Prepare to Be Fully Enamored With Shay Mitchell's Boyfriend Matte Babel
Shay Mitchell recently welcomed her second daughter (hi, Rome 😍), and her family is inarguably adorable. If you're late to the game, please be advised that Shay shares two sweet girls with her longtime partner Matte Babel, whom she's been dating since 2017. And their relationship is best described as cute with a side of trolling? Anyway, time to get to know Matte better—and nosily dive into his and Shay's private life while we're at it.
Matte Works With Drake (Casual)
Matte is the Chief Brand Officer at Dreamcrew, which is Drake's management and entertainment group (they produce HBO's Euphoria, no bigs). Just check out his Insta bio—he has a lot going on.
Shay actually chatted a bit about their friendship with Drake while trying to deny that she and Matte were dating back in 2017 (lol).
"It's funny because I love this stuff and if I put something out on social media I’m more than happy to answer questions about it. If I don’t want to talk about it it’s not on my social media," she said. "We’ve known each other for nine years. We knew each other in Toronto. Like Drake and all them, it’s a Toronto crew. We’re really, really awesome friends."
Their Relationship ~Ebbed and Flowed~ During the Pandemic
Shay summed up the vibe between her and Matte to Us Weekly, saying, “One minute I’m like, ‘You stay on this side of the bedroom, I’ll be on this side, do not cross this line.’ You know? And then other days I’m like, ‘Oh, this is awesome. I feel very grateful that I have you here to watch this Netflix show.’ You know what I mean? So it comes in ebbs and flows for sure.”
They're Not in a Rush to Get Married
Shay told E! News that she isn't exactly known for doing things "in order" and explained, “I didn’t get married before a child. I had a child, didn’t get married. I don’t really know if that’s in the cards of us. I think we both agree, maybe it’s just me.”
She added that having flexibility in the relationship actually "keeps it sexy."
"There's no pressure here," she said. "I love it. I love the fact that we come home and every day I'm like, 'I choose you and you choose me.' It keeps us on our toes. I'm like, 'Hey, I can walk out. I don't need to go through a lawyer, I can just walk out.' And same with him. It keeps it sexy."
Shay also says that Matte is pretty understanding, telling Entertainment Tonight "He's been like, 'You sure?' And I'm like, 'Yeah, we work so well right now.' It's great and this dynamic just works for us. It may not always be the correct way but it works. That's how I sort of have to go, you know, that's how I do it."
They're Pretty Public About Their Relationship
On top of documenting Shay's entire pregnancy on her YouTube channel, the couple semi-recently sat down for a relationship quiz so fans could get to know them better.
Things we learned?
They said "I Love You" at Matte's birthday after a lot of drinks
They met at Lobby, a "poppin' hot spot"
Matte loves picking out toe fluff
His celeb crushes are Susan Sarandon and Brie Larson
He loves Paul Simon (specifically Graceland)
Also, please enjoy this video of Shay surprising Matte with a sexy calendar.
He Gets Trolled By Shay...So Much
Just leaving these here....
'Kay, on that note, officially obsessed with these two, bye!
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