Camila Cabello officially left Fifth Harmony more than a year ago, but there still seem to be some unresolved hurt feelings. In a new interview with The New York Times, Camila discusses her solo career and touches on the pain that Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, and Lauren Jauregui caused her with their 2017 MTV Video Music Awards performance. When asked about the moment, Camila began to tear up and said, “It definitely hurt my feelings. I wasn’t expecting it, I wasn’t prepared for it — especially because at that point I’d moved on from it. I was just like, ‘What? Why?'”
She also called out her former band members for being “petty” with the stunt. “I have to make space for the good stuff to happen in my life,” she said. “I don’t like holding onto the past, especially when it’s stuff that, in my opinion, is just petty.”
Fans will remember that the remaining members of Fifth Harmony took the stage at the VMAs with a fifth person, who many speculated was meant to represent Camila, before the silhouetted figure was dramatically pushed offstage, leaving the rest to perform. (For what it’s worth, the remaining Fifth Harmony members later clarified on Good Morning America that the message was more about who is in the group rather than who’s not.)
Meanwhile, Camila seems to be doing just fine as a solo act. Her first album drops January 12, and she was just nominated (alongside every member of One Direction) for best solo breakout award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
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