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@shawnmendes: What a day. Puppies, family, soo much coffee, and a wild grasshopper breaking into my house to take my AirPods hostage

@haileybaldwin commented: OH MY GOD, PUPPY!!!! And a cute Canadian,  BUT OH MY GOD PUPPY!!! 

@shawnmendes liked and replied to a comment: I see how it is, Baldwin!! 😝 When you're around next you can lavish him with all the attention and hugs while this cute Canadian kindly stands far off to the side and out of the way. Huff~ 😪

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@shawnmendes: What a day. Puppies, family, soo much coffee, and a wild grasshopper breaking into my house to take my AirPods hostage

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@shawnmendes: Just listened to @ddlovato's new single, written and produced with @haileybaldwin. I'm completely blown away. Beyond proud of both of you 🤍

@shawnmendes: everyone go check out #stillhaveme if you haven't already!

@shawnmendes: Along with so many others, I fully support you @haileybaldwin. You'll always have me as a friend to turn to and to encourage you to keep being the brave, awesome, smart, talented smolder princess we all know you are.

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𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘯 & 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘺 - 002 | we come back, crash.

The second Kendall told Hailey she would be hosting a party, the blonde offered to help her set up the place and the overall event. Although the model had shoots booked back to back and barely had a minute to herself, the last thing she wanted was for Kendall to get overwhelmed with the party-planning. She was more than willing to take the pressure off of her hands, knowing she dealt with enough of it when it came to distributing invites. Unlike other parties, the blonde was adamant on making sure their mutual friends got invited, including Shawn. Her cheeks flushed with a tint of pink when the brunette model teased her about the sudden addition, rolling her eyes and keeping her lips sealed by insisting they were friendly. Admittedly, Hailey’s mind quickly became consumed with thoughts of the taller Canadian after their text exchanges, partly because she felt wrapped up with embarrassment the morning after. A drink or two quickly became a number of shots where she felt enough courage to text him her thoughts that ran deep through during the late hours.

Dealing with the public announcement of her engagement being called off, Hailey did her best to keep her life private and away from the public eye. Her circle of close friends didn’t go past Demi and the Jenners, but now she reminisced on the comfort she settled in with Shawn. Once he confirmed he’d attend, happiness bubbled within her stomach and she couldn’t contain her excitement of seeing him again (even if it had only been a few days.) Hailey arrived to Kendall’s home a few hours prior to the start of the party, setting up the tables and helping her host once the guests arrived. Her brown hues glanced around the main living area of Kendall’s home, searching for the familiar curls of the taller male from where she stood in the kitchen. The crisp fall air traveled into the house, bringing the warmth down from the gathered guests crowding the house.

Denim shorts sat on her hips, combined with a crop top and a sheer jacket thrown over her figure to shield her from the cool air whenever she stepped outside. Hailey found herself pulled into a group conversation when the commotion around the beer pong table captured her attention. Furrowing her brows, the blonde tilted her head to study the group and chuckled when Cara seemed to be winning over another chosen victim. Excusing herself, her fingers wrapped around the handle of the sliding door to pull it wider to give her enough room to step outside. Navigating through the sea of guests, her gaze found Shawn on the other side of Cara and sadly, losing. A sense of guilt settled within, immediately feeling bad she slightly cheered on Cara.

The blonde tightened her lips in disappointment, shooting a glare playfully at the other model. Cara pointed her out when Shawn mentioned he needed a sub and the blonde let out a light giggle. “Oh, are you sure you want to challenge me?” the words fell from her lips quickly and she barely had time to think it through. Not having much of a choice, Cara started to re-rack the remaining cups. Taking a moment, Hailey darted her gaze over to the male beside her and squealed lightly, the shots clearly running their full effect on her at this point. “Shaaawn! Hiiiii...” she drew out the last part, excitedly skipping over and then going on her tiptoes briefly to exchange a mutual hug. Her fingertips lingered, running down the top of his shoulders as she didn’t want to part from him. Despite humiliating herself during their texts, the blonde still missed their closeness and loved when they could interact without a care in the world like old times. “Wish me luck, she’s ruthless,” the blonde muttered under her breath. Flipping her hair over her shoulders, the femme chuckled when the ball was tossed to her by Cara. Setting her own drink down to the side, the model eyed the other while mustering a challenging smirk. Hailey was competitive, no one could deny it but a spark of confidence burst through with the male’s presence. Bouncing the ball off the table, it quickly landed in a cup on Cara’s side. Earning raised eyebrows, Hailey motioned to her to drink up before she extended a hand out to Shawn for a high-five. The crowd remained around them, cheers and oooh’s being heard while Cara reluctantly downed the first cup. “Want to keep losing?” she taunted the model across the way, crossing her arms over her chest lightly. 

