Yahoo Entertainment Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were
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July 2014
Mendes and Cabello had their meet-cute while working together on Mahone's 2014 tour. In their June 2019 V magazine interview, the "Havana" singer described her first impression of the "Stitches" artist of him "always on the tour bus, just learning guitar."Kevin Mazur/WireImage - 2/51
April 2015
When Mendes joined Capital FM, he was asked to play a game of "Lips, Wife or Leave It." He was required to choose between Cabello, Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall and Chloë Grace Moretz. To no surprise at all, the Canadian star opted to wed his close pal, saying "She rocks."Mike Windle/Getty Images for The People's Choice Awards - 3/51
November 2015
Months later, Cabello and Mendes teamed up to drop one of the catchiest songs to debut in modern music: "I Know What You Did Last Summer." The track, which marked Cabello's first solo attempt outside of Fifth Harmony, detailed a couple encountering a major roadblock in their relationship that's caused them to drift apart.Matt Baron/Shutterstock - 4/51
March 2017
Shawnmila shippers haven't seen much of the pair after the success of "IKWYDLS," but the duo returned in early 2017 to post a video that showed the singers covering Ed Sheeran's extremely romantic track, "Kiss Me."Sara Jaye Weiss/Shutterstock - 5/51
April 2018
Mendes opened up about his admiration for Cabello during a "Beats 1" interview, saying: "She's my favorite person in the whole world." The "Consequences" singer, meanwhile, tweeted that she "shouldn't be crying at this time in the morning" after being moved by his comments. She also added that she loved him "so much."Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images - 6/51
December 2018
"Canadian fury + Latin sass," Cabello captioned a black and white photo of the pair, which showed them sitting on the floor together as she strummed a guitar. The sweet shot hinted that the duo were working on a new song together.Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for iHeartMedia - 7/51
June 2019
The pair dropped their second single together, "Señoríta," on June 21. The song's music video proved to be very sultry and steamy — instantly sending Shawnmila devotees into a frenzy. The sultry track includes the lyric: "You say we're just friends / But friends don't know the way you taste / 'Cause you know it's been a long time coming / Don't you let me fall."Us Weekly Editors - 8/51
June 2019
Days after "Señoríta" debuted, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that Cabello split with now ex-boyfriend Matthew Hussey. The breakup, which was announced on June 26, came after the former pair were together for more than one year.gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images - 9/51
July 2019
It began to appear like the duo were no longer friend-zoning each other, as they were first spotted holding hands in West Hollywood and partied together on the 4th of July one day later. This was followed by the pair traveling to San Francisco for two upcoming dates on Mendes' tour. At the time, they were filmed locking lips in a Bay Area cafe. "They looked very into each other. Shawn and Camila were splitting pancakes," an onlooker said to Us of their July 13 cafe sighting.FIA Pictures/MEGA - 10/51
July 2019
On July 12, Cabello praised Mendes in an interview with the U.K.'s Clash magazine. "I've never had a lot of friends. I've always just had a few people in my life that I trust," she said. "I feel like it's so rare to meet someone in this industry and find a person of that quality, and I feel like Shawn is that person for me."FIA Pictures / MEGA - 11/51
July 2019
The "Never Be the Same" singer was spotted attending Mendes' Miami tour date on July 28 where a fan filmed her dancing up a storm.Tony Barson/FilmMagic - 12/51
July 2019
Mendes and Cabello made headlines when they were spotted canoodling while in the ocean in Miami on July 29. Closeup paparazzi shots were taken of the pair as they enjoyed some summer lovin'.MEGA - 13/51
August 2019
Amid romance rumors, Cabello posted a steamy bathtub pic of herself on Instagram on August 2. The post was captioned with Macy Gray lyrics, which read: "I may appear to be free ... but I'm just a prisoner of your love."Christian Vierig/Getty Images - 14/51
August 2019
The former Fifth Harmony member and the "Stitches" crooner were videotaped sharing a steamy kiss at Mendes' 21st birthday party in Brooklyn, New York, in August 2019. Days later, Cabello declared her affection for her beau on Instagram, writing, "Happy birthday to this magic human, I love you!!!!"INFphoto.com - 15/51
August 2019
Mendes and Cabello came close to sharing a kiss during their 2019 MTV Video Music Awards performance of "Señorita." The two later accepted the award for Best Collaboration.Christopher Polk/Variety/Shutterstock - 16/51
August 2019
