Posted July 30, 20195 yr So this has been a massive hot topic recently, what with Shawn and Camila collaborating again on Señorita, and then being spotted in very public places kissing, holding hands, cuddling up to one another, etc. There's always been speculation about them being involved romantically, but on the flip side there's speculation both in the media and among fans that the whole thing is staged while they ride the high of Señorita doing so well! Most recently, they've been spotted at a beach together (above) kissing, and naturally the media are jumping on it. So what's your thoughts? Is it all a big PR stunt to make everyone believe the passion and chemistry they have in the Señorita video is real, or are they actually an item, just enjoying life and getting ~sexy~ together? x
July 30, 20195 yr PR stunt! They're obviously good friends and have been for years but the amount of PDA does not feel natural lol
July 30, 20195 yr Author Part of me really wants it to be real and hope that they're happy and just having fun, enjoying themselves, etc because they do look like they have incredible chemistry and get along brilliantly... but at the same time I can't help feeling it is all a bit of a show for the paparazzi while Señorita is doing well in the charts. :( Hopefully we get clarity some day either way. He does seem to avoid the subject quite a lot when asked about Camila / what's happening with them in the Q&As on tour too!
July 30, 20195 yr This definitely feels like a PR stunt to me, especially with the timing of it. Still, it’s worked well for them!
July 31, 20195 yr I thought as a society we had moved on from 'showmances', but then look at how huge Love Island is... I've always been under the impression Shawn wasn't completely straight so it is a shame if this is a PR stunt or a way to dismantle rumours - another thing I thought we had moved on from.
July 31, 20195 yr This is 100% a PR stunt! The PDA is so unnatural and excessive. Funny how it's always caught on camera. Plus the timing is just too perfect with 'Señorita' not quite hitting #1 in the U.S. yet and needing a boost from somewhere :') it's a shame that this is being orchestrated.
July 31, 20195 yr Author Quote from a Cosmopolitan article on the subject: Like any summer fling, things between Shawn and Camila started changing—for the better, that is. “Shawn and Camila have really fallen for one another,” the source said, adding that Camila has been spending time with Shawn during his summer tour. Last time we caught Camila at a Shawn concert (she’s been to a few now, TBH) was during his Miami tour stop, aka the night before those insane beach PDA pics dropped ugh I really want it to be true because they look like such a good couple. I guess we just need to see what happens when we move onto the next single and the hype around Señorita starts to drop. :kink:
July 31, 20195 yr I'm definitely thinking it's a PR stunt, agree with Jade that it comes across unnatural & excessive. Eek!
August 7, 20195 yr Author Camila was interviewed by Variety about upcoming music, relationships, etc: Camila Cabello is one of Variety's Power of Young Hollywood cover stars, and she gave the outlet her first big interview since her big public romance with Shawn Mendes started earlier this summer. Cabello did not talk about their romantic relationship, but she did talk about Mendes' place in her life, and how she has recently fallen in love. Cabello told the outlet that she was in a different place emotionally than she was when she released her first solo album, Camilla, last January. Then, she had "crushes from afar." But she's focusing on the present now as she song-writes, where she's in love. “Falling in love is like an infinite amount of levels and layers and angles," she said. "I fell in love and just opened up. Everything was written in present moment.” She did not name-drop Mendes there, Variety pointed out, but she did talk about him later and how their "Señorita" duet happened. That were eight months of back and forth with the song, Cabello said. “I’ve known Shawn for such a long time, and it’s so much fun getting to work and do things with somebody who means a lot to you.” Cabello also touched on how she feels about being such a public figure generally—the kind whose romance with someone would get tabloid attention. “Because I’ve been doing this for such a long time, I forget that I am quote-unquote famous or that people are looking at me,” she said. “It makes me insanely uncomfortable to see pictures of me that I didn’t know were taken. I honestly hate it. I don’t want to live like a celebrity and have to look perfect every time I step out of my house. I ignore it as much as possible. If I’m going to look like sh*t that day and cameras are in my face, I don’t care because I choose being human and normal.” I refuse to believe "pictures of me that I didn't know were taken" is something she truly believes :kink:
August 16, 20195 yr Author Camila (or whoever manages her social media when she's not on it) appear to be blocking people on Twitter that are disrespecting / calling her relationship with Shawn fake. Yikes, drama!!
September 12, 20195 yr Oh my god the kiss video on Shawn's insta today... I'm still cringing hours later. Why are they being so try-hard with this :mellow:
September 12, 20195 yr I can't help but be pissed off by these things because I feel like it's done to dismantle rumours about his sexuality - regardless of what that might be, it's just not right that PR gets involved. I thought we had moved on from that but it seems they want to steer him towards a certain image because they think that's what will keep him selling records.
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