Shawn Mendes Take the High Road

Jul 19, 2018 | 6:15 AM

Shawn Mendes has revealed how he reacted to news that Hailey Baldwin was engaged to Justin Bieber.

The 19-year-old singer, who attended the Met Gala with Hailey, says he texted her a congratulatory message.

“I texted Hailey the day of, and I said congrats. That’s what it is. I think everybody wants there to be more – there’s not,” Shawn said on Australian show The Project.

Shawn and Hailey were the subject of dating rumors earlier this year but they shot down rumors that the Met Gala was their big debut.

Despite the duo being just friends, Hailey deleted photos with Shawn from her Instagram after she started dating Justin.

Meanwhile, actress Kim Basinger, who is mom to Hailey’s cousin Ireland, gives Us Weekly some new scoop about the impending nuptials.

“Oh, it’ll be fun,” Basinger says. “[Hailey’s sister] Alaia [Baldwin] and [cousin] Ireland, they’re in the wedding. So believe me, I just – it’s cool! I think it’s sweet. It’s a very sweet thing. Happiness … We’re living in some really dire times right now.”

She also expressed her approval of the pairing.

“I’m very, very happy for Hailey. I think it’s a good thing,” she says. “I think Justin’s a cool guy. I don’t really know him at all, but Ireland does, you know? I think he’s come through a rough road. He’s a really cool kid. I pray for them. I hope they’re cool. I hope they’re happy! It’s wild! I think it’s wild!”

Justin and Hailey got engaged in the Bahamas earlier this month. They began seeing each other again in June after previously dating from 2015 to 2016.

Justin recently reminded everyone that they are very into each other with an Instagram post. In the post, Justin and Hailey make out like no one is watching in a hot tub. But, like, obviously someone is watching – at very least the someone who snapped the photo.

John Mayer actually commented on the post with a shoutout to the awkward, unidentified photographer.

“Interesting dynamic with the photographer in the hot tub,” the musician wrote. “That’s gotta feel super third wheel. I see a lot of myself in this hot tub photographer. Imagine being in a hot tub on business.”

CHECK IT OUT

Full Story: Us Weekly

Justin & Hailey In The Hot Tub: