Shawn Mendes may have admitted that all the negative talk about his relationship with Camila Cabello while they were still dating affected what they shared and ultimately contributed to their breakup their.
In a tell-all interview on the “Jay Shetty Podcast” released on YouTube on Monday, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter didn’t shy away from addressing his more than two-year relationship with the 27-year-old “Havana.” . singer.
Mendes revealed to the host that all the criticism about their relationship while they were still together actually affected how they felt about each other.
“Honestly, the fact that I’m being quite strict about the real relationship is so detrimental to the real relationship,” he said of the online rumors and romance chatter their.
He continued, “We’re not in a movie. This isn’t a movie… This is real life. This is real love and love is confusing and difficult and has to be experienced.” , going through the pauses, going through the pauses.”
The “Nobody Knows” singer also shared that he and Camila tried their best to maintain their relationship but in the end things did not go smoothly because there were many opinions around.
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“Honestly, I think Camila and I have just done the best job of keeping our little flame of love private for each other, because no matter how mentally strong you are when millions of people comment, it’s hard not to exist. affected by it and affected by it,” he said.
While it’s unclear exactly when the “Señorita” collaborators started dating, Elle reports that the pair appeared to first confirm rumors of a budding romance when they spent the 4th. July 2019 together. Things quickly escalated between the two as they were hounded by paparazzi and became tabloid targets.
During more than 2 years of love, Shawn and Camila have had ups and downs. However, in June 2021, they announced their split in a joint statement without really going into detail about what caused the split. In April 2023, it was rumored that they had rekindled their romance after being spotted together at Coachella. But two months later, a source told Entertainment Tonight that they had officially announced their split.
During both of their breakups, Mendes and Cabello insisted that they would remain friends no matter what happened. In the latest interview, the Canadian singer confirmed that they are still good friends and extremely close.
“I’ll be the first to text her. She’ll be the first to text me. So as long as we’re okay, all the noise is just noise… I don’t think either We will surpass each other.” We respect each other deeply,” he said.
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