Sabrina Carpenter.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/GettySabrina Carpenteris mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother.The “Fast Times” singer, 22, shared a sweet tribute on Instagram Thursday in honor of her late grandma Marilyn Cartwright, saying she was “very grateful” to have been able to hold her hand “one last time.““I couldn’t have dreamt up a better grandma than you. You were always so interested in the details that most people look right past, you made every person you spoke to feel so individually important,” Carpenter wrote. “You gave me so much authentic genuine love for so much of my life and I will never take that for granted. I really miss my biggest fan.“Carpenter noted that she hoped “they have ping pong and understand your sarcasm up there,” and concluded: “Nothing is or will ever be the same without you here.“TheGirl Meets Worldactress posted a carousel of photos combining both recent shots of her and Cartwright as well as throwbacks of her grandmother as a young woman, including what appears to be her wedding day and a snap of her wearing a shirt baring the famous “Lady Marmalade” lyrics, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?“Carpenter — wholost her grandfatherFrank Cartwright, Marilyn’s husband, inApril 2020— previously offered fans glimpses of their close relationship on social media.In December 2019, after a fan wished the singer a merry Christmas, she responded, “Hope you’re having a beautiful holiday. I’ll be playing ping pong with grandma lol she a beast.“Three years earlier, Carpenterjokedthat Cartwright liked her song “Smoke and Fire” because “it has a hot beat to it!“The former Disney Channel star released the single “Fast Times” in February, and the song is set to appear on herforthcoming fifth studio album, which will be her first since signing with Island Records.The album follows 2019’sSingular Act II, and Carpenter has already released singles “Skin” and “Skinny Dipping” over the last year.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shetold PEOPLE in Decemberthat her new album “reflects a side of me that is yet to be heard.““It feels almost unreal to talk about at this point, because you really grow into a new version of yourself in the process of making a body of work that’s so personal and something that you’ve really taken time with,” Carpenter said. “I’m just so excited.”

Sabrina Carpenter.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenteris mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother.The “Fast Times” singer, 22, shared a sweet tribute on Instagram Thursday in honor of her late grandma Marilyn Cartwright, saying she was “very grateful” to have been able to hold her hand “one last time.““I couldn’t have dreamt up a better grandma than you. You were always so interested in the details that most people look right past, you made every person you spoke to feel so individually important,” Carpenter wrote. “You gave me so much authentic genuine love for so much of my life and I will never take that for granted. I really miss my biggest fan.“Carpenter noted that she hoped “they have ping pong and understand your sarcasm up there,” and concluded: “Nothing is or will ever be the same without you here.“TheGirl Meets Worldactress posted a carousel of photos combining both recent shots of her and Cartwright as well as throwbacks of her grandmother as a young woman, including what appears to be her wedding day and a snap of her wearing a shirt baring the famous “Lady Marmalade” lyrics, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?“Carpenter — wholost her grandfatherFrank Cartwright, Marilyn’s husband, inApril 2020— previously offered fans glimpses of their close relationship on social media.In December 2019, after a fan wished the singer a merry Christmas, she responded, “Hope you’re having a beautiful holiday. I’ll be playing ping pong with grandma lol she a beast.“Three years earlier, Carpenterjokedthat Cartwright liked her song “Smoke and Fire” because “it has a hot beat to it!“The former Disney Channel star released the single “Fast Times” in February, and the song is set to appear on herforthcoming fifth studio album, which will be her first since signing with Island Records.The album follows 2019’sSingular Act II, and Carpenter has already released singles “Skin” and “Skinny Dipping” over the last year.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shetold PEOPLE in Decemberthat her new album “reflects a side of me that is yet to be heard.““It feels almost unreal to talk about at this point, because you really grow into a new version of yourself in the process of making a body of work that’s so personal and something that you’ve really taken time with,” Carpenter said. “I’m just so excited.”

Sabrina Carpenteris mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother.

The “Fast Times” singer, 22, shared a sweet tribute on Instagram Thursday in honor of her late grandma Marilyn Cartwright, saying she was “very grateful” to have been able to hold her hand “one last time.”

“I couldn’t have dreamt up a better grandma than you. You were always so interested in the details that most people look right past, you made every person you spoke to feel so individually important,” Carpenter wrote. “You gave me so much authentic genuine love for so much of my life and I will never take that for granted. I really miss my biggest fan.”

Carpenter noted that she hoped “they have ping pong and understand your sarcasm up there,” and concluded: “Nothing is or will ever be the same without you here.”

TheGirl Meets Worldactress posted a carousel of photos combining both recent shots of her and Cartwright as well as throwbacks of her grandmother as a young woman, including what appears to be her wedding day and a snap of her wearing a shirt baring the famous “Lady Marmalade” lyrics, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?”

Carpenter — wholost her grandfatherFrank Cartwright, Marilyn’s husband, inApril 2020— previously offered fans glimpses of their close relationship on social media.

In December 2019, after a fan wished the singer a merry Christmas, she responded, “Hope you’re having a beautiful holiday. I’ll be playing ping pong with grandma lol she a beast.”

Three years earlier, Carpenterjokedthat Cartwright liked her song “Smoke and Fire” because “it has a hot beat to it!”

The former Disney Channel star released the single “Fast Times” in February, and the song is set to appear on herforthcoming fifth studio album, which will be her first since signing with Island Records.

The album follows 2019’sSingular Act II, and Carpenter has already released singles “Skin” and “Skinny Dipping” over the last year.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Shetold PEOPLE in Decemberthat her new album “reflects a side of me that is yet to be heard.”

“It feels almost unreal to talk about at this point, because you really grow into a new version of yourself in the process of making a body of work that’s so personal and something that you’ve really taken time with,” Carpenter said. “I’m just so excited.”

source: people.com