Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello on Her Anxiety: "It Was So F*cked Up"

By Macy Daniela Martin

Wearing sleek, black leotards and sexy, voluminous waves, Fifth Harmony is the very definition of angelic on the cover of Billboard's May 14 issue.

The girl group — made up of Latinas Ally Brooke Hernandez, Lauren Jauregui, and Camila Cabello as well as Normani Kordei Hamilton and Dinah Jane Hansen — first made their debut on Simon Cowell's The X Factor, and now they're anxiously awaiting the release of their second full-length (and highly anticipated) album, 7/27, on May 27. But they reveal in their interview with the magazine, it hasn't been an easy road to the top. Read on for a sneak peek at what they had to say, and then rewatch their superhot "Work From Home" music video.

  • On anxiety: "I was having terrible anxiety, nonstop. My heart would beat really fast the whole day. Two hours after I woke up, I'd need a nap because my body was so hyperactive. It was so eff — sorry, but it was so f*cked up. I was scared of what would happen to me, of the things my brain might tell me. I realized the stuff I thought was important isn't worth my health. Now I write in a diary every day, work out and meditate." — Camila
  • On their jam-packed schedule: "The schedule traumatized me . . . I watched my great grandmother be buried on FaceTime." — Dinah
  • On the illusion of fame: "They sell you this present of rainbows and butterflies, and as a 16-year-old that's what I bought. It's why I did X Factor and why I ended up in a group. But then you're working so hard, so young. [Meanwhile] my friends are in college, telling me about their days and what they're studying. You're having to put on a smile on a red carpet. It's like, 'Who am I? Am I for myself or for this?'" — Lauren