When Cara had pointed at a replacement for him like he’d suggested, he hadn’t expected it to be Hailey. He’d already been tipsy before, but now the brunette felt he had reason to enjoy the slight fearlessness it was offering him. His stomach gave a backflip, something which he fully embraced in his current state. Some things never changed, whether you were fourteen or twenty-two. And Hailey at least seemed pleased to see him, letting out a squeal with his name, which drew a chuckle from the Canadian. He wrapped his arms around her in return, squeezing her, soft and happy. “Hailzz. Hey, you!!” Everything about the night seemed better. Like his carefree, ecstatic mood had walked in right with her. Excitement for the night bubbled in his chest as he forced himself to pull away after what would probably only just pass as for an appropriate length for a friendly hug, gazes meeting each other’s.

“Oh, trust me, I know. That ruthlessness so far has gotten me... pretty tipsy, I think?” The musician laughed a little despite himself, cheeks tinged pink like they always were when he definitely got a little tipsy. “Good luck. But you’ve got this, Baldwin,” he winked, encouragingly, not doubting her for a second.

Shawn kept his place beside the blonde model and watched on, bringing the bottle habitually to his lips once more, despite Cara’s influence on his alcohol consumption in the last twenty minutes. Hailey fixed Cara with a challenging smirk, and Shawn smiled to himself, endeared. And just like that, (finally) it was Cara’s turn to down one of the cups of frothy liquid. He high-fived Hailey’s extended hand without question, the crowd around them making sounds of shock and approval that things were starting to heat up. “Wow, I’m impressed! Princess of smoulders by day, queen of beer pong by night. What else don’t I know about you?” he quirked a brow at the female beside him, slyly, too loose from the alcohol to weigh up whether blatantly flirting was a bad idea.

‘Oh, I love you, babes, but I won’t be losing. Are you ready to be stumbling out of here like our poor boy Mendes over here?” Cara teased back playfully, all in good spirit between the three friends. Shawn placed a hand over his chest like he was wounded by this, even though for the first time in weeks he was starting to actually relax and enjoy leaning into the moment. He set his beer down beside him again, feeling like he meant business this time. “Wow, for that I want back in. How about we make this one last round of doubles?” If he’d known Hailey was standing behind him, he wouldn’t have wanted to give up so easily. His heart thrummed in his chest at her presence, and he knew that he could use that energy to focus. “You’re going down this time, Delevinge.”

They didn’t restart the game, but stacked up a few extra cups to play more according to the doubles standards. As the Canadian and part Brazilian duo waited for Cara to pick out her teammate, Shawn eased closer to the blonde, placing a hand on the small of her back so that he could murmur between only them, “It’s good to see you. We make a good team, anyway. Right?”

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AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM RELEASE, SHAWN MENDES TEASES IT AND NEW SINGLE ARE ABOUT SOMEONE HE’S “NOT DATING... THE TIMING ISN’T RIGHT”. OPENS UP THERE’S A “PERFECT GIRL” AND HE “DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT”

TMZ - October 20, 2020

Shawn Mendes has had us tentatively clutching our hearts as his latest single debuted last week, making several appearances on radio stations worldwide and not staying completely tight lipped about a ‘special someone’.

Mr Singer-songwriter split from ‘Senorita’ duet partner, Camila Cabello, last February. Cabello has since been spotted with ex-ex-boyfriend, Matthew Hussey, attending his sister’s wedding, strolling in Malibu and looking loved up in Cabo San Lucas.

Appearances from Mendes since February have been sparse, with one source claiming ‘he was [really] broken up about it. He had to go back home to Toronto. Then he was trying to find his roots in his new home in LA, and he just wanted to be in the studio.’ A second source diverged from this point of view. ‘He wasn’t as torn up as some people thought. He’s young and successful. There was a lot of partying with models and just having a good time while he wasn’t touring.’

Whatever he’s been up to since the Summer, it seems that ‘in the studio’ has been part of it, with his new album ‘Wonder’ set to be released on December 4.

Speaking on air about his latest single of the same name, Mendes opened up about some of the inspiration behind the lead track and record.

