Shawn Mendes is not holding back his true feelings.
The singer was spotted sharing a heartfelt speech on his sexuality at his Colorado concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Mendes addressed the crowd before singing his new track “The Mountain” which officially acknowledges the confusion surrounding Mende’s sexuality. He revealed that he hasn’t figured out his true sexual identity now although he is still open to explore. The ‘Stitches’ singer has previously been in an on-again-off-again relationship with ‘Senorita’ co-singer Camila Cabello, moreover, he has also dated Hailey Bieber and singer Sabrina Carpenter as well.
Here’s what Shawn has said about this topic.
Shawn Mendes thinks sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing
In the video shared by a fan at the concert the Grammy nominee begins his speech telling the cheering crowd that was “really young” at the inception of his career. Mendes then added, “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.”
Therefore, he addressed the ongoing heated debate surrounding his sexuality in the public eye throughout his career.
“There’s this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it so long. I think it’s kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it’s so hard to just put into boxes,” Mendes said.
The 26-year-old also thinks the debate surrounding his sexual identity “felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me.” He goes on to admit that it is something he’s still navigating on his own.
“Something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover and still have yet to discover it,” the singer said. “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. 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.”
The ‘There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back’ singer ended the speech by saying, “The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I’m just figuring it out like everyone. And I don’t really know sometimes and I know other times. 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.”
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