"It was me the whole time": Shocking Revelation From Country Superstar Garth Brooks

Goodlettsville, TN - In a shocking revelation made during a recent interview for Country Beat Magazine, country music superstar Garth Brooks admitted from his family compound near Nashville that American singer, songwriter, and actress Sabrina Carpenter is actually a persona that he created and has played since 1999.

Brooks, shown here as "Sabrina Carpenter" on the set of Disney Channel Original Movie Boyfriend Academy 2: Return to Zombietown alongside teen heartthrob Jarvis Beekins

"It was me the whole time," Brooks told Country Beat Magazine investigative journalist Danny McChain. "And it was surprisingly easy. All I needed was the right lighting, the right outfits, and a few of the best make-up artists in the business. Then I just had to truly believe that I was her. That I was Sabrina Carpenter."

Brooks' plan to fool the world into believing that he was international pop icon Sabrina Carpenter, who transitioned from playing Maya Hart on the critically acclaimed Boy Meets World spin-off This is the Girl I Was Telling You About to selling out stadiums, was hatched in 1999. According to the county legend, the key was establishing a believable backstory:

Sabrina, my character, was born in 1999. I mean she was literally born in 1999. She had literal "parents" that we hired. I prepared for months to take on the role of a newborn, learning infant and child development, pretending to be incontinent, the whole nine yards, in order for the thing to be 100% organic and believable, even to her pediatrician.

Readers may remember the failed attempt by Brooks to take on the role of Chris Gaines, a fictional rock persona with a troubled past, also in 1999. Brooks, who holds the record for selling the most albums in history, admits that the Gaines character made him look foolish. "That was the point, man! People needed to think that I was a fool, a big fool, so that Sabrina could slip in under the radar. But who's laughing now?"

Brooks, shown here in character as Sabrina Carpenter with Dolly Parton, admits that he sometimes isn't sure which persona is his true identity

The revelation that Sabrina Carpenter is Garth Brooks in an elaborate costume and blonde wig comes on the heels of an increasing amount of fan speculation. A number of accounts on TikTok and Instagram have raised the question of a possible connection in recent weeks, and even some celebrities, like country legend Dolly Parton, have joined in. "I've spent time with Garth and Sabrina, but I never saw them together in the same room. And that really got me to wonderin'."