I’ve been waiting and waiting to see what the big summer couple would be, and I guess I just have to make my peace with the fact that this year’s Big Summer Couple is Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes. And their publicists. This romance has everything: a hasty breakup, organized pap strolls, a full-on photoshoot in a pool, Camila trailing Shawn on his tour, public kissing – chaste but not TOO chaste – and morning-after breakfasts. The idea is that Shawn Mendes wanted to change up his vanilla/bland image and become The Baby-Faced Man Who Has Sex. Camila didn’t really need to change her image – her image was already where she needed it to be, but being in a high-profile relationship with a fellow pop star definitely adds to her stardom.
All of which brings me to these photos. These completely natural and un-posed photos where Camila and Shawn definitely were NOT pointing out the photographer’s position so they could both maximize their best angles. Of course not! Camila and Shawn were in Miami this week and these are the first coupled-up photos we’ve had of them which were not mega-exclusives. Which says to me that Camila and Shawn were probably flooding the market with arranged pap strolls and photo-ops. Either that or the photographer just decided to sell these photos to every photo agency. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that they are IN LOVE and frolicking in the pool, and making out in the pool and pointing out where the photographer is.
Reportedly, Camila has “really fallen” for Shawn. I hope he’s fallen for her too. As I’ve said before, I like them together for a lot of different reasons, and I hope they become the Garbage Youth Generation’s Britney & Justin.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
Stop this.
No you stop it please Nev, you are just a jelly hater who cannot handle this much love, passion, lust and my eyebrows have been scorched right off my stunned face at the heat and sexual chemistry these two are exuding! This is the kind of heat that could poach eggs Nev, actual honest to goodness fresh off the farm, from under the chicken eggs, if only we could all have this sort of hot love that could cook breakfast foods!
(This is sarcasm, for those in doubt, also Love you Nev, long time listener, first time caller)
Bahahahahhahahaha
I can’t breathe I am laughing so hard. Or maybe it is the steam emanating from the HEAT in these photos.
Hahahahaha
well played.
so, so not hot. he looks like he doesn’t even want to be kissing her.
🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
LOL LOL
They have as much chemistry as a brother and sister playing in the adult pool.
Sorry, whatever they do they can’t convince me this is a real relationship.
I’m sure they genuinely like each other and enjoy the mutual company; they’re young, attractive, famous people who recorded a summer hit together and want to capitalize on their success.
Nothing wrong with it since we’re all aware (although the majority of fans buy into this because they’re not as gossip-conscious and learned as we are!).
Shawmila is happening! ThaT much lust cannot be faked can it!?
Of course not, IT’S REEEEEAAAAAL!
They…they are not really selling these as “candid” shots are they? In a pool on private property, completely unobstructed? I only sort of know these people but I think I need to follow this. It’s been awhile since we had a good old fashioned showmance!! Have they read a book together while lying on a blanket in the park? Any 4th of July parties? 😏
There is a little bit of me that loves the fact that BCoop read “Lolita” to that girl who’s name I cannot remember and do not care enough to google, that move was such a wink to the camera and two fingers up to the pr people that engineered that pap moment.
LMAO
To that girl whose name I can’t remember and don’t care enough to Google
Bcoop did his college thesis on Lolita. In interviews when he did Hangover, and was trying to be taken seriously, he talked about that book all the time. My guess is he thought it was sexy to read it to his date. The book itself is disgusting, and ive been side eyeing BCoop ever since.
They need to stahp 😂😂 this is giving me like Taylor Swift/Tom Hiddleston vibes. They couldn’t make this more fake looking if they tried. I see it now, a fast summer romance, a tragic fall breakup where they remain “close friends” and then a slew of ‘edgy’ breakup songs.
Until there is swan foil desserts and I <3 CC shirts were not even close to peek Taylor×Tom.
Truth. That was so bad, I can’t even…
Who is buying this…? It’s actually embarrassing….i’m clearly not their target audience.
Embarrassing, to say the least!
I admit, this is the only thing that’s made me smile this morning. Somewhere, poor Hiddles is breathing a sigh of relief that it’s not him.
This is so obviously a p.r romance but Lord the tweens are buying it.
This is why ABC needs to bring back All My Children and One Life to Live. We love a good fake soap couple. Now we are down to having to follow fake relationships on twitter.
Camilla seems very nice but she is no Erica Kane!
He looks so into her it’s a wonder they don’t too off their clothes and do it right there in the pool. This is embarrassing frankly and these seem like decent people. Not sure what they have to gain here
Im living for it. It’s fake. I don’t care. I will say she should try acting bc I find her convincing. I see him in concert next tues. I enjoy his music. my husband wants to kill me bc we are old and do not have tweens. Lol. I can’t help it!! I wasn’t into boy bands as young girl but this is my mid-life crisis of choice. He’s just so wholesome I can’t fucking stand it.
I love his music too! Also have no children 🙈
Hey Lizzie, come sit by me. I’m mid-life, childless and love Shawn Mendes’ music. There’s no shame sis!
It’s true ❤️
I can see a bunch of hysterical tweens crying that Sean has a “girlfriend”. Cue them saying, “She’s no good for him! He needs to be with me. No me! ” and then an argument ensues over who would make the best girlfriend.
“Baby faced man who has sex”! Dying!
Is that his boyfriend in the lower left in the final snap? This doesn’t read “lust” to this old nympho. LOL If he IS giving it to her, it won’t be up her vajayjay, rather her “Old Time Road” ! hahahah
I love the word “frolick”.
This will only end well for Shawn. When their relationship dies down his fans will stan for him so hard that she ruined him etc. Girl take your good selling song together and just go. Stop this mess. Do less, god bless.
Does it really have everything because where is MTV’s Dan Cortese?!
Omg, dying at this
Do people really find this hot? It reminds me of The Summer of Tiddlebanging.
As fascinating as a wet cloth.
“The Summer of Tiddlebanging” ! I nearly snorted my tea out of my nose!!
Also, I do not get the hype of either of these two. Their music is so over produced. Also, heard a song on the radio the other day, and my literal thought was, “Wow, this sucks. Who IS this??” Shawn Mendes. Then I listened to another song or two of his at home — but not all the way through–couldn’t take it. I don’t get his appeal. Is he just teeny bopper pop? Is that what it is? Am I too old to appreciate the awesomeness that is Shawn Mendes? Cuz, honestly, I don’t think so. His music is just bad and/or terribly mediocre at best.
Listen, I can’t stand Justin Timberlake and wish he would retire permanently and we never have to see his smug, smarmy face again — BUT, I can admit that Justin is talented and I see why people like him and why his career has lasted.
Camila is friends with Taylor Swift. Did she learn nothing from the way Hiddleswift imploded because of how blatantly posed and planned their photos were?
The best pics are the ones fans took and you could see the totally not called paparazzo right next to them. But alas, Señorita ain’t going #1 so either stop this circus or become interesting.
When this madness ends I hope he leaves her on a boat like Harry Styles did with Swift.
He gay.
Good thing they have all that water, this PR play is thirsty.
I’m a little disappointed in Shawn. For years he was known just for his talent and music (he was never even mentioned in tabloids and his career was doing great). Now it’s all about who he dates. Why Shawn why????