Shawn Mendes Breaks The Internet With Spicy Reaction To Bad Bunny’s New Ad

Shawn Mendes sent the internet into a tailspin this week with a bold, and undeniably cheeky, comment on Bad Bunny’s latest Calvin Klein campaign.

The Puerto Rican superstar turned up the heat with a series of steamy photos flaunting his physique in snug boxer briefs, prompting Shawn Mendes to drop a simple, smoldering comment.

The remark from Mendes, a fellow Calvin Klein alum who starred in his own underwear campaign back in 2019, was short but potent: “guapo,” which is the Spanish word for “handsome.”

It immediately sent fans spiraling into speculation and meme-fueled mania, especially in light of Mendes’ recent candid remarks about his sexuality.

The pop star, who has long been the subject of speculation, told concertgoers during a Colorado stop last year, “The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I’m just figuring it out like everyone.” The moment went viral and even inspired an “SNL” joke when Heidi Gardner, playing Reba McEntire, quipped, “Call me Shawn Mendes, ‘cause I’m still figuring it out!”

Check out the Instagram post of Bad Bunny’s Calvin Klein ad here.

Now, with Mendes diving into Bad Bunny’s comments section, fans on social media have reignited the conversation with a mix of wit and unfiltered thirst.

“He ain’t beating them allegations anytime soon,” one person joked on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

While another teased, “Broski had to show love before Camila did.”

“I know he was panicking before hitting send,” read another comment.

Someone else called them the “perfect couple.”

Another declared, “Shawn ‘want that cookie’ so bad got him speaking Spanish.”

While one playful fan added, “They will be in each other’s room soon.”

The response was as hilarious as it was over-the-top. “One word, infinite meaning. Respect,” wrote another user, while someone else cooed, “I ship it.”

A third chimed in, “Shawn has good taste,” and someone else couldn’t resist referencing Mendes’ rumored past fling, “Sabrina is crying in the corner.”

The Sabrina in question is Sabrina Carpenterwho recently made waves with her rumored diss track “Taste,” thought to be aimed at Mendes and his longtime on-again, off-again love, Camila Cabello. Though Shawn and Sabrina were never officially confirmed as a couple, their brief 2023 rumored romance (and the fashion-based shade in Sabrina’s lyrics) hasn’t been forgotten.

In the song, Sabrina sings, “I heard you’re back together and if that’s true, you’ll just have to taste me when he’s kissin’ you.” She even boasts about taking half his wardrobe and credits herself for upgrading his sense of humor.

Meanwhile, Mendes continues to use his music as a space for vulnerability and identity exploration.

At a recent show, he previewed a new song called “The Mountain,” with lyrics that appear to speak directly to speculation about his sexuality: “You can say I like girls or boys, whatever fits your mold.”

Though he’s only ever publicly dated women, most notably Cabello, Mendes previously addressed the rumors back in 2016, when he told fans on Snapchat, “First of all, I’m not gay. Second of all, it shouldn’t make a difference if I was or if I wasn’t. The focus should be on the music and not my sexuality.”

Regardless of labels, Mendes has been open about the pressures of public life. “It always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me,” he said onstage last year, per Daily Mail. “And it feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that.”

While fans continue to decode his every lyric and comment, one thing’s certain. Whether it’s cheeky Instagram interactions or soul-searching ballads, Mendes knows how to get people talking.