'I burst into an ugly cry': Camila Cabello was so touched by support from fans after leaving Fifth Harmony she broke down in tears

PUBLISHED: 18:30, 13 February 2017 | UPDATED: 19:28, 13 February 2017

Camila Cabello 'didn't expect' a lot of love following her departure from Fifth Harmony.

But when the Bad Things hitmaker, 19, made the decision to quit the girl group in December, she was supported by her fans.

The star told Seventeen magazine she was 'so emotional' about the outpouring of love she received even though she has been 'trying to stay away from social media for almost two years now.'

New changes: Camila Cabello graces the new cover of Seventeen where she talked about life following her departure from Fifth Harmony

More to look forward to: The singer said that she's writing new music and with a 'brave' attitude

'There has always been negative stuff on there.'

'Even if you read 100 messages of love, the hurtful one is what you remember. But I did see a lot of love and support from my fans.

'Honestly, I didn't expect it. I was so emotional at that point, that when I saw some really encouraging things people were saying, I burst into an ugly cry.'

Lovely gal: The 19-year-old donned a black and white shirt with tight red pants for part of the magazine photo session

And the 19-year-old singer is looking forward to be 'brave and opening up her soul' with her future music releases.

Explaining her decision to leave the band, she added: 'Fifth Harmony wasn't the maximum expression of me individually.'

'My fans are really going to know me from the music I'm writing. My goal is to be brave and open up my soul.'

Fifth to fourth: The remaining girls in the group are still working together. Here they are in West Hollywood, California on Sunday: Lauren Jauregui (left), Dinah Jane (second from left), Normani Kordei (second from right) and Ally Brooke (right)

When Camila announced that she was leaving the group, the remaining members- Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei- took to social media last December to say how shocked they were that their fifth member was leaving them, but are remaining positive about the future.

'We were truly hurt. We've been together for almost five years, been through ups and downs,' a statement from the girls said.

'While this isn't the way any one of us would have wanted this chapter in our lives to have ended, we had to begin to formulate a plan and constructive path for Fifth Harmony to move forward, beyond Camila.'