The "If I Can't Have You" crooner opened up slightly about the relationship when pressed about it during a backstage Q&A in Connecticut. "Honestly, I wanna say I wanna talk to you guys about this stuff but it's not just me in the relationship," he told his fans. "There's another person involved and I can't say things that I feel. It's not just me deciding, you know?"Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock - 17/51
September 2019
The duo made light of the chatter surrounding their courtship by posting an Instagram video of themselves sloppily making out. "We just wanna show you how we really kiss," Mendes joked.Courtesy of Shawn Mendes/Instagram - 18/51
October 2019
Cabello admitted during an interview with The U.K.'s Capital Breakfast radio show that her feelings for Mendes are strong. "I really, really love him a lot," she said.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock - 19/51
November 2019
The lovebirds took the 2019 American Music Awards stage to perform their saucy single, "Señorita" on November 24 and their chemistry heated up the stage instantly — causing Taylor Swift and fans everywhere to freak out when they nearly kissed at the end. The two later took home the award for Collaboration of the Year for the song. "@amas thank you everyone thank you so much!❤️ also @camila_cabello i admire you so much you unbelievable human being thank you for being you❤️❤️ we love u guys," Mendes wrote on Instagram following their win. "I love u @shawnmendes thank u for being so there for me yesterday and every other day, u have the most caring and beautiful heart in the world," Cabello wrote on her own thank you post. "Thanks to all our fans for voting , we love and appreciate you guys so much and are so thankful for you❤️."Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock - 20/51
September 2019
Cabello revealed why she keeps the details of their romance top secret in her October 2019 cover story for Elle. "I don't know; people can say whatever they want," she explained. "They can speculate, but at the same time, we are going to live our own lives, enjoy it, and fall for each other like nobody is watching. That is how I want to live. I never want to open the door for people to feel like they are involved. Like I said, I want it to be mine and [his]. That's why I'm so tight-lipped about it: because I want to protect it."imageSPACE/Shutterstock - 21/51
March 2020
Mendes surprised Cabello with a Cinderella-themed 23rd birthday party in England on March 3 after she was cast as the title character in the 2021 live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale.Courtesy of Fra Fee/Instagram - 22/51
April 2020
While quarantined together amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple performed a cover of "What a Wonderful World" on the One World: Together at Home TV special on April 18.YouTube - 23/51
May 2020
While accepting the 2020 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Musical Collaboration on May 2, Cabello grossed out fans when she said that she and Mendes were "going to make organic smile and slime ourselves."ZUMAPRESS.com/MEGA - 24/51
October 2020
Mendes teased in a YouTube comment on October 1 that fans can expect "lotssss of love songs for Camila" on his fourth album, Wonder. He later revealed how she helped him during the recording process, saying on SiriusXM's The Pulse, "I don't know if she's credited all over the album, but she should be because there was nobody during that time that was giving me more advice and encouragement to just stick to the way I felt about the music that I wanted to make." The Cinderella star, for her part, celebrated the record as "a gorgeous gift to the world" in an Instagram post.Us Weekly Editors - 25/51
October 2020
The "My Oh My" songstress tweeted a photo of herself leaping into her beau's arms on October 22. "Heheheheheh," she captioned the adorable post.Courtesy of Camila Cabello/Instagram - 26/51
October 2020
The "In My Blood" crooner called Cabello his "reina," which is Spanish for queen, on an Instagram photo shared on October 27. The snap showed the couple getting cozy in the kitchen.Courtesy Shawn Mendes/Instagram - 27/51
October 2020
Mendes opened up about his experience working on his fourth studio album, Wonder, while quarantining at Cabello's home in Miami. "At first, when I got here, it was the beginning of the album process and I was in a full panic state," he said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "I was like, 'There's no way I'm going to make music. This is going to be impossible.'" He continued, "But, like, a week goes by and you start cooking eggs in the morning and you start doing laundry and start taking dogs for a walk and you have a coffee mug and you use the same one every day and it just becomes really nice. It becomes nice, which sounds so normal for everyone else but is very abnormal for me."The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - 28/51
November 2020
The Canadian crooner introduced fans to the couple's puppy, Tarzan. Mendes shared one video of the pooch cuddling up to Cabello in the back seat as he drove them home and a second clip of Tarzan roaming around the house.Courtesy of Shawn Mendes/Instagram - 29/51
November 2020
