Singer-songwriter Camila Cabello nearly never wanted to perform on a festival stage again after she underwent a “difficult” experience. The “I Luv It” hitmaker put on a show-stopping performance at the iconic music festival recently, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Her racy show saw her backing dancers smothering ice lollies across her body as part of the routine. But the 27-year-old may have never been billed on this year’s Glastonbury festival lineup, had she stuck to her word about the music events. Speaking about her Glastonbury set, the former Fifth Harmony member admitted that she felt a little apprehensive about what the audience’s reaction was going to be.
She told ‘The Sun’: “It was a huge crowd. I am always a little nervous before festivals generally because it’s not necessarily people there who are coming to see just you. I always expect the worst, but I was so pleasantly surprised.”
As per Mirror.co.uk, the star explained that because of the weather, which saw highs of 18 degrees across the weekend, she wouldn’t have blamed the crowd if they didn’t bring the energy she hoped to garner from the performance. She added: “I’ve actually played some festivals that were like that. I remember Isle of Wight was difficult. I remember being like, ‘Festivals are hard. I don’t want to do festivals any more’.”
However, her apprehensions didn’t stop her from delivering what was praised as one of the best acts on the weekend. The star sent fans spiralling as she stepped onto the stage wearing a distressed cut-out top, hot pants and thigh-high boots. Despite some critics calling out her style of dress at the festival, others couldn’t deny Camila’s star power at the festival.
Meanwhile, Camila opened up about how she didn’t want her high-profile romance with former boyfriend and singer Shawn Mendes to define her.
Speaking about her 2019 track “Senorita,” she told Complex magazine: “I think there’s always a worry when a song becomes so massive that it’s going to be bigger than you.” “I obviously love that they were so massive and successful.
But it does get people attached to you in a certain light. I was in a really public relationship, and as a woman, you’re like, ‘I don’t want this couple thing to be my new identity’.”
The singer recently shared that her reunion with Mendes didn’t “feel right,” reports femalefirst.co.uk. The two briefly reconciled in 2023 after their relationship ended two years earlier.
Reflecting on why it didn’t work a second time around, she said: “You’re just kind of like, it’s not a fit, it doesn’t feel right. And I think, luckily, I was in a place in my life where it took me less time to realise that.
It took us both less time to be like, ‘This doesn’t feel right, and we don’t need to try so hard to make it work. It’s all good’.” Cabello had some kind words for her former love, tagging him as “such a good person.”
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