Before the relationship with Barry Keoghan, Sabrina Carpenter was rumored to be in a relationship with Shawn Mendes. Fans speculated that they may have been together as early as January 2023, but the internet sleuths found their first clue in February 2023. The rumors were briefly put to rest when Mendes got back together with Camila Cabello in April 2023.
However, the SeΓ±orita singers’ relationship apparently lasted only for about six weeks. The love triangle between the three singers allegedly got messy when Carpenter and Cabello wrote songs, which may have included lines about each other.
Sabrina Carpenter, Shawn Mendes, and Camila Cabello’s Alleged Love Triangle Explained
Shawn Mendes and Sabrina Carpenter‘s alleged romance rumors started when one fan spotted them on a date on February 19, 2023. The tipster revealed this detail to r/DeuxMoi, sharing, “Spotted Shawn Mendes and Sabrina Carpenter on clearly a date at Horses anon pls. Thursday night” (via X). The subreddit, now renamed r/fauxmoi, also shared pictures of the two walking around L.A.
In March 2023, fans spotted them leaving Miley Cyrus’ album release party together (via Pop Base | X). Two days later, they were spotted hanging out in the background of a video, taken at Vanity Fair’s Oscars after-party. A source shared with ET that the two were, in fact seeing each other and added that they were “trying to keep things low-key.”
However, Mendes broke the silence on the rumors when he shared with RTL Boulevard, “We are not dating.” Fans refused to believe him at the time since he had previously denied a relationship with Camila Cabello before they became official (via Pop Crave | X). However, in April 2023, the focus turned to Cabello and Mendes’ relationship again.
The former couple were spotted together at Coachella in Indio, California (via KIIS 102.7 FM). Several accounts shared footage of them kissing at a party, which sparked rumors of a rekindled romance (via X). Later in May, the couple were spotted together on multiple occasions. The relationship allegedly lasted only weeks, as a source shared with ET in June, that they broke up once again.
While fans think that would be the last of Cabello and Mendes, the couple were again filmed together recently in July 2024. A fan filmed them at the Copa AmΓ©rica soccer game in Miami (via @zikef | X). Fans speculate that these two romances have allegedly caused a rift between Carpenter and Cabello.
Fans Comment On The Love Triangle After Sabrina Carpenter and Camila Cabello’s Alleged Rift
Sabrina Carpenter released the song opposite as part of her Emails I Can’t Send album’s Deluxe edition. Fans believed that the song’s lyrics could hint at her break up with Mendes after he got back together with Cabello. The lyrics read, “She looks nothing like me / So why do you look so happy? / Now I think I get the cause of it / You were holdin’ out to find the opposite.”
She later released the song Cindy Lou Who, which also included lyrics that may have hinted at Mendes and Cabello’s relationship. The song was part of her Christmas EP Fruitcake and fans believed the lyrics detailed their love triangle story. Interestingly, the former Fifth Harmony member rebranded her identity in February 2024, allegedly copying Carpenter’s style (via X).
Fans had a few hot takes on this drama with some commenting that it was not anyone’s fault that things got messy. Fans sympathized with Mendes, calling him a confused individual in this situation. Some of the fan reactions to this drama read:
Cabello’s recent song June Gloom had lyrics that read, “If she’s so amazing why are you on this side of town / Does she get this wet for you, baby? / Talk to you in poems and songs, huh, baby? / Little kiss make your head go hazy.” Fans believe that the songs Coincidence and Dumb & Poetic in Carpenter’s latest studio album, Short ‘n Sweet, are in response to Cabello’s song.
