After opening up to Austin Mahone for their tour, the “Stitches” crooner and former Fifth Harmony vocalist became friends in 2014. After their 2017 collaboration on “I Know What You Did Last summer”, they released “Senorita”, their 2019 duet. This sparked romance speculation.
After being spotted in Miami’s ocean, the pair seemed to have confirmed their friendship in July 2019.
The couple adopted a puppy more than a year later while they were still living together during the coronavirus epidemic. The couple fell apart the next year.
, long-time friends, announced their split in November 2021 via joint statement in which they stated that their “love for each other as human beings is stronger than ever.”
Us Weekly a source exclusive to said that the musicians still “have a lot of love and respect for one another” even though they parted ways.
“At this point, they’ve decided that they need a break to evaluate their respective . The insider stated that they aren’t saying “never”, but not right now. It hurts, but they both know this is the best.
According to the source, the attention was “overwhelming” for the couple, particularly when they were “getting grilled on how serious and engaged they were.”
In the months that followed, the “Summer of Love” crooner and former X Factor contestant both released songs that seemed to address the split. However, neither artist spoke about the split until March 2022.
Mendes said that he doesn’t care when asked about his feelings on the intense scrutiny he faced with Cabello during their two-year relationship.
He admitted later in a studio session, that it was a while before he felt the pain of his split. Mendes stated that it was like “Oh, I’m alone now” in a tweet video posted March 18, explaining his inspiration for his new music. “You don’t realize how much s-t there is after the initial split.”
The United Front
The pair shared a joint statement to their respective Instagram Stories on November 2021. “We began our relationship as best friends, and will continue to be best buddies. Your support was invaluable from the very beginning and will continue to be. Shawn and Camila.”
“It’ll be okay”
Mendes seemed to comment on Mendes’ recent split in his first post-breakup single, “It’ll Be Okay,” released December 2021. “Are you gonna make it?” He asked melancholy, “Is this going to hurt?” “We can try and sedate it / but that never seems to work.”
Mendes continued: “If you tell us you’re leaving, / I’ll make sure it’s okay / If it’s not possible to stop the bleeding / But we don’t have have to fix it/ We don’t have to stay/ I will always love you both ways.”
Nothing but Love
“As I age, my priorities shift,” Havana’s songstress stated during a March 2022 interview to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “I feel like it was that for us both. It’s almost as if we are learning how to be healthy adults because we started our lives so young.
She said, “My priorities have changed and my focus has changed throughout the course of my life. Those were the years we were together, and I remember writing [ Familia] while we were still dating. I think my main focus now is on ‘How can i be a well-rounded person? ‘”
Cabello said, “For me Shawn is my best friend and I feel nothing but love for him.”
Bam Bam
Cabello released “Bam Bam” in March 2022. The Cuban singer confirmed that the song was about Mendes’ past.
She said that the song was mostly about “OK, how can I make a song that displays the cycles of love, life, and… hopefully, this can help you feel like, ‘It is that now, but things are always changing, you know, crazy turns.’” Lowe, Apple Music host, told her that month.
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“A lot [of the things] that [are] also resonate in the lyrics for me is like, “Oh f-k,” you don’t realize. When you’re, say, breaking up with somebody and you believe it’s right. “You don’t realize the s-t that follows it,” Mendes stated in March 2022 via a clip on social media from his studio sessions. Mendes was referring to his new music, which he wrote after his split with Cabello.
The Canadian singer continued, “Which is like asking, “Who do you call when you’re having panic attacks?” Who do I call when my mind is spinning? It was like I said, “Oh, I’m all alone now.” Now, I feel like I’m finally on my own. And I hate it. This is my reality.
