The singer made headlines earlier this week when he opened up about his sexuality during a concert in Colorado.
While Shawn Mendes opened up about his sexuality while performing at a concert on Monday, he has been a little more private about his dating life over the years.
During a show at Morrison, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre this week, the singer-songwriter, 26, spoke to the crowd about his early start in the music industry and how it affected his personal life.
« I was really young when I started. I was 15 years old », he said in his address, footage of which has been shared on social media. « The truth is that I didn’t get to do a lot of 15-year-old things and discover parts of myself that you do at 15. »
« There’s this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it so long », he went on, adding that it was « kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it’s so hard to just put into boxes. »
« It always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me. Something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover and still have yet to discover it », he continued.
« The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I’m just figuring it out like everyone. And it feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that. And I’m trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be a human and feel things. And that’s all I really want to say about that for now. »
He then spoke about his unreleased track « The Mountain », which includes the lyrics: « You can say I’m too young/ You can say I’m too old/ You can say I like girls or boys, whatever fits your mold. »
« Writing the song felt really important to me because it felt like a moment where I could address it in a way that felt close to my heart », he explained. « And I guess I’m just speaking freely now, because I just want to be able to be closer to everyone and just kind of be in my truth. »
While Mendes’ current dating status is publicly unknown, the star has made headlines over the years with his previous relationships.Hailey Baldwin Bieber
Mendes’ relationship with the then Hailey Baldwin made headlines in late 2017, when reports emerged that the two were seen holding hands while attending a star-studded Halloween party.
Weeks later, the two were photographed hugging one another in Mendes’ native Canada as they walked through the streets of Toronto. At the time, she had broken up with pop singer Justin Bieber several months earlier.
