{"id":119838,"date":"2024-10-29T22:53:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119838"},"modified":"2024-10-29T22:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:53:48","slug":"shawn-mendes-still-figuring-out-his-sexuality-really-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119838","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Mendes still &#8216;figuring out&#8217; his sexuality: Really scary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing holding <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/02\/entertainment\/shawn-mendes-tour-2024-where-to-buy-tickets-schedule-dates\/\">Shawn Mendes<\/a> back from getting candid.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the singer, 26, addressed the crowd in between songs while on his For Friends and Family Tour at his stop at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>During his recent concerts, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/09\/shawn-mendes-slammed-for-using-wildfire-smoke-as-artwork-for-new-song\/\">Mendes<\/a> has been performing an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/shawn-mendes-seemingly-addresses-sexuality-speculation-new-song-8733224\">upcoming track \u201cThe Mountain\u201d<\/a> with lyrics seemingly weighing in on conversations about his sexuality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shawn Mendes attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 11, 2024, in Elmont, New York.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shawn Mendes performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 23, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSome days, I have a change of heart \/ You can say what you need to say,\u201d he belted out in footage shared to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theliyahrich\/video\/7427491687242517790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>. \u201cYou can say I\u2019m too young \/ You can say I\u2019m too old \/ You can say I like girls or boys \/ Whatever fits your mold.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">Mendes then elaborated on the conversation during the show.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\">\u201cSince I was really young, there\u2019s been this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it for so long,\u201d he told the crowd, via a clip shared by a fan on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lewisiana\/video\/7431038142997630251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>. \u201cI think it\u2019s kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it\u2019s so hard to just put into boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me, something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover, and still have yet to discover,\u201d the musician continued, adding he\u2019s \u201cspeaking freely now\u201d so he can be \u201ccloser to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\">\u201cThe real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I\u2019m just figuring it out like everyone. I don\u2019t 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.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\">\u201cI\u2019m trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be a human and feel things. And that\u2019s all I really want to say about that for now,\u201d Mendes noted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shawn Mendes performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 22, 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\">Mendes also spoke about his dating life, telling the audience that these days, he wants the \u201cpressure\u201d off with finding \u201cThe One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re single, there\u2019s this pressure of looking for \u2018The One,\u2019 who\u2019s \u2018The One?\u2019\u2026 Damn that\u2019s a lot of pressure to put on someone when you first start dating,\u201d he told fans, per a video shared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shecutex3\/video\/7431085978334334251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\">\u201cFor me, I\u2019ve just been trying to take that pressure off of whoever, and just allow myself to experience the love that is happening in that moment, wherever and however that\u2019s happening. Man, we all need a little bit of cuddling, a little bit of hugging,\u201d Mendes added, before launching into his next song \u201cIn Between.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shawn Mendes arrives at JFK Airport on Oct. 16, 2024, in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\">Mendes\u00a0has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/shawn-mendes-camila-cabellos-birth-charts-always-spelled-pda-and-breakup\/\">dated Camila Cabello<\/a> on and off since 2019, and was previously linked to Hailey Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter. In 2020, the star\u00a0discussed rumors about his sexuality\u00a0while speaking to\u00a0Dax Shepard\u00a0on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/70KwyqucVoA0XThOUnYSpQ?si=sblzsqbUSAWrpXv2QmN4AQ&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=e99e71a2def54f68\">\u201cArmchair Expert\u201d\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/70KwyqucVoA0XThOUnYSpQ?si=sblzsqbUSAWrpXv2QmN4AQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\">\u201cIt 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,\u201d Mendes told Shepard, 49, at the time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\">He continued, \u201cAnd I felt like this real anger for those people. It\u2019s such a tricky thing. 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