What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and Lauren Jauregui just set the record straight
about the long standing rumors that she and Camila Cabello were into each other, and she
had A LOT to say, so let’s break it all down.
In case you forgot, Lauren Jauregui and Camila Cabello were very close friends when they
were both in the girl group Fifth Harmony.
And while Lauren and Camila were just close friends, fans started shipping these two and
wondering if they were more than just friends, especially since Lauren came out as bisexual
in a powerful essay published by Billboard in 2016.
Over the years people would tweet things like “Omg I love @camilacabello97 "It has been
confirmed that Lauren Jauregui is dating fellow band member, Camila Cabello."
And "lauren jauregui and camila cabello from fifth harmony are dating..."
F***ING SAVED ME”
And this person also asked Camila if she and Lauren were dating during a Twitter Q&A.
Fans even came up with a ship name for them -- Camren.
And to this day, on so many of our Clevver videos about either of the girls, you’re
sure to see a comment or more talking about “Camren”.
But on a recent episode of fellow singer Becky G's podcast, Lauren just got real about these
relationship rumors and how they really made her feel.
“People thought Camila and I were like into each other and that made me so uncomfortable.
Like, disgustingly uncomfortable, because I was queer but she was not and it made me
feel like a predator essentially.”
Lauren went on to explain some specific reasons why she felt so violated when it came to people
shipping her and Camila.
TOSS - 0:16 - 0:36 “The types of clips people would put together and the types of stories
that people would write and the type of stuff, I was always the aggressor and I was always
the one turning her.
I was always the one who was the 'masculine' energy in the scenario and it made me very
uncomfortable because that is not how I identify.”
Lauren also made it clear that she and Camila were just really good friends.
She said quote, “I did not have that kind of connection with her.
Camila and I were just very good friends at that time.
And we respected each other, when we would talk we would look at each other, we had love
for each other, like a genuine friendship.”
Lauren also explained that in the Latinx culture it’s common to be overly affectionate with
your friends and Becky G completely agreed.
But even years after Fifth Harmony now, Lauren said that people thinking she and Camila were
dating still affects her to this day.
That actually made me so uncomfortable to the point where, I to this day hyper-analyze
every connection that I have with a girl because I don’t want to make them feel like I’m
looking at them that way because to this day they were convinced that that was real.”
Lauren said the experience was so traumatizing for her as someone who was still becoming
comfortable with her queerness, that she’s just learned to ignore it and not talk about
it as much over the years.
And since this podcast episode dropped, fans have taken to Twitter to apologize for ever
making Lauren feel this way.
This person wrote “i would like to sincerely apologize to @LaurenJauregui and @Camila_Cabello
i never knew that being apart of a ship would make someone feel like they can’t even be
in an relationship! i am so so sorry that it made you guys uncomfortable lauren and
camila!”
Another fan said “lauren deserves respect.
camila deserves respect.
fans need to learn to control themselves too.”
And this person related to Lauren writing “I feel really bad for her at the end of
the day both of them are human and have feelings and don’t owe the fans nothing.
I feel for Lauren because as a queer woman myself I don’t like interacting with woman
cause they think we like every woman.”
Others said that this situation may be one of the reasons Lauren and Camila aren’t
as close anymore.
Interestingly enough though, this isn’t the first time that Lauren has addressed this
issue.
Back in 2017, she responded to a fan who called Lauren out for being so passionate when shutting
down relationship rumors about her and Camila.
Lauren tweeded saying quote, “because you never quite become ok with people sexualizing
you and your friendships for their sick pleasure.
That's why.
She also replied to another fan who said she hates the Camren ship writing “I hate it
because it's invasive, scary, delusional, disrespectful to us both and was never real...Ever.”
So there you have it, Lauren and Camila definitely never dated and we now see how harmful these
ships can be when people are not actually in a relationship they have openly shared
with fans and the public.
Even if it seems playful and fun, I think this is a good reminder to always think before
you post and think about how it could impact the people you’re posting about.
Celebs really are just people too, with real feelings just like us, even if it doesn’t
seem like it sometimes!
If you want more on Lauren Jauregui, click right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think about Lauren’s comments about
Camren shippers.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!