Shawn Mendes is leveling together with his viewers about the place he stands with Camila Cabello, in addition to his ideas on the current uptick in gossip relating to their former romance and breakup.
The dialog first began in late September, when the “Stitches” singer-songwriter opened up on the Jay Shetty Podcast about how he and the C,XOXO artist have been “preserving [their] private little fire of love for each other” regardless of breaking apart in 2023, two years after they first ended their romance in 2021. A pair days later, a fan commented, “they don’t play about each other” on a tweet quoting his podcast interview — and Mendes retweeted the remark and agreed, “no we don’t” on Wednesday (Oct. 2).
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A pair hours after that, he got here again on-line to make clear why he engaged with the remark within the first place. “i guess to be honest it came from a place of being a little annoyed with all the projection over the last few months about us,” Mendes wrote, referring to Cabello. “I’m usually pretty good at just watching all the ‘noise’ go by but lately it’s been kinda bugging me 🤷🏻♂️ feeling human i guess.”
In a follow-up tweet, Mendes added, “yeah part of me knows quoting a tweet and saying that is gunna start a little spin up and i guess to be honest part of me just wanted to address it and actually have a real honest relationship with you guys about how it feels from my side.”
The “Mercy” artist didn’t specify in his posts, however a lot “noise” has certainly been made about his and Cabello’s relationship this 12 months — notably because it pertains to Sabrina Carpenter. Following his first breakup from Cabello, Mendes was rumored to be relationship the “Espresso” singer in early 2023, shortly after which he obtained again along with the “Havana” vocalist. Their rekindled romance solely appeared to final just a few months after that, and Cabello later confirmed that they’d cut up as soon as once more on Call Her Daddy.
Many followers have since speculated that Carpenter sings in regards to the state of affairs on her Billboard 200-topping new album Short n’ Sweet, notably the monitor “Coincidence.” “What a surprise, your phone just died/ Your car drove itself from L.A. to her thighs/ Palm Springs looks nice, but who’s by your side?/ Damn it, she looks kinda like the girl you outgrew,” reads the music’s lyrics. “What a coincidence/ Oh wow, you just broke up again.”
No matter what, although, Mendes says that he and Cabello put within the work to remain on good phrases. “I’ll be the first to text her, she’ll be the first to text me,” he added on Jay Shetty’s present Sept. 30, noting that the exes keep “immense honesty” and “over-communication” to this present day. “As long as we’re good, all the noise is just noise.”
See Mendes’ tweets beneath.
right here we go i can try this ♥️
i suppose to be trustworthy it got here from a spot of being somewhat aggravated with all of the projection over the previous couple of months about us. I’m often fairly good at simply watching all of the “noise” go by however these days it’s been kinda bugging me 🤷🏻♂️ feeling human i… https://t.co/Kl7vcey8gl
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) October 2, 2024
and yeah a part of me is aware of quoting a tweet and saying that's gunna begin somewhat spin up and i suppose to be trustworthy a part of me simply needed to handle it and really have an actual trustworthy relationship with you guys about the way it feels from my aspect. I additionally would like to know the way it…
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) October 2, 2024
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