Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello split after 2 years of dating; will continue to be best friends

Celebrity sweethearts and singers Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have called it quits after two years of datingMuch to the disappointment of their fans the duo announced their split via a statement posted on Instagram They took to their respective IG accounts on Thursday to announce the newsShawn and Camila added that though their romantic relationship is over they will continue to be best friendsCamila wrote on her Insta Story Hey guys weve decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever 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 ShawnShawn also released an identical statement on his IG StoryThe announcement came out of the left field for fans of the singers as Shawn and Camila appeared more in love than ever on Halloween For the occasion the pair dressed up in matching Folklorico outfits in honour of the Day of the DeadAs per People magazine after being friends for years Shawn and Camila officially started their romance in July 2019They were photographed sharing several PDA moments throughout that summer and made their first major public appearance as a couple that August at the MTV Video Music Awards where they performed their duet SenoritaIn November 2019 they performed the Grammynominated hit again at the American Music AwardsThe duo quarantined together in Miami during the COVID19 pandemic which Shawn said back in August was a time that brought them closer togetherHe said his single Summer of Love was inspired by the first several months of lockdownIt feels good It was like writing about the first couple of months actually in the lockdown 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 weve been just able to relax and not work at all he said in an interview with Audacy Check InWe were going on bike rides around Miami and it just felt really beautiful he added at the timeJust kind of writing about that he further said 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 togetherCamila has similarly spoken about the forced pause brought on by the COVID19 pandemic and how Shawn has helped her through anxietyDuring an August appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Cabello said that she and Shawn were not engaged after rumours had spread of an engagement online following her wearing a ring on her left ring fingerIn late 2020 they adopted a dog named Tarzan who Shawn took home to Canada when they returned to his hometown in Ontario for the holidays with Camila that yearThe couple even began seeking counselling in an effort to improve their relationship with each other In October Camila told Glamour that its because of therapy that they are able to trust each other so muchIll be venting or ranting about something and hell be like Have you talked to X about it And Ill be like No Ive got to do a session And hell do the same thing to me That level of transparency really helps a lot she sharedCamila recently starred in Amazon Primes musical Cinderella Both performed at the 2021 VMAs Camila took the stage for her hit song Dont Go Yet while Shawn performed his hit Summer of Love with TainyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever