Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes split after 2 years, promise to stay ‘best friends’

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello arrive for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 13, 2021 in New York. Image: AFP/Angela Weiss

Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes have parted ways after two years of being in a relationship, they announced today, Nov. 18.

The two told fans about their breakup in a joint statement in their respective Instagram Stories today. While they are no longer together, Cabello and Mendes assured fans that they will still be friends.

“Hey guys, we’ve decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever,” Cabello and Mendes said. “We started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends.”

They also expressed appreciation to their fans for supporting them “from the beginning and moving forward.”

Image: Instagram/@camila_cabello

Image: Instagram/@shawnmendes

Cabello and Mendes have been friends since 2014 and first collaborated for the song “I Know What You Did Last Summer” in 2015.

They played coy about their relationship in early 2019 before confirming their romance in September of that year. Since then, the two had been vocal about their love life on their social media accounts.

Cabello and Mendes’ split came as a surprise to fans as thy were recently seen celebrating the Latin American holiday Día de los Muertos together earlier this month. They also spent their second anniversary at the Caribbean last July.  /ra

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