Shawn Mendes Clarifies How He Feels About Ex Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello will always be a special señorita to Shawn Mendes.  

Despite officially calling it quits on their romance after two years in 2021—and again in 2023 after a brief reconciliation—the Fifth Harmony alum and the "Treat You Better" singer have maintained a good relationship.

And that fact was emphasized after Shawn's recent appearance on the Jay Shetty Podcast, where he discussed the breakup, saying that the duo had preserved a "private little fire of love for each other."

So, when one user on X, formerly Twitter, shared their thoughts on the interview, noting in an Oct. 1 message, "They don't play about each other," Shawn responded the following day, writing, "No we don't."

However, the comment left some fans confused, with one writing, "I feel like you need to clarify what you meant with your last tweet just so the general public and Camila's fandom don't take your words and make them into something you might not have intended, does that make sense?"

And Shawn was happy to oblige, explaining that he was hoping to clarify the nature of his current relationship with Camila before saying his response "came from a place of being a little annoyed with all the projection over the last few months about us."

"I'm usually pretty good at just watching all the 'noise go by," he continued, "but lately it's been kinda bugging me. feeling human i guess."

In a follow-up post, Shawn added, "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."

And as the "Why Why Why" singer said, he wanted to make sure he was "having a real relationship," with his fans through his responses, especially as it can often be "pretty intimidating to come online and be honest and vulnerable considering how quickly our words can be twisted and used against us."

But for Shawn, it's important for his fans to know that their support goes both ways, saying, "all the rest is just noise."

As for his relationship with Camila, he expanded on it with Jay, explaining that the on-and-off romance was "brutal," and in the end, they decided that they weren't necessarily cut out to be a couple.

"Love is a lot, but partnership is more than love and I think it has a lot to do with how you support each other in your day-to-day life and really being honest about who you are," he said during the Sept. 30 podcast episode. "And making sure that someone that you're with is in support of that and doesn't have to bend themselves entirely to be in support of that and vice versa."

And while Camila may not be his girlfriend anymore, Shawn confessed that the two still text each other from time to time.

"As long as we're good, all the noise is just noise," he said, adding that they make sure to be careful when speaking about each other in the media. "I don't think either of us would ever cross a line. We deeply respect each other."

He added, "I'm just lucky she's an amazing human being and she's incredibly understanding and thoughtful and caring."

And Camila previously echoed his statement, stating that their relationship was "not a fit."

"It doesn't feel right," the 27-year-old told Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast in March. "I think luckily, I was in a place in my life where it took me less time to realize that—and it took us both less time to be like, 'This doesn't feel right and we don't really need to try so hard to make it work. It's all good. This is not feeling good, like 'Let's be friends, I love you. It's all good, let's move on.'" 

For a look back at Shawn and Camila's time together, keep reading.

Back in 2015, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello first made headlines together not as a couple, but as a musical duet on their joint hit single, "I Know What You Did Last Summer."

Four years later, the performers' new steamy music video for their "Señorita" duet, released in June, raised eyebrows over whether there was a romance brewing behind the scenes. 

The following month, the two were spotted holding hands while out together in West Hollywood. "They were telling people they were a couple," a source told E! News at the time. Soon after, the stars were seen getting close in San Francisco. 

While the two had not publicly confirmed their relationship status, this steamy makeout in the Miami water did all the talking. 

The rumored pair rang in Mendes' 21st birthday together in August 2019, including a big kiss for the birthday boy. Cabello also declared her love for her musical beau over on Instagram. 

At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, Camila and Shawn stole the show with a sexy live performance of "Señorita" as viewers waited to see if they would kiss. 

After laughing off breakup rumors in October 2019, their romance was on full display as they made out courtside throughout a basketball game. 

Shawn revealed that during the pandemic, he went to Miami to live with Camila. "Something really beautiful for me came out of it, which was you're not allowed to leave," he told Zane Lowe in 2020. "I went to Miami and I was living with Camila [Cabello] and her parents and her sister." 

Relationship milestone alert: They welcomed a new member of their family after picking up a puppy named Tarzan in November 2020.

Shawn revealed he and Camila get into fights from time to time. "We definitely fight, and we get in like the worst little arguments," he said on SiriusXM's The Morning Mash Up in August. "But, like, I think that we definitely are pretty good at picking up on when it's just ego talking. And we like, usually like call each other out. We have a really honest and open relationship—but, yeah, no, we definitely fight."

Shawn was by Camila's side while she walked the red carpet for the premiere of Cinderella in September.

Shawnmila attended their first Met Gala together in 2021, wearing Michael Kors Collection looks.

The pair celebrated Halloween together in 2021, writing on social media, "Feliz día de los muertos." 

The couple announced their split on Nov. 17, 2021. As they wrote, "we've decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for on another as humans is stronger than ever." The pair added, "we started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends." 

The pair reunited at Coachella in April 2023 and were seen kissing during the festival. 

After their Coachella moment, Shawn and Camila were spotted hanging out a few times during early summer 2023—including at a Taylor Swift concert—but ultimately called it quits once more in June.