Mendes shared how learning to be vulnerable with Cabello ultimately helped their relationship. "[I realized] I had no vulnerability with my girlfriend, and realized the second I showed that to her, she would fall deeper in love with me," he said in an interview with Alicia Keys featured on Netflix's YouTube channel. "And the second she showed that to me, I would fall deeper in love with her. That's the most attractive and beautiful thing in the world."Josiah Van Dien/Netflix - 30/51
November 2020
Cabello got contemplative after Thanksgiving, posting on Instagram about how she'd grown in her relationship with Mendes. "I've learned a lot about love with this guy," she captioned an Instagram photo of the couple kissing. "It's not just the happy blissful moments you see in pictures and videos- When you're in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you- I constantly have to confront my fears, my anxieties, my insecurities, my patterns of thinking, my beliefs about life and about myself. It's not as simple as it looks in pictures sometimes. sometimes, it's messy and uncomfortable and ugly lol. But there's nothing like the pull, the FORCE that is love, to be the light in the darkness- to be the gravitational pull that gives you the relentless strength to be braver,wiser, and better than you were yesterday." "It's so instinctive for us to love, even if our minds try to protect us from it sometimes, but our nature as humans is to love. And to be in love means to choose that person over and over again, to go through the messy stuff with. And that's way more beautiful and raw and real than perfection," she concluded. "I'm all for being vulnerable on social media because I think only the neatness and perfection of life is shown on here; and that can make us all feel extra lonely and weird! So raise your glass to the messiness and weirdness of being human and the miracle. And the easiness. And the instinct. And the relentless force that is love."Courtesy Camila Cabello/Instagram - 31/51
December 2020
The "Monster" crooner confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that he and the "My Oh My" songstress have talked about getting engaged. "Yeah, absolutely. I think for me it's always been if I'm not willing to talk about that stuff then I kind of check out a little bit, and I don't know, I really think when you know, you know," he said.MEGA - 32/51
December 2020
After releasing his album Wonder, which was inspired by Cabello, Mendes revealed their plans for the holidays. "Camila and I are going back to Canada, and we're just going to quarantine with my parents and my sister and spend Christmas together," he told Extra, noting that their puppy would also join them.MEGA - 33/51
December 2020
The "Dream" singer opened up about his family's close bond with the Miami native during an interview on the Zach Sang Show in December 2020, saying his dad was instantly fond of Cabello. "My dad is never very serious about things, but he would always bug me and be like, 'How's my daughter-in-law doing?'" Mendes said. "Obviously your parents don't know, but when you know you know," he added, referencing the couple's future together. "But I definitely went to them about it."YouTube - 34/51
July 2021
"Happy 2 years my baby♥️," the Canadian crooner captioned a kissing photo with his love while in the Caribbean. Cabello shared a series of snaps from their romantic trip, captioning them, "Happy anniversary Kuko❤️ here's to more joy, more friendship, and more love❤️."Courtesy of Shawn Mendes/Instagram - 35/51
July 2021
After Cabello posted a funny TikTok about "that first phase of dating when u can't fart or Poo for be a human," her boyfriend responded with his own take on the situation. "But u do fart tho," he replied via Instagram.Courtesy of Camila Cabello/Instagram - 36/51
August 2021
The "Summer of Love" crooner gave fans a peek inside his longtime relationship with the Cinderella star on SiriusXM's The Morning Mash Up. While he noted that the pair "definitely" fight sometimes, their strong foundation always helps them heal. "We get in, like, the worst little arguments, but, like, I think that we definitely are pretty good at picking up on when it's just ego talking," Mendes explained. "And we usually call each other out. We have a really honest and open relationship. … I think the longer the relationship goes, the easier it seems to be to fight. So, yeah, it's definitely not that, holding hands all the time, but we're really good with each other. It never gets bad."YouTube - 37/51
August 2021
Mendes shared the inspiration behind his song "Summer of Love" during an appearance on Audacy Check In, pointing to his and Cabello's time in quarantine as its source. "Camila and I were so lucky because we were able to just kind of be in a still moment, and it was the first time in the past six years that we've been just able to relax and not work at all," he explained. "We were going on bike rides around Miami, and it just felt really beautiful. [I] had a lot of nostalgia at that time, and I think without that time we found it a lot harder to connect. It really brought us together." The Canadian crooner references his relationship with Cabello in the lyrics of the track, singing, "Meditation and tequila / Calling you my señorita / Didn't know how much I need ya / Hate it when I have to leave ya / I've been taking mental pictures / For when I miss you in the winter / Staying up until the sunrise / Praying it won't be the last time."Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock - 38/51
