An Overview of Shawn Mendes's Dating History, From Hailey Bieber to Camila Cabello

Updated on 7/28/2023 at 2:25 PM

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello first went public with their romance in 2019, and spent the next few years collaborating on music and taking strolls together. They broke up in November 2021, and though the pair appeared to reunite this spring, it seems like they've officially gone their separate ways once more.

At least as of June, Mendes seems to be focused on working on himself instead of pursuing a new relationship. "Shawn is still growing and discovering himself. He needs time to himself to do what makes him happy," a source told People on June 14. "He has a lot more living and learning in his future."

Mendes and Cabello seemingly struck up a romance after being friends for years and working together on their hit "Señorita." Before Cabello, though, Mendes was famously quiet about his dating history, preferring to keep his romantic life private — though he did admit to having a fling with Hailey Bieber. More recently, he was linked to Sabrina Carpenter after the pair attended Miley Cyrus's album release party together on March 9, per People, but he later shut down those rumors. "We are not dating," he told RTL Boulevard later that month while promoting a collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger. "But I think we should talk about Tommy Hilfiger probably more than Sabrina. But thank you."

Ahead, check out the women Mendes has been linked to over the years.

Camila Cabello

Mendes and Cabello met in 2014 during a tour with Austin Mahone, the couple revealed during an interview with V magazine. Over the next few years, dating rumors began to swirl about them, but it wasn't until 2019 that things seemed to heat up after the release of their hit song "Señorita." The couple were spotted kissing in Miami soon after, and wound up showing a lot of PDA over the next few years.

In 2021, though, the duo called it quits. "Hey guys, we've decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever," they announced in a joint statement on social media. "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."

In April, they were spotted kissing at Coachella, sparking reconciliation rumors. In June, though, Entertainment Weekly reported that they'd broken up once again. A source told the outlet at the time that the pair "gave things a try, but ultimately the timing isn't right for either of them."

Hailey Bieber

This duo stepped out together at the 2018 Met Gala, but Mendes later explained to People that it was simply because they were friends who had both been asked to rep Tommy Hilfiger.

Mendes did, eventually, admit to Rolling Stone that they were "more than friends" back in 2018, but steered clear of labeling it a full-fledged relationship.

"I don't even wanna put a title on it," he said. "I think it was more of a zone of limbo." Only about a month after they were at the Met Gala together, Hailey became engaged to Justin Bieber, whom she eventually married.

Lauren Arendse

Back before Mendes hit the big time, he was just a teenage Vine star doing normal teen things like going to prom. Fans have long speculated that his prom date, classmate Lauren Arendse, is the former girlfriend Mendes once off-handedly mentioned in a 2017 Twitter Q&A. "I actually had a girlfriend for two years and so I wrote songs about her. But I write a lot of songs about love that I may not understand exactly, but I do think I have a good almost understanding of it," he said.