At the age of 22, Shawn Mendes spent almost a decade singing, first with versions of other songs and then with his proposals, with which he has already released four albums. Practically the same time that the artist has been forced to publicly justify his sexual orientation. The Canadian now admits to having “suffered a lot” with speculation about his homosexuality, and not just for dealing with fake news, but for what this has led to many homosexuals, who have seen reproaches for expressing their sexuality. “It was very frustrating because there were some people very close to me who were gay, but they had not yet come out of the closet and I felt a real rage for them,” the singer revealed in the podcast Armschair Expert of Dax Shepard. “It simply came to our notice then. You mean, ‘No, I’m not gay, but if I were, it would be all right, there’s nothing wrong with being gay, but I’m not.’ You really don’t know how to respond to this situation, “he added.
The performer has reflected on the need to end such grades that, while insignificant, when used to define someone can hurt. “Everyone has called me gay since I was 15 years old. I’ve always crossed my legs and sat in a position called feminine and I really suffered with that shit, “he revealed in the interview. Mendes has also lamented some of his attitudes when they have hinted that he is gay, and has stressed the need to make mistakes to realize things. “I realized that we have to stop having to be experts and politically correct in relation, especially as a famous musician. I need to be really a mess, say the wrong things and apologize, and say the right thing after I apologize and get confused about how to respond when people say I’m gay. When I was told I was gay, I asked, ‘What does that mean?’ I had some problems with the way my voice sounded “, he explained about some attitudes that could have seemed aggressive or insulting on his part.
An example of these attitudes was when, in 2018, he assured the magazine Rolling stones that he felt the need to go out on the street to be seen with a girl in public and prove to the world that he was not gay. “I know perfectly well that if I were gay, nothing would happen because it’s not bad, but there is still a small part of me who thinks so, and I hate myself for it,” he added.
The singer, who has just released his latest album, Wonderful, knows that his fame and popularity gives him greater freedom to be able to talk about this subject, but he is aware that there are many young people who are having a bad time and that it is an issue that has caused the death of many people. “I think a lot of guys go through this and even worse situations, there are so many guys who are gay and in the closet and have to be listening to things like that and just say, ‘I’m terrified of facing what’s out there,'” he said. explained a Dax Shepard.
In his conversation, what is one of the most promising young people on the music scene has also talked about his current partner, Camila Cabello, who praised his ability to let him show how true he is. “She tells me, ‘We’re going to bed and you’re going to put your head on my chest and you’re going to cry. You’re going to tell me how you feel because if I don’t, I’ll be an idiot next week and I’m not going to deal with this shit, ”he says with a humorous tone about the passionate nature of Cuban-American singing. “I’m lucky to have a relationship that is perfect,” added the singer who, before Cabello, went out with Justin Bieber’s model and current wife, Hailey Baldwin. She was spotted at the New York Met Gala in May 2018, shortly before she gave Bieber a second chance.
Mendes, of British mother and Portuguese father, accumulates in his brief musical record three Grammy nominations and great hits such as Lady, the song he performs with Camila Cabello and in 2019 becomes one of the best collaborations of the year. In less than two months it broke all records with over 436 million views on YouTube and was positioned as the hit song with the mayor will quickly reach 900 million views on Spotify.
In addition to his musical career, Mendes has become a celebrity in a short time. In 2018 he performed at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York and last year he was the one who appeared in front of the camera in lingerie. The young man became in February the new signing of the clothing firm Calvin Klein, for whom he posed with his underwear collection. An image that accumulated almost eight million I like on Instagram in less than 24 hours.