Rita Ora sparks Sabrina Carpenter collaboration rumours by sharing snap of herself partying with the viral popstar alongside some telling words

Rita Ora sent fans wild as she sparked rumours of a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter as she shared a snap with the popstar alongside some telling words.

The singer, 33, took to Instagram on Thursday to share an array of photographs from 2024 so far as she looked back fondly on the first half of the year.

She led the gallery of snaps with a shot of herself and Espresso hitmaker Sabrina, 25, partying at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve bash, which she co-hosted.

The singers posed alongside Tyla in the picture and fans went completely wild in the comments section as they were convinced she was hinting at a music collaboration.

Her caption only further sparked speculation as she wrote a telling message about it not being 'too late' to start achieving goals in 2024.

'We're half way through the year, it's not too late to start that thing you'd said you'd do,' she penned.

Her post and remark sent her fans into a total frenzy in the comments section, with one writing: 'SABRINA X RITA WHEN?'

Another commented: 'Rita X Sabrina !! TBD,' while a third excitedly wrote: 'Never too late.'

A fourth gushed: 'That is so cool, amazing Rita Ora with Sabrina Carpenter,' while a fifth simply penned: 'Omg.'

'Wow Rita, you took a photo with Sabrina Carpenter, you are beautiful,' another added.

Rita has already treated fans to a whole host of new music this year, unveiling her latest track Ask & You Shall Receive in May.

Fans are convinced Rita will release more singles or another album later this year, after her third studio album You & I came out in July 2023.

Meanwhile, Sabrina has soared to global fame this year with her now-viral songs Espresso and Please Please Please.

Her two earworm singles have become popular tracks on social media, ahead of the release of her album Short n' Sweet in August.

Sabrina rose to prominence supporting Taylor Swift on her global Eras tour, while she is also dating Hollywood star Barry Keoghan, who starred in her Please Please Please music video .

His iconic cameo sent fans wild as they shared their excitement over seeing her real-life boyfriend in the video, after they had been keeping their romance under wraps.