Check out her totally stunning transformation from then to now.
Rather, her childhood was quite chaotic because of her birth father, Patrick Lovato.
Marissa Callahan, a childhood friend of Lovato also observed her struggles with her father.
He also reportedly had a temper when he drank, and he would go into violent rages.
Obviously, behavior like that can have a long-termimpacton children.
Girl had some pipes from the get-go!
Lovato was fearless, too.
That’s not an easy song to sing, either!
But it was only after countless auditions and rejections that she caught her first break.
She was only about 6 years old at the time, too!
After Lovato landed a role on such a popular television program, she knew she had what it takes.
So she hit the ground running, chasing opportunities left and right.
“After I bookedBarney, I was constantly working on music and acting,” she revealed inSimply Complicated.
“I was taking lessons any chance that I could.”
She was on her way up!
Even Lovato was a bit taken aback at the time.
“It’s still surreal to me.
“I felt like screaming myself!”
“Starring inCamp Rockwas Demi’s big break,” he affirmed inSimply Complicated.
He noted, “It was like overnight she became a household name.”
Talk about a dream come true!
They tormented her about her body size especially, calling her fat.
And that led to her developing an eating disorder.
That’s not all, either, as Lovato began to self-harm as well by the age of 11.
It’s a testament to Lovato’s inner strength that she persevered.
The album eventually went gold.
Additionally, Lovato landed more acting gigs with the Disney Channel.
After that, she starred inCamp Rock 2: The Final Jam, reprising the role of Mitchie.
All the while she was touring in support of her albums and working constantly.
She truly had become a tween pop queen in her own right.
And it all came to a head during the tour forCamp Rock 2.
“I was performing concerts on an empty stomach,” she revealed in an interview withABC News.
“I was losing my voice from purging.
I was not taking medication for depression.”
Clearly she was not in a good place.
Things spiraled to the point where she decked one of her dancers, something she regrets.
She also leftSonny With a Chancearound that time to focus on music.
“He was mean, but he wanted to be a good person.”
“I’m helping one person at a time,” she affirmed in an interview withABC News.
What a beautiful way to pass on the healing spirit.
And as she’s grown up into a mature young woman, they have only continued to pile up.
For one, she’s not afraid to post makeup-free selfies on her Instagram page.
We are so here for this!
“It can transport you to a totally different place.
I’m on a journey to discover what it’s like to be free of all demons.”
It’s also going to make her super strong, for sure!
In the clip, she puts her opponent in an arm bar, and he ends up tapping out!
Talk about a scare!
“I was stuck in this, like, this unhappy position,” she revealed.
She recalled thinking, “I’m six years sober, but I’m miserable.
I’m even more miserable than I was when I was drinking.
Why am I sober?”
Unfortunately her team reportedly wasn’t showing up for her either, which triggered her core abandonment issues.
After that, Lovato started drinking, and then turned to harder drugs.
It wasn’t long only three months later, in fact before Lovato had her overdose.
We’re so glad you made it to the other side, Demi!
“I am human, so be easy on me.”
She added that she was tired of pretending otherwise, too.
“I genuinely see a fighter,” she continued.
“I don’t see a championship winner in there, but I see a fighter.”
Finally, Lovato genuinely pleased the audience when she announced that she had new music on the way.
“I was finally like awake,” she revealed toApple Music.
Well, sing it she did, with such passion and emotion that Lovato received a standing ovation afterwards.
“What an unbelievable night,” she wrote in anInstagrampost after the show.
“So emotional for me.”
What a beautiful sentiment!
As Lovato tells it, the video for “I Love Me” is super special.
But from the way she grins throughout the song, Lovato looks happier than ever.
