Shawn Mendes' Calvin Klein shoot: Singer left red-faced at the Brits as Jack Whitehall quizzes him on ad

Well things got awkward fast...
Safeeyah Kazi21 February 2019
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Shawn Mendes was left red-faced after Brit Awards host Jack Whitehall quizzed him on his recent Calvin Klein underwear shoot.

The 20-year-old singer, who was also handed a bottle of WKD by the comedian in a dig at his age, took the comments in his stride as he fought off the embarrassment.

“I’m sorry I can’t just talk to you because it’s in my head and I can’t not mention this,” Whitehall mocked.

“You know it’s coming, you can’t not mention it. Who ladies and gentleman has seen Mr Mendes’ new underwear campaign? For those of you that haven’t I actually have it as my screensaver.

Red-faced: Mendes took the comments in his stride
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“All these years of trying to break into your iCloud and then you just release it for free. How does it feel to have broken the internet?”

Laughing uncomfortably Mendes sighed, before adding: “I knew this was going to happen. This is all you’re going to talk about for the next month of my life isn’t it?”

But Whitehall wasn’t quite finished as he reassured the Lost in Japan singer that he had nothing to be embarrassed about, but encouraged him “keep it under wraps” because security are “hot on suspicious packages.”

Fans definitely noticed the change in Mendes’ face, with many hailing it “adorable.”

One user wrote: “Dead at how embarrassed shawn was about jack mentioning Calvin Klein ahahaha."

Another commented: “How absolutely ADORABLE is Shawn Mendes turning a deep shade of pink when asked about his underwear line?!”

A third added: “Shawn got so embarrassed when @jackwhitehall mentioned the CK campaign Mendes I saw you going red @ShawnMendes.”

Mendes made his first ever appearance at the Brit Awards on Wednesday night where he missed out on the International Male gong to God’s Plan rapper Drake.

Ariana Grande won International Male while The Carters took home International Group. The musical couple recorded a video message which saw them making an acceptance speech in front of a picture of Meghan Markle.

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