“I think it’s about... really growing in the last year, not just as a musician but as a person. It’s really a reflection of that and that whole journey. And it’s about... love. Because, at the end of the day, that’s what truly matters and what really unites us as humans. Throughout all of the painful experiences and more. And I think.... when you go through a tough time or heartache or lose something you thought was really meant to be, it can shine a light on who’s always been there for you... who’s always had your best interests at heart... even if, you know, you’re not always texting all the time or texting every single day.”

When asked if he was alluding to having found one special someone who’d inspired the album, Mendes seemed tentative but willing to share.

“There’s... definitely a girl who inspired it. Kind of top to finish, and I wasn’t even expecting that. It was definitely unexpected.”

When UK Heart Radio’s Amanda Holden jokingly apologised to listeners on air the Canadian heartthrob was taken, Mendes was quick to step in. “We’re not dating... unfortunately.”

Co-host Jamie Theakston was baffled, quipping it was one of several albums the mystery lady needed to turn a ‘hard no’ into a ‘maybe’. Mendes joined in on the light-hearted banter, stating “if anyone was that sassy, it’d be her” and that he was “planning on writing fourteen in total to see if she changed her mind”. The ‘Wonder’ singer later rectified, “[it’s] just really bad timing. The timing isn’t right. Sometimes it’s about being patient and waiting it out. Showing someone that you’re always going to be there for them, no matter what. It’s not just about you, and when someone has your best interests at heart, then you’ve got to have their best interests at heart, too. When it’s not the right timing for them, then it’s not the right timing.”

When pressed for further details, the pop singer was evasive.

But trust America’s own Ryan Seacrest to uncover further details with his famed earnest approach. Quoting the above former segments of interview, Seacrest suggested Mendes describe the ‘mystery special someone’ for those who didn’t know her in a few vague sentences that wouldn’t give her away.

“She’s... so special. Kind, warm, caring. A true friend. And I think I didn’t always see that for what it was. Not to the extent that I should’ve, anyway. She’s really the perfect girl... and I kind of messed up, maybe because of that, and I didn’t know how to handle it.”

Mendes was spotted looking close and comfortable with South Korean model HoYeon Jung at a cafe in West Hollywood last month, fuelling the rumor mill.

As for whether the Canadian star is hoping a love album will reunite him with Cabello, Mendes at least seemed to want to lay those rumors to rest. “That’s... a chapter of my life that’s important but just isn’t a part of my present anymore. If that’s what I was hoping for, I’d be in for a sad few years. She’s really happy, and I’m happy for her. We’ll always be friends, and I’m grateful I could learn so much from her.”

If Mendes was trying to get us hyped for this next album, he’s succeeded. We have to admit, there’s nothing we love more than a pining musician and a slowly unfolding love story! Well, so long as it’s not too slow. Hurry up, Shawn, or mystery girl will be taken! Perhaps a public declaration on Jimmy Fallon or in an AMAs acceptance speech is in the stars?

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@haileybaldwin: Tempted to go back pink.. good memories! 😉 Isn’t that right @shawnmendes? Circa 2018? 🤔😊

@shawnmendes: The best memories @haileybaldwin! 😉😊 You should bring it back. For the fans, for me, for all of mankind.

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𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 & 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 – ᴅᴇᴍɪ ﹠ sʜᴀᴡɴ 9.16.20

Getting away from her life for two seconds was nice, the woman was getting to overwhelmed to pretend to be someone she wasn’t, and that was attracted to her ‘fiancé’. Finding the man sexy and that she was in love with him, she was finding it was harder than if she was going to go act. There was a line between acting and her personal life, but acting with her personal life? It was killing her inside. she hardly interacted with her actual friends anymore, only two really knew what was going on, both Hailey and Shawn knew that her and max were PR from the get go when she signed that paper. The woman held herself up in her studio most the time, or at home with Hailey and the pups. Every time she acted with max, the necklace she wore — she swore burned on her reminding her of what her actual personal life was, and even the blonde and brunette had no clue about. at first her and max weren’t PR, it was just a nice little new relationship between two people, really just friends trying to figure each other out and it quickly changed within a couple weeks.

