Camila Cabello had to have therapy after her breakup with Shawn Mendes.
The 25-year-old pop star – who was in a relationship with the Canadian singer, 23, for over two years until November 2021 – felt unable to work following the split due to her anxiety and had to learn how to be ‘honest’ with herself whilst recording her new album.
She said: “There was a time where my anxiety felt so bad, I was like, ‘I don’t feel like I can go in the studio. I don’t feel like I can work. I don’t know. And so, the only way for me to go to work every day was to be honest and be myself. And if I didn’t go to work and was just waiting for myself to feel better before I did that…it’s just a paralyzing feeling.”
The pop singer – who is set to release her third studio album Familia on April 8 – went on to explain that her life was so ‘bad and painful’ following the split that she would have done anything to make herself feel better.
She told E! News’ Daily Pop!: “My life was so bad and so painful that I was like, ‘If you tell me that eating s*** off the ground will make me feel better, I will do it. I was like, ‘Yes, of course, therapy. All of it.’ I just felt so vulnerable. It was so hard to talk about [the split]. It was the first time I talked about those things that I’d only ever talked to my mom and my therapist about.”
The pair initially announced their breakup to fans towards the end of 2021, claiming that while their romantic relationship was over, their love for each other was stronger than ever.
In a joint statement, they said: “Hey guys, we’ve decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for another as humans is stronger than ever. 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.”
