Camila Cabello has revealed the real reason why she left Fifth Harmony.
The popular girlband was formed in 2012 on the American version of the X Factor, and was comprised of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Camila.
The Havana singer famously quit back in 2016, and her former bandmates claimed they had been informed of her departure via her representatives.
Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the 27-year-old revealed her decision to quit came down to her love for songwriting.
She revealed: “I can remember waking up on tour and going to my hotel room at like 7 am and going to my garage band and like writing songs, cause I didn’t want to do it while everybody was there and I had such a passion that turned into writing.”
“And at first I was like, ‘Oh maybe I wanna write for other people.’ But then it turned into like, ‘No, actually I want to sing these songs by myself.'”
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She continued: “I started distancing myself from the group vision, and it felt like you know they were still really passionate and into that and so, I was just like, ‘I’m not happy here anymore, it doesn’t feel aligned.'”
Reflecting on her time in the band, she said: “I feel like I can really focus on and remember the really joyful times.”
“And I grew a lot in that group.”
The band officially split in 2018 as they all went on to follow Camila’s lead and pursue solo careers.
Camila previously revealed her song ‘Physcofreak’ featuring Willow Smith is about her departure from the girl group.
In the song Camila sings: “Everybody says they miss the old me / I been on this ride since I was 15 / I don’t blame the girls for how it went down, down.”
The Cuban born singer revealed back in 2022 that the lyrics refer to her former band members and the struggles she’s faced since the band formed.
Camila said: “That song is basically about anxiety and all of the different things that have made up, like, my journey with anxiety and starting off really young in the industry.”
The Havana singer also revealed that she occasionally talks to her former bandmates, and that it’s all positive between them.
“We have been, like, supportive of each other through, like, DMs and stuff,” she told the news agency. “I’m, like, in a really good place with them.”
