTok video by replying, “I treated her well.”
Joshua Bassett.
Matt Baron/EIB/ShutterstockJoshua Bassett
Following his time on BizaardvarkRodrigo landed a starring role in the Disney+ series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, across from Bassett. Although the love interests have never confirmed they’re going off-screen, fans have long speculated that Rodrigo wrote ‘Driver’s License’ about Bassett – and how he would have moved on with it. Sabrina Carpenter.
The alleged drama led to several songs by the three musicians which apparently referenced romance. In June 2021, Bassett opened up about the drama.
“The reality is that it’s kind of like a lost cause trying to talk about all of this, and I refuse to feed any of the bulls-t, so I just don’t,” he said. he stated in an interview with QG. “[Everyone] asks me about Sabrina and Olivia. Why don’t we focus on these women for who they are? Let’s focus on the art they make and how awesome they are rather than their relationship with a boy.
Six months later, Bassett told the outlet that he and Rodrigo hadn’t spoken since “Drivers License” was dropped earlier that year and dropped her on Instagram the following month.
Adam Faze
During his drama with Carpenter and Bassett, Rodrigo continued with Faze in June 2021 after he was spotted getting cozy at the Space Containment 2 first. The then couple were spotted the following month packing on the PDA. While Faze and Rodrigo remained discreet after these outings, We Weekly confirmed in February 2022, they separated after a year of dating.
Zack Bia.
Matt Young/ShutterstockZack Bia
Rodrigo was spotted with Bia at a Super Bowl party in February 2022, shortly before We confirmed his separation from the music producer. Two months later, the couple were spotted together again at a lunch date in New York. A source said exclusively We in August 2022 that the Grammy winner and the DJ had “casually dated,” but that their “relationship kind of fell apart.”