No, Shawn Mendes is not gay. The Canadian singer has time and again rubbished the rumors about his sexuality and has revealed how frustrated he gets about it.

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes was born on August 8, 1998. Mendes learned to okay guitar by watching YouTube tutorial videos at the age of 14 in 2012 and began posting cover videos on YouTube. Out of all his YouTube videos, his cover of Justin Bieber's "As Long You Love Me" went viral on the social media app Vine in 2013 and gained millions of followers and likes in no time.

His other cover songs got a lot of views on Vine and he was then discovered by artist manager Andrew Gertler online and Andrew got him to join Island Records in 2014. Shawn released his first single "Life of the Party" on June 26, 2014, and became the youngest debut in the top 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Since then Shawn Mendes' fan following has been growing at a rapid speed and he is now considered to be one of the top singers now. His singles such as 'Stitches', 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', 'Treat You Better', 'Mercy', 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back', 'In My Blood', and many others have garnered millions of views and were absolutely chartbusters at the time of their release.

What does Shawn Mendes have to say about his sexuality?

Shawn Mendes has time and again expressed how frustrated he feels about the rumors of him being gay. In multiple interviews when asked about to share his take on the rumors, Mendes has always cleared the air and set the record straight that he is not gay.

Once during a candid interview with Rolling Stone in 2018, he revealed that he felt the need to be seen with a girl in public just to prove that he isn't gay and also admitted that he set up photos of himself with women to make a point to the media and his fans.

He said, "In the back of my heart, I feel like I need to go be seen with someone - like a girl - in public, to prove to people that I'm not gay." He further added that he also admitted to analyzing his gesture, body language, and voice due to the scrutiny he faces. He said, "Even though in my heart I know that it's not a bad thing. There's still a piece of me that thinks that. And I hate that side of me," Shawn added, "I'd like to say I don't care about it, but that's not true."

In the same interview, Mendes revealed that the rumor caused him a lot of stress and anxiety issues and how frustrated he was with all the comments on his sexuality in the YouTube comments section. This isn't the first time he addressed the issue, earlier in a Snapchat story Mendes was seen clearing the air about his sexuality by saying that he wasn't gay and that it shouldn't make any difference if he was or wasn't.

Later in 2020 during his conversation with Dax Shepard on his Armchair Expert Podcast, the ‘Wonder’ singer once again opened up on the frustrating rumor and how his now ex-girlfriend Camilla Cabello helped him be vulnerable. Shawn said, "It was so, so frustrating for me because there were some people in my life that I was very very close to, who were gay and in the closet," he added, "And I felt like this real anger for those people. It's such a tricky thing. You want to say, 'I'm not gay but it'd be fine if I was gay — but also there's nothing wrong with being gay but I'm not.' You don't really know how to respond to the situation."

He continued, "I've realized that we just have to stop having to be experts and politicians about it, especially as a famous musician who's a guy. I need to be really f—ing messy and say the wrong things and apologize and say the right thing after I apologize and be confused about how to respond when people say I'm gay."

He then opened up on his sexuality and said, "Everyone's been calling me gay since I was 15 years old. I'm not gay and I'm like, 'What does that mean?' I had these problems with the way my voice sounded. I'm like, 'How do I sit?' I'm always first to cross my legs and sit with a position of this feminine style and I really suffered with that shit."

Shawn Mendes' relationship history

Andrea Russet

For those unaware, Andrea is an internet personality who is very much active on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube. In 2020 she released her first music and became a published singer-songwriter.

Well, Andrea and Shawn have never been in a real relationship but Shawn once showed his interest by tweeting "@AndreaRussett would you be my girlfriend" with a heart eye emoji. However, Andrea did give him a reply but three years later by saying okay fine!

Chloe Grace Moretz

The next pretty woman Shawn was shipped with was American actress Chloe. But while they were rumored to be dating back in 2016 but never officially spoke anything about it.

Hailey Baldwin

Hailey and Shawn's love story goes back to 2013 when she sent Shawn a tweet asking him to date her. Well, then in 2017 they began flirting with each other on Twitter, and that same year they were spotted getting cozy at Kylie Jenner's Halloween party. In December they were snapped cuddling in Toronto.

In this time frame, the two denied dating each other but then showed up at the 2018 Met Gala together looking like two people in pure love. However, later things went down south and Hailey began dating Justin Bieber. She married Justin months after her alleged split with Shawn.

Camilla Cabello

Camilla and Shawn's relationship had a perfect beginning but a heartbreaking ending. It began when the two released their song 'Senorita'. The rumors began that the two were dating but the two kept on denying it.

Finally, in July 2019, the two confirmed their relationship had been actively posting about each other on social media. But after two years in November 2021, the two announced their split on Instagram, breaking millions of hearts.

What is Shawn Mendes' net worth?

According to many sources as well as celebrity net worth, Shawn Mendes' net worth stands at $40 million as of 2022.

FAQs

Q. How tall is Shawn Mendes?

A. Shawn Mendes is 6 feet 2 inches tall as per reports.

Q. When did Shawn and Camilla break up?

A. In November 2021, Shawn and Camilla jointly announced their split on Instagram.

Q. How tall is Camilla Cabello?

A. Camilla Cabello's height stands at 5 feet 2 inches.

Q. Did Shawn Mendes and Chloe Grace Moretz ever date?

A. It was rumored that the two were dating but nothing was sure as they never spoke officially about it.