Shawn Mendes hugs musician Mike Sabath after revealing truth about his sexuality following gay rumors

Shawn Mendes was seen sharing an embrace with musician Mike Sabath in Los Angeles on Tuesday - just one day after revealing the 'truth' about his sexuality .

The Stitches hitmaker, 26 - who also seemed to address gay rumors in a new track titled The Mountain - was spotted loading luggage into a parked vehicle with the fellow musician, also 26.

Earlier this week on Monday, Mendes expressed that he was still 'figuring out' his sexuality during a concert at the red Rock Amphitheatre in Colorado .

Shawn - who previously dated Camila Cabello - kept it casual in a pair of loose-fitting denim jeans as well as a plain white shirt.

The star layered the outfit with a plaid jacket with a fuzzy trim on the neckline to stay warm in the cooler weather.

Sabath also dressed down for the outing wearing a pair of comfy, white sweatpants and a short-sleeved, yellow shirt.

The record producer added a long-sleeved top underneath and also slipped into a pair of brown boots.

While loading suitcases into a sleek vehicle, the pair stopped to share a tight hug under the California sunshine.

Shawn and Mike have been close pals for years, and have also collaborated on music together.

In 2021, Sabath - who has worked with other artists such as Selena Gomez, Lizzo and Meghan Trainor - was the composer and producer for Shawn's track titled It'll Be Okay.

Sabath is also one of the producers on Mendes' upcoming, fifth studio album titled, Shawn, which is slated to drop next month on November 15.

Their latest outing in L.A. comes just one day after the Treat You Better singer got candid about his sexuality as he addressed his fans during a concert at the Red Rock Amphitheatre on Monday.

The Canadian-born star spoke to the crowd during one intimate moment of his For Friends and Family Tour show, and addressed the 'truth' about his love life.

'There's this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it so long,' he added, saying it was 'kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it's so hard to just put into boxes.'

'The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I'm just figuring it out like everyone.'

'It always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me. Something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover and still have yet to discover it.'

'And it feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that. And I'm trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be a human and feel things. And that's all I really want to say about that for now.'

Shawn also shared: 'I was really young when I started. I was 15 years old. The truth is that I didn't get to do a lot of 15-year-old things and discover parts of myself that you do at 15.'