Camila Cabello is prioritizing self-care and taking a break from the Internet just as her ex, Shawn Mendes, is preparing to release a new album.
The “Havana” singer took to her Instagram Stories in the early hours of November 14 to share that she was retiring from social media.
“A writer must have stories. Live them now. Take a lovely break from the Internet. Love you, my children. C yours,” she captioned the post .
The timing of her post comes as Mendes is preparing to release his new album, Shawnon November 15. Notably, Cabello and Mendes have a long history that spans nearly a decade at this point.
Mendes and Cabello met when the former Vine star and the singer, then a member of Fifth Harmony, opened for Austin Mahone on tour in 2014. The following year, they sparked relationship rumors while collaborating on the song “I Know What”. You did that last summer.”
However, it was not until July 2019, when the couple was spotted holding hands in Hollywood, that relationship rumors were confirmed. At the same time, they released the song “Senorita”.
The couple announced their split in 2021. Then in 2023, they were spotted kissing at Coachella, sparking reunion rumors. Even so, the couple ended up calling things off again.
“I will always care for and love him. He’s a good person. I’m lucky because some people have terrible exes and he doesn’t. He’s a really nice, kind person.” “, Cabello said on the show. Call her dadand podcasts in 2024.
Since their split, Mendes has opened up about his life and said that Cabello remains his emergency contact.
“But honestly, if something happened in my family and if something happened to me, she would probably be the first person I call to this day. Our relationship is teaching me what love means, broadly speaking,” he told New York Times.
Mendes candidly shared about his life while promoting his new album. He also opened up about his sexuality during a concert, revealing that he is still “figuring out” despite having previously been linked to Cabello and Sabrina Carpenter.
“The real truth about my life and my sexuality is, man, I’m just figuring it out like everyone else,” he said at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.
“And I find it really scary because we live in a society where there’s so much to say about that. And I’m trying to be really brave and allow myself to be a human being and feel take everything. And that’s all I really want to say.” about that now,” he added.
Mendes concluded by saying that he just wants to live his “truth.”
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