Camila Cabello is a famous American singer who has been the subject of several gossip stories. One of them, of course, is her weight and body image. The Senorita singer has been part of several singing contests since emerging on the scene. And now, Camila Cabello’s weight gain is making rounds as much as her talent for singing.
The good news is that the singer doesn’t listen to unsolicited opinions. But that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about her.
She has been a judge on the television singing contest The Voice. She got famous as part of The X Factor TV show. Camilla is among the most popular pop singers, alongside the likes of Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.
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Get To Know Camila
Camila is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter, famous for her distinctive voice. Born in March 1997 in Cojimar, Cuba, she is the child of Sinuhe Estrabao and Alejandro Cabello. Both of her parents were born in Cuba, but they moved to Mexico City in 1998.
When she was only five years old, her family relocated again, this time, to Miami Florida. There, she spent her childhood.
As a young girl, Camila attended Miami Palmetto High School. But she didn’t stay there for long. She left during her sophomore year, wanting to pursue a music career instead.
Cabello has been passionate about music since her early days and began performing at a young age. She got famous after auditioning for the second season of The X Factor. There, she caught the attention of the judges and the audience with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s song, Respect.
While she was eliminated during the boot camp phase of the competition, Camila was called back to form a girl group with four other contestants, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Normani, and Lauren Jauregui. That group would get the name Fifth Harmony and finish third in the competition.
Following the competition, Fifth Harmony released their debut album Reflections in 2015, with hit songs like Worth It and Sledgehammer. The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. The next year, they released their second album, called 7/27, including the hit song Work from Home.
In 2016, she collaborated with Shawn Mendes on the hit song I Know What You Did Last Summer. It peaked at Number 20 on the Billboard Hot 200. That was her first solo charting hit.
In December 2016, she left the group and began her solo career. In 2017, Camila released her debut single, Crying in the Club.
But it wasn’t until 2017 that she got international fame with her debut album, Camila. This album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200, namely because of the hit song Havana. Since then, she has continued releasing hit songs, many of which with Shawn Mendes. For example, Senorita was their joint hit single.
Her early life in Cuba and her upbringing in Miami are always present in her songs.
Is She Pregnant?
During 2021, there were plenty of rumors about Camila Cabello’s weight gain, namely her pregnancy status. While vacationing in Italy with her family, paparazzi made photos of her, showing a slightly bigger body frame. And that was enough for some fans to comment on her pregnancy status.
Yet, contrary to online rumors, Camila is not pregnant. The rumors began when a picture of her singer and her mother on a hiking trip surfaced in July 2021.
While she always had a slim and toned physique, she looked bigger in the photos. The weight gain was too obvious to miss. The fact that her belly was protruding from the crop gave even more fuel to the pregnancy fire.
Fans were not even patient enough to wait for some confirmation from the Cuban singer or her representatives. Instead, many fans would go on to social media and congratulate Camila and her then-boyfriend Shawn Mendes.
The reality was something different.
Putting Pounds During Quarantine
The truth behind Camila Cabello’s weight gain story is that she put on some pounds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Truth be told, many of us did the same.
During quarantine, the former X Factor participant gained a few extra pounds. Photos of her surfaced in the media, and the singer got a lot of offensive comments.
The new photos of Cabello in a bikini appeared online. In the photos, she was relaxing with friends on a yacht, not aware of the paparazzi around.
How Camila Reacted?
Camila is certainly not the first, or only celebrity to be subject to body shaming. Rude comments can affect anyone’s self-esteem.
The famous singer took it to social media. In one TikTok video, she said that she began to be ashamed of her body, but should be grateful to it. In it, she also said she is a real woman with curves, cellulite, stretch marks, and fat.
And when fans tried to come at her again, she answered by saying you should not chase the perfect picture, which is imposed by retouched photos on social media.
Getting Back To Her Normal Shape
Camila has since tried to get back to her pre-pandemic shape. During this period, she broke up with her boyfriend, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes. The two began a relationship when they first started working together. And their famous hit Senorita remains one of the best songs of the 2010s.
After breaking up with Shawn, she has put emphasis on music and getting her body back in shape. If you look at her Instagram account, you will see she leads a busy life. There are plenty of photos from concerts, photo shoots, filming music videos, and more.
And her body looks thinner than before. It is obvious that she took care of it, despite the busy tour schedule.
Fun fact: while Camila says she is a normal woman, if you look at her Instagram pictures, you will not find one that shows cellulite.
She does say she is not ashamed of her body, and advocates against unhealthy thinness. But the “real photos” seem to be absent from her social media account.
What Is Her Regular Weight?
Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello is 5 feet and 2 inches tall. The former Fifth Harmony group member weighs around 120 lbs, which is her normal weight.
That is her weight before the pandemic, something that she has tried to get back to. Another thing is trying to get back to? Well, probably Shawn Mendes. The two reunited during the 2023 edition of Coachella. Since then, they have been spotted going out on a date in Los Angeles. Are the two back together?