August 2021
Cabello admitted to James Corden that it was during a November 2015 appearance on his show that she came to terms with her feelings for Mendes. "He was like, 'I like her, she's the one that doesn't like me' or something like that," the Cinderella star recalled on The Late Late Show With James Corden in August 2021. "I was completely in love with him. And he was the one I thought wasn't in love with me back." The former Fifth Harmony singer added that their age probably had something to do with the miscommunication, noting, "Look at us now ... COVID puppy. Pregnant with a COVID puppy."Rob Latour/Shutterstock - 39/51
September 2021
"Congratulations my love, I'm so proud of you," Mendes shared via Instagram in September after attending the premiere of Cinderella with Cabello. "I've never seen anybody work as hard as you did to show up everyday and be truly professional, kind and authentic. I admire you so much. Such a beautiful movie with a beautiful message."Courtesy of Shawn Mendes/Instagram - 40/51
September 2021
During an appearance on The Late Late Show, the actress revealed that she was "so nervous" before her first date with Mendes that she "took two tequila shots."Courtesy of Camila Cabello/Instagram - 41/51
September 2021
The couple couldn't keep their hands off each other during the 2021 Met Gala.Shutterstock - 42/51
September 2021
The musicians sang their "Señorita" duet during the Global Citizen Live festival on September 25 in New York City. During the pair's energetic performance, they shared a brief kiss as the crowd cheered them on.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock - 43/51
October 2021
During an interview with Glamour magazine, the Cinderella actress opened up about the challenges of the pair's public romance and dealing with constant social media gossip. "When stuff that's negative is out there, it's going to get to you," she explained to the magazine. "So yeah, that's very, very challenging. I feel like it's another thing therapy has been really helpful for."Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock - 44/51
November 2021
After more than two years together, the twosome announced via Instagram that they called it quits. "Hey guys, we've decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever," Mendes and Cabello wrote at the time. "We started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends. We so appreciate your support from the beginning and moving forward. Camila and Shawn."Richie Buxo/Shutterstock - 45/51
November 2021
Mendes appeared to address their split in a new song "It'll Be Okay," singing, "If you tell me you're leaving / I'll make it easy / It'll be okay / If we can't stop the bleeding / We don't have to fix it / We don't have to stay / I will love you either way."YouTube - 46/51
January 2022
Two months after the pair called it quits, Mendes and Cabello reunited in Miami and enjoyed a walk in the park with their dog, Tarzan. In late January, the former Fifth Harmony member praised Mendes' new music. "Y'all dig this?" the musician captioned an Instagram video giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at his time in the recording studio. "Ur crazy wildcat," Cabello commented.Gustavo Caballero/South Beach Photo/Shutterstock - 47/51
March 2022
Fans began speculating that Cabello's single "Bam Bam" may have been inspired by their breakup. "I said I'd love you for life but I just sold our house / We were kids at the start, I guess we're grown ups now," she sings on the track. "Couldn't ever imagine even having doubts, but not everything works out / Now I'm out dancing with strangers / You could be casually dating." During an interview with Zane Lowe, Cabello clarified that the song is about how "things change and things take really unexpected turns" in life. "I love Shawn and I feel like there is literally nothing but love for him," she added, noting that both of them started focusing on different things as they matured. "As I get older, the priorities shift," she explained. "And I feel like that was that way for both of us. Because we both started so young too, it's like we're really learning how to be healthy adults."Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock - 48/51
March 2022
When asked about his thoughts on the scrutiny he and Cabello faced during their relationship, Mendes told Billboard, "I honestly don't care." That same month, fans noticed the singer "liked" a photo his ex shared of herself posing in a black cut-out dress via Instagram.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock - 49/51
March 2022
