Shawn Mendes shares why he revealed past pregnancy scare in new song: ‘Taught me a lot as a man’

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The New York Times on Thursday. The singer revealed that a collaborator suggested he include the experience in his lyrics for the tune.

After first balking at the suggestion, he took the note. “Then I was like, ‘Why am I doing this?’” he said. “I wanted to break down any walls that were remaining, between me and people listening.”In the song, Mendes sings, “I thought I was about to be a father / Shook me to the core, I’m still a kid / Sometimes I still cry out for my mother.” The pregnancy scare “taught me a lot as a man,” Mendes told The Times.

The Grammy-nominated singer didn’t disclose who his partner was in either the song or during his conversation. However, in the interview, he started talking about his ex Camila Cabello, 27, “almost unprompted” after discussing the pregnancy scare.

The star said it “bugs me” whenever the public thinks he and Cabello are “against each other in a weird way.” Mendes still speaks to Cabello about music and generally important things that happen in his life. “But honestly, if something was to happen in my family and if something was to happen to me, she’d probably be the first person I call, to this day,” he said.“Our relationship is teaching me what love means, in a big way.”Mendes and Cabello dated for over two years until their breakup in 2021.