Camila Cabello says she only auditioned for The X Factor because she wanted to marry Harry Styles
20 April 2022, 15:12
Camila Cabello only auditioned for The X Factor because she wanted to marry Harry Styles
Camila and Harry both entered The X Factor as solo artists but ended up forming bands and then placing third in their respective competitions.
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Camila Cabello has revealed that she only auditioned for The X Factor because she thought it would mean she would fall in love with Harry Styles.
In 2012, Camila auditioned for The X Factor as a solo artist, but after being eliminated during bootcamp she was asked to return and form a group, and then Fifth Harmony was born. The band – comprised of Ally Brooke, Normani, Lauren Jauregui and Dinah Jane – didn't win the competition, placing third, but they went on to achieve chart-topping success. In 2016, Camila decided to leave the group and focus on her solo career.
Although The X Factor was the springboard for Camila's career, she has now admitted that she didn't enter because she wanted to become a massive pop star – it was actually because she wanted to hook up with Harry. In a similar fashion, the 'Watermelon Sugar' singer found fame on the UK's version of The X Factor in 2010 after entering as a solo artist. He then formed One Direction, who like Fifth Harmony, finished third place. He also went solo once One Direction went on hiatus in 2016.
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The 'Havana' singer made the honest admission during James Corden's Carpool Karaoke on Wednesday (Apr 19). "I was 15, I was a huge One Direction fan and I was like, 'The Voice [or] The X Factor? And then I was like, 'Well, One Direction will be at The X Factor, I don't know if they'll be at The Voice, so let me audition for The X Factor,'" Camila confessed.
"This is really embarrassing and I can only say this because it's like 10 years ago but I was literally like, 'I'm auditioning for X Factor because I will marry Harry Styles, like, I will.' I really believed that at the time."
Camila then admitted that marriage might have been a pipe dream, but she at least thought they would fall for each other. She added: "I didn't think we were going to get married but I was like, 'I'm gonna audition for X Factor, we're gonna meet and I'm gonna become a singer and we'll probably fall in love!' By the way, that's the first time I've ever confessed the real intention behind me auditioning for X Factor."
Sadly, Camila never achieved her dream of becoming Mrs Styles, or at least his girlfriend, but she did speak fondly of her time in Fifth Harmony.
Camila continued: "There's no hard feelings for me about it because I am like, we were so young. I'm such a different person than that time. But there were some really fun times there too, for sure. And I do miss being in a band in a sense that like, when I am doing promo or whatever, I want to have other people next to me to banter off of. But I don't miss splitting creative decisions five ways."
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