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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello: A look at how singers' 2-year love affair ended up losing steam

The 'Senorita' singers began dating in July 2019 and announced their breakup in November 2021 after dating for two years
UPDATED AUG 8, 2022
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello started dating in July 2019 and were often spotted getting cozy during their two-year-long relationship (Mike Coppola and Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello started dating in July 2019 and were often spotted getting cozy during their two-year-long relationship (Mike Coppola and Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA: Shawn Mendes turned 24 on Monday, August 8, 2022. The young, tall, good-looking, and highly talented pop singer was born in Toronto, Canada, to a real estate agent mother, and a businessman father. Mendes completed his schooling in Toronto and then started his music career and soon became a rising star appealing to the mass population. The 'Stitches' singer has gained popularity both as a singer and songwriter and has also collaborated with many other young artists to further his stardom, being widely appreciated by the public.

The singing sensation was spotted at a beach in Miami on Sunday, August 7 ahead of his birthday. Mendes was seen flaunting his gym-toned body in cranberry-colored swim trunks. He showed off his numerous tattoos on his tanned torsos while relaxing in the sun and sand with friends. The vacation come more than one week after the singer-songwriter announced the cancellation of his world tour. Mendes' albums always do good on the Billboard charts. In June 2019, he dropped his steamy and sultry single titled 'Senorita' with Camila Cabello. The single was a big hit among the audience and the collaboration was much loved. Both singers had previously collaborated in 2015 for a song titled 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'.

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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello pose with the Best Collaboration Award in the Press Room during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello pose with the Best Collaboration Award in the Press Room during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019, in Newark, New Jersey (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV)

In July 2019, the duo announced their steamy relationship in public. On July 29, Mendes and Cabello made headlines when they were spotted locking lips in the ocean in Miami. Close-up paparazzi shots of the couple were taken as they enjoyed some summer lovin'. In August 2019, the couple was caught on camera sharing a steamy kiss at Mendes' 21st birthday party in Brooklyn, New York. Cabello later declared her love for her boyfriend on Instagram, writing, "Happy birthday to this magical human, I love you!!!!"

A still from the music video 'Senorita' (Credit: Shawn Mendes/YouTube)
A still from the music video 'Senorita' (Shawn Mendes/YouTube)

In September 2019, the couple made fun of the rumors surrounding their relationship by posting an Instagram video of themselves sloppily kissing. "We just wanted to show you how we kiss," Mendes joked. On November 24, the lovebirds took the stage at the 2019 American Music Awards to perform 'Senorita' and their chemistry instantly heated the stage, causing Taylor Swift and fans everywhere to freak out when they nearly kissed at the end of their performance.

The couple posted an Instagram video of themselves sloppily kissing. (Credit: Courtesy of Shawn Mendes/Instagram)
The couple posted an Instagram video of themselves kissing sloppily (Shawn Mendes/Instagram)

Cabello became reflective after Thanksgiving in November 2020, posting on Instagram about how she'd grown in her relationship with Mendes. "With this guy, I've learned a lot about love," she captioned an Instagram photo of the couple kissing. "It's not just the happy blissful moments you see in photos and videos—when you're in a relationship with someone, it feels like they're this mirror reflecting yourself back to you."

(L-R) Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes perform onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes perform onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019, in Los Angeles, California (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

On their second anniversary in July 2021, the Canadian singer shared a kissing photo with his love while in the Caribbean. "Happy 2 years, my baby," Mendes captioned the photo. Cabello captioned a series of photos from their romantic trip, "Happy anniversary Kuko here's to more joy, friendship, and love." In September 2021, the duo walked on the red carpet of the Met Gala together as a couple and couldn't keep their hands off each other.

Credit: Courtesy Camila Cabello/Instagram
(Camila Cabello/Instagram)

In October 2021, during an interview with Glamour magazine, the 'Cinderella' actress opened up about the difficulties of the couple's public romance and dealing with constant social media gossip. However, in November 2021, the former couple shocked their fans when they announced their breakup via Instagram after dating for over two years. “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.”

In January 2022, Mendes and Cabello reunited in Miami, two months after they split up for a walk in the park with their dog Tarzan.

In 2017, Mendes dated model Hailey Bieber and they were caught kissing at an MTV EMAs afterparty. They then walked the red carpet at the 2018 Met Gala together. Despite the dating rumors, Shawn stated that they were only friends. Now, Mendes is rumored to be dating YouTuber and influencer Hitomi Mochizuki, 24, who self-identifies as a “Forest Nymph” and an “Ashtanga Yogi,” according to her Instagram page, and has over 400K followers.

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