Charlie Otto Puth Jr. is a singer-songwriter and a record producer. He started his career in 2009 by uploading videos on his YouTube channel, “CharliesVlogs”, and posting comedy videos and acoustic covers. He started gaining media recognition when he attended a Perez Hilton contest where he recorded a YouTube cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You” with singer Emily Luther.

In 2015, he released his debut single “Marvin Gaye”, featuring singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. At the American Music Award 2015, Meghan Trainor performed her single “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”. Things got hot when she was joined by Charlie Puth on stage and they performed “Marvin Gaye” together. Everybody was stunned when they ended the performance by locking lips. Although he explained in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres that it was just a promotional stunt for the song:
Meghan is my best friend and we wanted to ahh.. kind of a.. no, I’m serious.”
Charlie Puth said
After the One Call Away singer denied any romantic connection with Meghan, fans began to speculate about his sexuality, leading to rumors circulating on the internet that he might be homosexual. Well, are these rumors true? Is Charlie Puth gay?
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Charlie Puth’s Sexuality: The Birth of Gay Rumors
Charlie Puth is definitely oozing with appeal and he has been linked to several female celebrities. But why do some people still think he’s gay?
One possible factor could be the fact that he is known to have exchanged body photos with co-artist Shawn Mendez. It was, however, said that they were just trying to compare their progress as they were both in the process of bulking up.
In an interview with 104.3 MYfm, Shawn, however, denied the claims. Although he said that Charlie once sent him a photo, he did not reply. The two remain good friends amidst the rumor.
Charlie Puth’s Relationships
Charlie Puth briefly dated Selena Gomez in 2016. Although it is unknown how long they stayed together, it is not a secret that she was the inspiration for the song “We Don’t Talk Anymore”.
He also hung out with Bella Thorne, which got really out of hand when Charlie accidentally accused Bella of cheating with her ex, Tyler Posey.
In 2017, Charlie and Danielle Campbell allegedly dated. He confirmed in an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he was in a relationship but was done “dating people in public”. But fans believed that the mystery girlfriend is said to be Campbell. Both never confirmed the relationship.
He dated Halston Sage before dating Charlotte Lawrence. His breakup with Lawrence gave birth to another hit song, “That’s Hilarious”.
It just rears its ugly head every time — sorry — every time that I hear it, I’m also really excited for you to hear it as well because I just heard the master, but it just brought me back to 2019, which was the f–king worst year of my life.”
Charlie said on Instagram while wiping his tears
Charlie described it as a challenging and painful breakup.
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Last December 2022, Charlie Puth posted a photo of an unidentified woman on Instagram. After some detective work, fans were able to name the mystery woman – Brooke Sansone.
[She’s] someone that I grew up with. As my life gets more turbulent and I travel everywhere, it’s really nice to have someone close to you that you’ve known for a really long time.”
Charlie explained without dropping his girlfriend’s name
Is Charlie Puth Gay?
No, Charlie Puth is not gay. The Marvin Gaye singer identifies himself as straight. Not that fans have any reason to question his sexuality considering the past relationships he had.