Marcello Hernandez denies romance with Sabrina Carpenter, calls her a close friend and collaborator.

On Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, SNL star Marcello Hernandez refuted romantic rumors involving Sabrina Carpenter and affirmed that he is in a committed relationship with Yale-educated architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral. He characterized Carpenter as a close friend and collaborator, highlighting their professional relationship through the well-known "Domingo" sketches and a widely shared on-stage "arrest" that occurred during her 2024 performance and caused fan speculation. Hernandez emphasized that there is no romantic interest and described the event as a lighthearted, staged collaboration with the SNL writers and cast.