To say the past few months have been totally cray for our March/April cover star, Camila Cabello, would be the understatement of the year. Last December, she publicly parted ways with Fifth Harmony and her solo career is already skyrocketing with the ridiculously catchy #1 hit single, "Bad Things" with rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
In her cover interview, she opened up to Seventeen's Deputy Beauty Director Marta Topran, about leaving the group, her new music, boys, and so much more! Here's what she had to say:
1. She's revealing a lot with her new sound...
"Fifth Harmony wasn't the maximum expression of me individually. My fans are really going to know me from the music I'm writing. My goal is to be brave and open up my soul."
2. ...But she wishes nothing but the best for the 5H ladies
"I'll continue to wish them all the best, and I'm happy they are continuing their journey as Fifth Harmony. I'm also looking forward to hearing new music from the group and their solo endeavors."
3. She's still super close with T. Swift...
"Taylor is always the person that I go to for boy advice. The reason we became friends was purely because we think the same way about a lot of things: We're both really sensitive and emotional when it comes to love. We love love, and we love writing songs about love."
4. ...But she's dreaming of a collab with Ed Sheeran
"He's incredible at putting love, emotion, and feeling into words. I would love to see him go into a room and watch how he makes his magic. He always talks about how he loves making songs from the heart, and that's something that I've pushed myself to do in my songwriting process, too."
5. She's so over social media...
"I've been trying to stay away from social media for almost two years now. There has always been negative stuff on there. Even if you read 100 messages of love, the hurtful one is what you remember. But I did see a lot of love and support from my fans. Honestly, I didn't expect it. I was so emotional at that point, that when I saw some really encouraging things people were saying, I burst into an ugly cry."
6. ...And she's ready to find real love IRL
"Even though I'm 19, I've literally never had a long-term relationship. So when I show people my songs, they're like, 'Who's this about? I've never seen you with a boy ever.' I make all of these fantasies in my head. There's this constant theme of unrequited love and me loving people from afar."
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