DexertoSabrina Carpenter is about to land in Fortnite Festival and players are doing double takes – she looks way too real.
After weeks of whispers and Reddit sleuthing, it’s official: Sabrina Carpenter is headlining Fortnite Festival Season 8. Starting April 8, she joins the Icon Series, rubbing digital elbows with Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish.
The event drops two Carpenter skins – one unlockable via Festival Pass, the other in the Item Shop. Expect glitter, lipstick-stamped guitars, and mic accessories that scream “I sing and slay.” And yes, she’s bringing her dance moves too, complete with emotes that let nearby players bust a move with her.
Epic Games pulled the curtain back on Sabrina’s in-game look – and wow, did they go for uncanny realism.
Epic GamesSabrina Carpenter’s Fortnite skin is freakishly accurate
Some fans love the lifelike vibe, others say it’s so realistic it’s weird. A few folks hope future tweaks will give her a more Fortnite-y cartoon sheen.
But here’s why expectations were sky-high: the Espresso emote drama. It dropped to a chorus of “meh,” slammed for being surface-level. Then, plot twist – it got reworked. Suddenly it was catchy, sharp, and Grammy-nominated. The redemption arc was real, and it’s now a blueprint for this collab.
Because of that, players were on high alert. Would Fortnite lean into early-Espresso awkwardness or full-on pop icon glow-up? Teasers featuring her signature red lipstick hinted at the latter – and Epic delivered.
Epic GamesWith tracks like Taste and Please Please Please confirmed as jam tracks, Fortnite’s clearly betting on Sabrina’s polished new image to drive Festival hype.
Fortnite Festival keeps leveling up. With rhythm gameplay, big-name artists, and evolving skin drops, it’s shaping up to be more than a seasonal gimmick. If Epic keeps booking stars like Sabrina and pushing boundaries, this game mode might just be Fortnite’s next cultural main stage.