Mendes seemingly addressed the split in his song "When You're Gone." The single featured lyrics such as "You never know how good you have it / Until you're starin' at a picture of the only girl that matters," as well as, "I know what we're supposed to do / It's hard for me to let go of you / So I'm just trying to hold on." Before its release, the singer performed the never-before-heard track for fans at the Samsung + Billboard Concert Series at SXSW in Austin, Texas.Arthur Mola/Invision/AP/Shutterstock - 50/51
April 2022
Much like her ex, Cabello made several references to her relationship with the "Stitches" singer on her third solo LP, Familia. "Compared to my previous albums, I think I'm … in a better, more grounded, more well-rounded space," she shared in an interview with Reuters. "My first two albums was, like, late teens, early 20s. I had a lot of anxiety making those albums."David Fisher/Shutterstock - 51/51
September 2022
September 2022 Cabello had an awkward moment during her time as a coach on The Voice season 22 when a contestant auditioned with Mendes' hit song "Mercy." "Is that my… Is that Shawn up there? I was like, is Shawn onstage?" she told he fellow coaches Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Blake Shelton upon recognizing the tune.Ultimately, she didn't turn her chair around for the contestant, saying, "I know [Shawn] better than everyone in this room. The reason I didn't turn around is that maybe you sounded a little too much like him?"David Fisher/Shutterstock
![Cabello revealed why she keeps the details of their romance top secret in her October 2019 cover story for Elle. "I don't know; people can say whatever they want," she explained. "They can speculate, but at the same time, we are going to live our own lives, enjoy it, and fall for each other like nobody is watching. That is how I want to live. I never want to open the door for people to feel like they are involved. Like I said, I want it to be mine and [his]. That's why I'm so tight-lipped about it: because I want to protect it."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7UAyVxGfL3PPrwhy2kRyUg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/d12d9200ae3cef1f20ef45d71cd0afd5)
![Mendes shared how learning to be vulnerable with Cabello ultimately helped their relationship. "[I realized] I had no vulnerability with my girlfriend, and realized the second I showed that to her, she would fall deeper in love with me," he said in an interview with Alicia Keys featured on Netflix's YouTube channel. "And the second she showed that to me, I would fall deeper in love with her. That's the most attractive and beautiful thing in the world."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/EZnc2vMCr3kPA1WZGuLnpg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/1ce0460cb9151db201a32f2e3be58775)
![Mendes shared the inspiration behind his song "Summer of Love" during an appearance on Audacy Check In, pointing to his and Cabello's time in quarantine as its source. "Camila and I were so lucky because we were able to just kind of be in a still moment, and it was the first time in the past six years that we've been just able to relax and not work at all," he explained. "We were going on bike rides around Miami, and it just felt really beautiful. [I] had a lot of nostalgia at that time, and I think without that time we found it a lot harder to connect. It really brought us together." The Canadian crooner references his relationship with Cabello in the lyrics of the track, singing, "Meditation and tequila / Calling you my señorita / Didn't know how much I need ya / Hate it when I have to leave ya / I've been taking mental pictures / For when I miss you in the winter / Staying up until the sunrise / Praying it won't be the last time."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d8QEQPT5Tjz8z1Wl0BaS8w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyNDk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/277aa8b2238ec187a977535c5b666e8a)
![September 2022 Cabello had an awkward moment during her time as a coach on The Voice season 22 when a contestant auditioned with Mendes' hit song "Mercy." "Is that my… Is that Shawn up there? I was like, is Shawn onstage?" she told he fellow coaches Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Blake Shelton upon recognizing the tune.Ultimately, she didn't turn her chair around for the contestant, saying, "I know [Shawn] better than everyone in this room. The reason I didn't turn around is that maybe you sounded a little too much like him?"](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ksHFbI4t.n02LoLghlUVcA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/d1ac507d95fd14f91e59e6acda097efd)
![Cabello revealed why she keeps the details of their romance top secret in her October 2019 cover story for Elle. "I don't know; people can say whatever they want," she explained. "They can speculate, but at the same time, we are going to live our own lives, enjoy it, and fall for each other like nobody is watching. That is how I want to live. I never want to open the door for people to feel like they are involved. Like I said, I want it to be mine and [his]. That's why I'm so tight-lipped about it: because I want to protect it."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AXy0ZSKr8RvPCHW_CzXF3g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/d12d9200ae3cef1f20ef45d71cd0afd5)
