Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett appear to be on good terms. On July 27, the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series stars, who are famously rumored to be exes, were nothing but smiles on the red carpet for the premiere of their show’s third season. Take a look.
Prior to her soaring pop career, Rodrigo began starring as Nini on HSM:TM:TS in 2019. Bassett portrays Ricky on the show. As their characters became love interests, rumors flew that the actors were dating IRL.
However, things seemingly turned Sour by the summer of 2020 when the two reportedly stopped liking each other’s posts on Instagram, sparking rumors they had broken up. Around the same time, Bassett was reportedly seen hanging out with Sabrina Carpenter.
In January 2021, their rumored relationship appeared over as Rodrigo released her debut single “Drivers License,” and some of its lyrics seemed to reference Bassett and Carpenter.
Shortly after the release of “Drivers License,” Bassett and Carpenter each dropped singles of their own that seemingly referenced the supposed love triangle with Rodrigo.
In a December 2021 interview with GQ, Bassett revealed he hadn’t spoken to Rodrigo since “Drivers License” came out, making the duo’s red carpet reunion such a big deal. Despite all their drama last year, the stars appeared friendly at the event.
Rodrigo even shared photos from the red carpet on Instagram on July 28. “Love all these people so so so much. knowing and working with them has been one of the greatest joys of my life. episode 1 of season 3 of hsmtmts is streaming now! wildcats forever,” she captioned the post.