During the latest episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, singer Shawn Mendes opened up about his on-again-off-again relationship with fellow singer Camila Cabello. He reflected on dating in the public eye and how it felt to rekindle his romance with her for the second time, adding that it was “brutal." He said in the interview,
"This is real life. This is real love, and love is confusing and hard and goes through dips and goes through pauses, goes through breaks, goes through so much."
The 26-year-old Why Why Why singer also revealed that the two still share a good bond. In the segment, which came out on Monday, September 30, Shawn Mendes touched on tuning out the outside world's noise when it comes to his relationships. He pointed out that it can be "detrimental" but added that he greatly respects his ex.
Shawn Mendes says he "overcommunicates" with his ex, Camila Cabello
During the podcast, when probed about what it's like dating in the public eye, Shawn Mendes told the host, Jay Shetty:
"I mean, honestly, I think Camila and I have just done the best job at preserving our private lives, our little fire of love for each other, because no matter how strong mentally you are, when there are millions of people commenting on it, it’s so hard not to be affected by it, and to be swayed by it, and to be inspired by it, and to desire it because people desire it, or to hate it because people hate it, and it’s just human.”
He continued, disclosing that he doesn't heed what his fans say about them.
"And I feel like her and I have just worked extremely hard to just protect each other, and protect that love, you know, and I learned a lot about that. And it’s part of it. And there’s no getting away from that. But if I’m being completely honest, I don’t really go on social media anymore.”
Shawn Mendes added that if he paid heed to such comments, it would be too "detrimental to the actual relationship itself." He claims he has learned to become "strict" on "that part of it," although it can still get hard. The Stitches singer continued, stressing that his life is "not a movie." He then reflected on how turbulent love and relationships can be before saying,
"And so, I really feel for everyone who goes through that, you know. I just feel like as a celebrity, I just want to just come at it and be really truthful from the place of, this is what love is like for me, you know."
Shetty then asked Shawn Mendes what steps he took to safeguard his relationship with Cabello from the outside world, to which he responded with two words: “immense honesty” and “over-communication.”
"You know, like, ‘I felt this way when I was doing this interview, and I said this thing, and I felt weird, and I’m sorry if it came off like that. It just immediately cuts through any type of assumption that I could make or she could make from anything. And we’re both amazing at that. I’ll be the first to text her. She’ll be the first to text me. And we just, as long as we’re good, we’re good.”
He also revealed that the two are very close and respect each other despite their relationship's status. According to him, she's an "amazing human being, and she’s incredibly understandable, thoughtful, and caring.”
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello released several songs, including I Know What You Did Last Summer in 2015 and Señorita in 2019. The two started dating in October of that year but called it quits about two years later, in November 2021. In 2023, they got back together to give it another go, but to no avail. By June of that year, they called it quits again.
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