Camila Cabello is being pretty candid about her dating life, specifically opening up about how rough the dating scene is.
On October 18 while guest appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, the singer and The Voice coach revealed that she's looking or love, and even tried her hand at dating apps — but only for an alarmingly short amount of time.
“I was on a dating app for like 24 hours then I left,” Camila told host Drew Barrymore. “Why did it make you run away?” Drew asked in response. Camila then spoke about the struggles she faces as a celebrity, pointing out that dating as a public figure comes with a much larger emphasis on privacy, boundaries, and personal “vetting.”
"The first guy that DM'd me was like [an] aspiring singer-songwriter from Nashville and I was just like… I feel weird cause somebody could be using me," Camila explained. “You don't know their intentions.”
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Dating apps might not be the right environment for Camila to meet a potential partner, as the Familia singer explained that she prefers a more organic first meeting. According to Camila, she's a more friends-to-lovers, not strangers-to-lovers kind of girl.
“When you are just trying to make friends, you're gonna meet guys that are vetted by your friends, which is amazing,” she continued.
Even though Camila deleted her dating apps in only one day, earlier this summer she was romantically linked to Austin Kevitch — who, hilariously, co-founded his own exclusive dating app called Lox Club, geared towards Jewish singles. Per E! News, the couple was first spotted together back in June, then seen out and about holding hands and kissing in Santa Monica in August.
Last November, Camila Cabello and ex-boyfriend Shawn Mendes announced their split in a public letter posted to Instagram. The couple had been together for two years. In the message to fans, Camila and Shawn explained that their high-profile relationship had ended amicably, and there was only love between them.
“Hey guys, we've decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever,” they wrote in the joint post. "We started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends. We so appreciate your support from the beginning and moving forward."
Earlier this year, in March, Camila revealed why she and Shawn broke up during an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe. “Things change and things take really unexpected turns,” Camila said then, referring to the opening verse of her song “Bam Bam” with Ed Sheeran that directly referenced her breakup.
“I f*cking love Shawn. And I feel like there is literally nothing but love for him,” she continued. “Those years that we were together, my focus was just, how can I live a happy life and be in a healthy, happy relationship? I was doing therapy a lot. My focus really has shifted. And even now while I’m in promo mode, honestly, if I’m not having fun, what’s the f*cking point?”
Camila went on to share that she and Shawn Mendes began to grew apart due to different priorities in both their personal and professional lives. “I think as I get older, the priorities shift. And I feel like that was that way for both of us,” she told Zane. "Because we both started so young too, we’re really learning how to be healthy adults. And that sometimes means not having your number one focus be your career. And that’s okay.”