Trying to set up the studio, it was taking her mind off the clusterfuck of her personal life, and the fact she’d been holding it together this long so far said a lot. This was one of the only places where she felt safe, where he never touched and would never, no matter how many times he would plead and ask. She would just book him time since clearly the man couldn’t get it himself — he needed her status to actually talk to some good producers. Moving some things around, demi ran her hand lightly over her guitar that she would be playing later hopefully. If it was something new or something old, she needed this day with one of her best friends. Hearing batman starting to bark, she looked back briefly but mostly her thoughts were overtaking her mind at the moment with how she was ready to just relax with Shawn, see what he’s been up to. Hearing the two come in, she looked back with a smile. “Hey..” Saying to the tall Canadian as she was pulled into a hug. Demi placed her head on his chest as she wrapped her arms around the man, hugging him back. Squeezing him gently as she then pulled back as she laughed a bit to look down at her pup. “Oh I know, I have a big brave dog..” Laughing gently. “Hey Shawnee — “ saying back to him. Feeling batman she then picked him up so he’d stop pawing at her leg. “You got your uncle to carry you around and now me…you little mooch”

“Not much…other than I don’t have a drink in my face cause the little shit isn’t here…but I’m peachy” she said sweetly the last part with a small smile. “And really held up here as much as I possibly can…trying to avoid him..what about you?? What’s new with you?” Asking the taller man as she held batman and she swore the pup fell asleep in her arms. “She’s grown an attachment to Hailey so she stayed behind…actually she snuggled into Hailey more when I tried to get her to come with so..” Shrugging lightly with a teasing roll of her eyes and a smile afterwards. “Plus he’s always the one to come with” demi pulled him up and kissed his little face before putting him down into his bed under the makeshift table and taking a seat. “Oh I brought water and stocked the mini cooler and shit..so..tell me how’s life, what’s life like on the outside…”

The male chuckled as Demi pointed her words (’you little mooch’) towards the small pup in her arms. It was true, Shawn was a sucker enough to dole out nearly endless tummy scratches and to carry him around if he gave him that look. A sense of calm washed over the Canadian as Demi greeted him with her soft laugh. If both of their schedules allowed it, he’d spend a lot more time with the other brunette than he currently did. She was one of the people that made him feel grounded, in the best way. They’d connected in a kind of kindred soul type way not long after the Halloween party, and it honestly felt like they’d known each other since middle school rather than merely running in the same industry.

“That girl was insane,” Shawn's brows creased in agreement, “I still can’t believe that all happened.” Demi’s next comment about hiding out from Max triggered more of the usual concern the male felt about her current situation. His eyes trailed over his friend, searchingly. Shawn didn’t know why, but deep within his gut, he felt something was off. Maybe more than his usual dislike of her contracted situation that made him feel every type of wariness wherever Max was involved. Shawn liked and could normally find an angle to empathise with most people, so the fact that his walls went up whenever the other male was around said a lot. “What’s happening with Max lately, anyway? I mean... what actually happened at the club?” He hadn’t had the chance to fully hear it from Demi yet.

The taller musician chuckled that Batman had practically fallen asleep in the other brunette’s arms and pondered over her ‘what’s new with you?’ question. “Oh just... in the studio a lot, too, wrapping up the album which is finally coming together.” (Finally coming together because he had something — someone — to write about again). “I’m really excited about it. Honestly, I’m... doing a lot better than I was when we properly spoke last.” Demi had been one of the people who’d seen firsthand the devastated wreck he’d become when Camila had left him so suddenly. There as one of the people to try to help pick up the pieces. At her words, Shawn gratefully pulled a chilled bottle of water from the mini cooler, offering her one as well, smiling to himself as he pictured Ella snuggled up to Hailey in bed or on the couch. He secretly couldn’t say he wouldn’t want to do the same. “I’ll try not to be too offended she chose Hailey over seeing me,” he joked, “I get it, Hailey’s hard to compete with like that?”

He laughed again as Demi asked about the world outside. He capped his water bottle and picked up one of her guitars carefully. “I haven’t been super involved in life ‘on the outside’. I guess more than you, since I don't have to hide out from someone who hid a contract from me. Apart from the album... I’ve really just been busy enjoying my new place. My sister came to stay for a week.” He began to idly pluck at strings of the guitar in his lap, mindlessly moving on to quiet, broken chords that were just background noise. “I saw Hailey the other day... at one of her shoots. She seemed to be doing a lot better. What do you think? Is she doing okay?” He knew that Demi would know better than he did. He pulled his gaze away from the brunette’s, feeling his eyes might give him away too much, watching his fingers move along the frets instead. And maybe there was a lot that he wished he could gather from the female in front of him. The real and truthful state of Hailey’s wellbeing. Whether it seemed like she was getting over Justin? Whether (his abdomen gave an unpleasant pang) she was interested in someone else?