![Mendes shared how learning to be vulnerable with Cabello ultimately helped their relationship. "[I realized] I had no vulnerability with my girlfriend, and realized the second I showed that to her, she would fall deeper in love with me," he said in an interview with Alicia Keys featured on Netflix's YouTube channel. "And the second she showed that to me, I would fall deeper in love with her. That's the most attractive and beautiful thing in the world."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AaFvZgY87fYvIRlA0jl7bg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/1ce0460cb9151db201a32f2e3be58775)
![Mendes shared the inspiration behind his song "Summer of Love" during an appearance on Audacy Check In, pointing to his and Cabello's time in quarantine as its source. "Camila and I were so lucky because we were able to just kind of be in a still moment, and it was the first time in the past six years that we've been just able to relax and not work at all," he explained. "We were going on bike rides around Miami, and it just felt really beautiful. [I] had a lot of nostalgia at that time, and I think without that time we found it a lot harder to connect. It really brought us together." The Canadian crooner references his relationship with Cabello in the lyrics of the track, singing, "Meditation and tequila / Calling you my señorita / Didn't know how much I need ya / Hate it when I have to leave ya / I've been taking mental pictures / For when I miss you in the winter / Staying up until the sunrise / Praying it won't be the last time."](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4arakaiUTutmX8bz9w3n_A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/277aa8b2238ec187a977535c5b666e8a)
![September 2022 Cabello had an awkward moment during her time as a coach on The Voice season 22 when a contestant auditioned with Mendes' hit song "Mercy." "Is that my… Is that Shawn up there? I was like, is Shawn onstage?" she told he fellow coaches Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Blake Shelton upon recognizing the tune.Ultimately, she didn't turn her chair around for the contestant, saying, "I know [Shawn] better than everyone in this room. The reason I didn't turn around is that maybe you sounded a little too much like him?"](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/R.WFeZpUBL5XJfWWMICH4Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us_magazine_896/d1ac507d95fd14f91e59e6acda097efd)
Us Weekly
Looking back at young love! To the satisfaction of many longtime Shawnmila shippers, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s longtime friendship transitioned into a steamy relationship in 2019, and they shared many sweet moments before splitting. Five years earlier, Mendes and Cabello met while they were both opening up for Austin Mahone on tour. At the time, Mendes was fresh off of his Vine success and Cabello was still a part of girl group Fifth Harmony. Ever since their meet-cute, the duo maintained a close and supportive friendship. The music stars teased their interest in each other over the years, with one of the earliest ”will they, won’t they” moments occurring in 2015. During an appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden in November of that year, Mendes admitted that he had tried to “make a move” on Cabello after the show’s host asked about the status of their relationship. The “Treat You Better” crooner claimed that his longtime pal “swerves” him every time. James Corden then told the pair that he didn’t “believe” them and suggested that “there’s no way you haven’t made out.” Cabello responded: “He friend-zones me! He calls me ‘kid!’” Mendes and Cabello would later team up for the single “I Know What You Did Last Summer” in 2017. The following year, Mendes told Beats 1 that the Cuba native was his “favorite person in the whole world,” causing Cabello to share that she loved the singer “so much.” At long last, things began to officially heat up between the duo when they dropped the sultry single “Señorita” in June 2019. Cabello’s split from then-boyfriend Matthew Hussey followed the song’s release, and fans soon began to see the duo everywhere together before they finally confirmed their romance the following month. Though they’re happy in their pop stardom, the pair still prefer to keep many details about their romance private. “I don’t know; people can say whatever they want,” the “Havana” singer told Elle in October 2019. “They can speculate, but at the same time, we are going to live our own lives, enjoy it, and fall for each other like nobody is watching. That is how I want to live. I never want to open the door for people to feel like they are involved. Like I said, I want it to be mine and [his]. That’s why I’m so tight-lipped about it: because I want to protect it.”Sign up for Us Weekly's free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more! Scroll down for a look at the pair’s lengthy history — including their 2021 split:
