Camila Cabello Shares Rare Swimsuit Photo With Book "Papi"

Camila Cabello shares a swimsuit photo of herself in a swimsuit, adding “the book I was reading here is called PAPI. i recommend ! also mandarins and an ice cube. i recommend.” It’s not the first time she’s gotten personal. Cabello has opened up about the challenges she faced while creating her album "Familia." The singer discusses battling crippling anxiety, seeking healing, and finding strength through vulnerability. Cabello's creative process, from journaling to collaborating with trusted friends like Ed Sheeran, emerges as a central theme. Breaking free from industry constraints, she reflects on the pressure to conform after her hit "Havana." Read on to hear more about Cabello's determination to authentically connect through her music, embracing uncertainty and crafting a meaningful, personal narrative.

1. She Got Vulnerable

Her Familia album was inspired by a tough time. “I think that at the beginning of this album, I was having such a hard time mental health wise,” she told Kelly Clarkson. “It was kind of just, I think just crippling anxiety. That was really hard for me. And I started, I feel like because I was in that place, I isolated a lot and I felt like I wasn't really, I don't know. I felt like I wrote this line in my album thank yous, but I felt like I almost needed to be kind of healed or in a better place before I let myself be seen or let myself hang out with people and be vulnerable and be myself.” She added: “I feel like this album to me was me being really trusting people, starting with, obviously it's about my actual real family and the roots of that. But also I feel like the kind of family that I made while making this album and opening myself up to friendships and community. And even with my collaborators in the studio being vulnerable about what I was feeling.”

2. She Journaled

To put the album together, “At the beginning, every day I would write in a journal and then I would just read it to [Travis] Scott and then we'd be like, oh, that's a cool line. I feel like we could write a song based on this lyric or whatever. So the whole thing for me was really, I need to be real and vulnerable with the, while I'm in the studio. Sometimes I felt like even being in the studio, it felt sometimes performative for me. I want to prove that I'm a good writer, I prove that I'm good. And this time for me was all about Scott.” She added: “I feel like that made my favorite music that I've made. And also I feel like they really, my collaborators became my brothers in the studio and starting to be open with people with the collaborators. And in the studio process extended its way into my real life, where suddenly I was like, oh, I could be really anxious and still hang out with my friend and just tell them about my anxiety instead of being like, let me cancel.”

3. She Felt Put in a Box

After her hit “Havana,” producers kept giving her soundalikes. “This is very obvious, first of all,” she told them, as recounted on Clarkson. “And two, I felt like it just felt not authentic. It felt like they were kind of putting me, you're chasing it in this box and chasing it and putting me in this box because it was successful. And so I was like, I think subconsciously I was like, I don't want to do that. And then I think this album came around and in working with Ricky Reed and Scott Harris, Ricky introduced me to this man named Cheche and this writer named Edgar Barrera. And they're actually Latin. One is from Argentina and one is from Mexico. And so actually being in those sessions and being able to be like, okay, what kind of songs should we write today? And then me pulling up a playlist of Alejandro Fernandez, Alejandro Son, Elia Cruz…”

4. She Likes to Work With People She Trusts

“I really only want to work with people that I do feel safe with and I feel I trust and I want to be their friend,” she told Popcrush. “Ed [Sheeran] and I have been friends for a bit now, but obviously he's such a top-tier artist that I was like, I was so excited and so grateful when he said yes to being on the song and that he was so excited about it. And it's been so fun too, getting to, we just performed it together for the first time in the uk and selfishly, it's like I only want to write with people and collaborate with people that I'm stoked to see and hang out with. I feel like in the pop music industry sometimes it can feel so transactional and I just intentionally didn't want it to be that way. This time I was like, I want to hang out and get dinner and have it be what music I feel like started off as is connection and having it be a real connection even artistically.”

5. "You Never Know What's Around the Corner"

The song “Bam Bam”—“for me, it came from, I feel like I finally, life proved to me, life gave me a piece of wisdom just from experience,” she told PopCrush. “And my mom and my grandma had always said to me, you never know what's around the corner. I remember my first breakup with my first partner. I was like, oh no, what have I done? What is this? This is the worst mistake of my life. And then years later you move on and you're like, oh, I'm so glad that this worked out the way that it did. I didn't know that this was going to, there's no way I could have predicted any of these things. And that was a message that I really wanted to put in a song. And life has shown me that time and time again. You just never know what's around the corner. So don't even, it's like the antidote to anxiety because anxiety is like you're trying to control. You're trying to predict what's going to happen. Did I make the right choice? Did I make the wrong choice? It's like you follow your feeling and you just are open to everything. You just never know.”

Camila Cabello is making waves in her swimsuit. In one of latest social media posts the Havana singer shows off her incredible body in a bathing suit while on vacation with friends. “Xoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxo,” she captioned the Instagram post, which included a photo of herself swimming in the ocean. Over the years, the singer has been extremely candid about her struggles with mental health, including anxiety. Here is how she deals with it and keeps herself healthy and happy.

1. She Opened Up About Her Anxiety

After attempting to live with her suffocating anxiety in her late teens and early twenties, Camila finally opened up about it. “It was something I just lived with. I was used to having functioning anxiety that got really bad every half a year. Then I started opening up to friends, and I realized how much suffering and neuroses are normal, and that we’re all bats**t crazy in our own way, but when it keeps you from having healthy relationships and being more often than not in a relatively stable place, that I needed to seek out some therapy. Talking about it really helped me realize, ‘Oh, I think this is making my life harder than it is for other people,’” she told Cosmopolitan UK.

2. She Goes to Therapy Weekly

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Camila sees a professional weekly. “I love therapy!” she told the publication, adding that being open and honest helps treat her anxiety. “I think pretending is a form of psychological torture and brings the most anxiety. We do that so much in our society and culture. We’re constantly hustling and putting on a smile when we don’t feel good,” she said.

3. She Added Healthy Habits

During the pandemic, Camila picked up healthy habits, like spending time with her family, riding bikes, and cooking. “Obviously, this is a huge luxury, but if I felt like that again, I wouldn’t force myself to do anything and I wouldn’t pretend because who is that for? If I’m not being honest, then I don’t know what I’m bringing to people, you know?” she said.

4. She Know When to Delete Apps

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Camila knows how to protect her mental health from trolls. “If I see something that hurts my feelings, I’ll just violently delete my apps. And then I’ll miss Instagram and TikTok and I’ll redownload them again, and then it’s just a vicious cycle that repeats over and over. But yeah, social media is interesting. It’s got good and bad.”

5. She Protects Her Privacy

Camila also protects her privacy and tries to control her own narrative via social media. “There are varying degrees of discomfort [with fame]. The beach thing, paparazzi stuff and people filming me, is really uncomfortable,’ she says, referring to a similar experience at a beach in her home town of Miami, where photographers clamored to get a bikini shot of her. ‘I was in the ocean and there were six [photographers] four feet away from me. It was so wrong and just weird. [But] I adjust. I don’t go to those places any more or put myself in vulnerable situations like that. It’s fine, I don’t feel like people are going to be interested in my body forever.”

Camila Mendes recently shared a swimsuit photo with the caption "Lost at Sea," radiating a healthy glow. Her dedication to well-being is evident, reflecting the hard work she puts into maintaining her health and vitality. Through consistent hard work and commitment, she exemplifies the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. Mendes's candid display of self-assuredness and vitality in the photo resonates as an inspiration for her followers, highlighting the importance of both physical and mental wellness in achieving a radiant outlook.

1. She Has Had Body Image Issues

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“One time I met a fan on an airplane,” she told InStyle. “I think we were both coming back from Brasília, which is where my parents are from in Brazil. She and I were both headed back to LA and she came up to me when I was in line to get on the flight and then we found out that we were sitting next to each other and we ended up talking for the entire, I dunno, eight hour flight. I can't remember how long it was, but she and I talked about how we both had body image issues and how she also struggled with an eating disorder and how I helped her accept herself and she expressed her appreciation for the things I've spoken about and shared her story and it was really emotional and she's still a friend that I keep in touch with sometimes.”

2. She Uses Skin Masks

Mendes uses Loop skin masks. “I use them all the time. For me, I am somebody who's always struggled to find masks that fit on my face with loops. It actually just sticks on your face so well, and you can do laundry and talk on the phone and I don't know, you can do cartwheels if you want. You can literally do anything while wearing a Loops mask. And on top of that, it's really good skincare and the way that we weave it into a sort of daily skincare routine just makes it really convenient to use and very effective,” she told InStyle.

3. Speak Up For Yourself

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In Hollywood, she has learned “that nobody's going to look after you except yourself and you got to look out for yourself. You got to stand up for yourself and if you have a problem, speak up. Just do it respectfully and with grace. That's it,” she told InStyle.

4. She Remembers Her Riverdale Audition

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For her Riverdale audition, “I was the very last person they were seeing and I managed to squeeze in an audition and I got there 30 minutes late. My hair was frizzy. It was raining that day. I remember the casting director telling me, she's like, ‘You're a little matte right now. At CW, we're glossy.’ It's glossy lips. Cheeks are glowing. She's like, so come back a few days from now. Then they brought me back for a producer audition,” she told Stephen Colbert. Her friend did her makeup to make her look “glowy, like she just came out of the womb.”

5. She Does Pilates

Pilates offers numerous health benefits tailored to women's well-being. This low-impact exercise enhances core strength, promoting better posture and reducing back pain common in females. By focusing on controlled movements and breathing, Pilates cultivates flexibility, aiding in muscle tone without bulk. Women also benefit from improved joint mobility and balance, which becomes increasingly important with age. Stress reduction is another advantage, as Pilates encourages mindfulness and relaxation. Whether aiming to regain pre-pregnancy fitness or boost overall vitality, women find Pilates a versatile solution, enhancing physical resilience and mental equilibrium simultaneously.