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𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘯 & 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘺 - 002 | we come back, crash.

Kendall Jenner never disappointed when it came to throwing a party. Even in this instance, the celebration being more low key than others within the guarded gates of her Mulholland Estates home, the guest list brought many faces Shawn didn’t recognise. Narrowly dodging getting run into by a girl holding a crimson drink, the tall singer wondered if the white polo shirt he’d paired with his black jeans and boots was a good idea. There were already a few people in the pool, which had wisps of steam coming from its surface now that it was moving into October. Others were chatting in groups or dancing with drinks raised in their hands surrounded by some small fire grates which kept the atmosphere warm. There was barely a moment that cheering or laughing couldn’t be heard, and the relatively intimate crowd was largely composed of models, groups of which had seemed to have come back from some kind of casting or shoot. In between getting pulled aside by a few acquaintances who spotted him in the crowd, the musician scanned both for the Kardashian to greet and thank for the invitation, and for a certain blonde friend he'd have no luck pretending he hadn’t entirely attended the party for.

It’d been several days since the string of sincere and somewhat raw texts between he and Hailey that’d spanned until 3 am. Hailey had been unable to sleep, and the Canadian had been awoken and had propped himself up on several pillows, pushing a hand through his bed-flattened curls and forcing his eyes open. He’d told the white lie that he was already awake partially because he knew of how guilty the female would’ve felt (which would‘ve stopped her from texting and thus him from being able to be there for her like he’d told himself he would this time). But also partially (mostly) because Shawn would have forsaken a great deal of sleep just to keep talking to her lately. The Baldwin had asked him if he’d ever thought about her and about them, which seemed to be all the musician had been thinking about those past few weeks. Even while he wasn’t in the studio, and when she wasn’t showing up on his feeds (posting things that maybe, possibly, if he wasn’t making a fool of himself, could’ve been about him?) he often had to stop himself from checking in on her too much. Shawn felt the tug from both sides, between what he wanted and what he thought was best for the female he cared about and respected as a friend. There had to be dozens of males trying to jump on her vulnerability right now, and he didn’t want to be one of many doing so. Then there was also the fact that he didn’t particularly want to get hurt, and if the pair started to find their feet as more than just friends so close to the breaking off of her engagement to Justin, then would it be what Hailey really wanted?

Several songs and conversations later, and Shawn had only run into Kendall and not Hailey (or Demi). Shawn had one hand wrapped around his second bottle of beer and the fingertips of his other clasping an orange ping pong ball, eyeing up his aim. Cara was far too good at this game, was getting cocky, and needed to down some of the sharp, malty alcohol before she took her next shot, or Shawn would be downing his fourth beer in under an hour, not counting the bottle in his hand. “Stop grinning at me like that. You’re distracting me,” Shawn shifted the ping pong ball from directly in front of his line of vision to fix Delevigne with a slight, playful glare. ‘Like what?’ the brunette model flashed an unconvincing pair of wide, doe eyes. There was a small crowd starting to gather around the (very expensive) makeshift beer pong table, perhaps sensing the competitiveness between the two, or simply how badly Shawn was losing. If this was a competition between them juggling the ping pong balls, he’d be doing a lot better than he was. Since he hadn’t found the part-Brazilian model he’d been searching for yet, he’d thought of pulling out his phone to text Hailey before Cara had pulled him in as her next victim. And maybe it was the nerves, or maybe the slight falling in his chest finding he only had messages from HoYeon and one of his co-writers — had Hailey decided she wasn’t going to come that night? — but he’d allowed himself to be roped into the game that revolved around drinking more beer way too easily. 

‘Ooof’ several people gathered around murmered as Shawn missed his shot, the orange ball rebounding off the rim of the cup. So close. Of course, predictably, Cara’s returning shot smacked the surface of the beer in the cup in front of Shawn seamlessly. She gave an overdramatic bowing gesture, and Shawn chuckled, shaking his head and rolling his eyes. He was sure his cheeks were turning that slight pink that always gave him away when he was tipsy, as he smacked the now-empty cup back down. A few people clapped, a few drum rolled against the table, a few patted him sympathetically on the back. He was definitely tipsy. More tipsy than he’d been at the club and more tipsy than he’d been in a little while. He thought he probably needed some fresher air. “Okay, okay, I'm defeated, I’m calling in a sub.” / @haileyrhodcs​