Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n' Sweet’ fuels speculation about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello love triangle

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album 'Short n' Sweet' has ignited a whirlwind of speculation about a potential love triangle involving the singer, Shawn Mendes, and Camila Cabello.

The album's lyrics have led fans to connect the dots between Carpenter's personal experiences and her rumored interactions with the two other artists, as reported by Billboard.

Sabrina Carpenter’s 'Short n' Sweet' raises eyebrows with alleged Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello connections

The speculation centers around the track 'Coincidence,' where Carpenter’s lyrics appear to reflect a tumultuous romantic situation. The song includes lines such as, “The second I put my head on your chest… She knew, she’s got a real sixth sense. Now her name comes up once, then it comes up twice. And without her even bein’ here, she’s back in your life.”

The music video for 'Taste' continued the same theme, with Carpenter singing, “I heard you’re back together and if that’s true/ You’ll just have to taste me when he’s kissin’ you.”

The song features Jenna Ortega, who fans speculate was chosen to symbolize Cabello in the clip due to their shared traits as 5′ 2″ Latina brunettes.

In the video, the two women attempt to outdo each other in various ways before eventually joining forces to take down the man they both had relationships with.

Fans on Twitter have interpreted these lyrics as a reference to a complicated dynamic involving Mendes and Cabello.

Another track, 'Dumb & Poetic,' seems to echo Carpenter’s frustrations, with lyrics like, “Don’t think you understand. Just ‘cause you act like one doesn’t make you a man.” The song's tone has led some to believe it addresses Mendes directly.

On Twitter, one fan mused, “New Sabrina Carpenter album is absolutely fantastic, but it’s so funny to think about how it’s literally about the love triangle between her, Shawn Mendes, and Camila Cabello.”

Another added, “Anyone else think that majority of the songs on Sabrina Carpenter’s new album are about her and Shawn’s alleged fling? Seems like to her it was more serious than we all realized, but that he brushed it off as soon as Camila came back.”

The music video for Carpenter's song 'Taste' has also fueled speculation, with fans drawing parallels between Mendes’ album cover and scenes from the video.

One Twitter user commented, “This scene from Sabrina Carpenter's ‘Taste’ music video looks like Shawn Mendes in the Wonder album cover, and you cannot convince me otherwise.”

Another user playfully noted, “Sabrina Carpenter and Camila Cabello collectively ending Shawn Mendes in 2024 was not on my bingo card.”

 

Fans have even gone so far as to draw connections between the artists and characters in Carpenter's work. One user wrote, “Sabrina = Sabrina Carpenter. Jenna Ortega = Camila Cabello. The tasteless man = Shawn Mendes. The music video really showed that the only one to blame is Shawn and not Camila and they would know.”

What really happened between Sabrina Carpenter and Shawn Mendes in 2023?

In early 2023, speculation began swirling about a potential romance between Sabrina Carpenter and Shawn Mendes. The rumors started gaining traction in February, leading fans and media to closely follow their interactions. Despite the buzz, neither artist confirmed any relationship at that time.

By March 2023, Shawn Mendes addressed the rumors directly. In an interview with RTL Boulevard, Mendes firmly denied the speculation, stating, “We are not dating.”

His comments seemed to put a definitive end to the gossip, at least publicly.

The narrative took another turn in April 2023 when Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes were spotted kissing at Coachella. This sighting reignited the speculation about a love triangle involving Carpenter, Mendes, and Cabello. Fans were eager to piece together the timeline and understand the dynamics between the three singers.

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