Demi Focusing On Recovery, Not Dating
Demi Lovato iVillage interview: So many young girls look up to you. Does that ever feel like a lot of pressure?It used to feel like a lot of pressure because I wasn’t really honest with everyone. I feel like it’s not a lot of pressure when you’re just being yourself and you’re telling the truth about things. I had issues that I was dealing with in privacy, and I was doing things that normal teenagers go through. But I definitely didn’t feel like a role model at the time.
Now that I’ve talked about the issues that I’ve dealt with, I feel that I’ve been very honest and open. When people still call me an inspiration after that, I don’t feel pressured at all. I really am just being myself with everyone, and when people accept me for who I am, it feels really, really great.
Last month, you said you were on a dating hiatus. What would a guy have to do to change your mind? There’s actually nothing that a guy can do to change my mind right now. It doesn’t matter how frickin' good-looking you are, or funny, or how in love with them I am. Right now, there’s nobody more important to me than myself and my recovery.
I think that’s a thing that a lot of young girls need to remember. There's no one more important than themselves, especially when it comes to girls that are in their late teens or early teens and are trying to figure out who they are. It’s really easy to be influenced by a guy that you like, and this is a period of time when you need to figure out yourself. That’s what I’m doing right now.
You've been really open about your health issues in the past. Are you feeling good now? It’s been an up-and-down roller coaster. It hasn’t been totally perfect since I got out of treatment, and I’d be lying if I told you that it has. But at this moment right now, and for a while now, it’s been smooth sailing.
I feel like I’m just cruising and having a really amazing time in life. I wouldn’t have been able to make it through a summer tour while hosting the Teen Choice Awards and doing X Factor at the same time if I wasn’t in a healthy state of mind. I don’t really necessarily have an update, but I think that kind of proves itself.
The new season of The X Factor premieres on Sept. 12. How has your experience been so far?
The experience so far has been so much fun. It doesn’t feel like work at all, and I just have had so much fun working with Britney and Simon and L.A. We all get along really, really great, and it’s a lot of fun getting to see new talent and people with a lot of potential to be superstars.
There was a clip of Britney doling out some criticism on the show, and Simon recently called her mean. Is she really a mean judge?
He’s totally joking! With this show, there’s not really the mean one, the nice one, the funny one -- we don’t have the typical panel of judges. I think we’re all really honest and sometimes it can come off as mean. We also joke around, and we like to have a lot of fun. There’s definitely been times when me and Britney have said no to people when Simon and L.A. say yes. We just have a different view on pop stars and celebrities because we’re in the pop industry ourselves. Simon and L.A. know a lot, for sure -- but from an artist’s point of view, I feel maybe I’m more critical of the people on stage. For instance, if they say, "Oh, I didn’t have time to practice enough" or "I only got two hours of sleep," I think I’m a little bit more critical. I’m like, "If you want to make it in this industry, you sometimes don’t even get to sleep at night." There are no excuses.
Is it ever hard to reject people?
Of course. You’re kind of shattering someone’s dreams. When they’ve made it that far and you’re telling them no, it’s really difficult to watch. And I’ve had to let go of some really great people because there’s been a huge amount of really talented people and only a specific number could get through. We are very excited with the talent that we have, but of course it’s difficult to let people go -- especially when they’re older and this is their last chance to make it.
Would you say it helps or hurts a contestant when they sing one of your songs?
I think that it doesn’t really hurt or help. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if it’s my song or somebody else’s. If they do a great job on it then they deserve to go through, and if they don’t then it's not meant to be. I think it hurts a lot of the contestants when they sing a Britney song, though. You just can’t do a Britney song. You won’t do it justice. There’s only one Britney Spears and she has a very unique voice. You can't top her.
As the two female judges, have you and Britney been bonding?
When we’re sitting on the panel and passing notes, we have a lot of fun. So I guess, yeah, a little bit. But I’m still getting to know her and hopefully someday we can hang out off-camera. But I know that we’re both super, super busy.
If you had to be a contestant on a reality show, which one would you choose?
I always wanted to be on Survivor. Out in the wild, stripped down to barely any food, having to work for everything and trying to survive with your basic instincts. I think that’d be a really cool experience.
School is starting again. Do you have any embarrassing back-to-school memories from when you were a kid?
I do! I have a back-to-school memory when I was running in the hallway, which, you know, you should never do. But I was running in the hallway and I was trying to get to second period or something like that, and I just completely busted ass. Like, fell in front of everybody. Obviously I’m a really clumsy person. I fall all the time on stage, and I feel like it’s not an official tour unless I fall during one concert. So, yes, I totally wiped out and it was really funny. And I just made a pose and threw my hands up in the air and said, “Ta-da!” People kind of just laug
She's been focusing on recovery for like 2 years. She needs to get the fuck over it god damn.
lol she's still fuck wilmer
Look up your facts before you start dissing anon. It takes on average 7 - 10 years to recover from an eating disorder and no one ever fully recovers. So what if she's been recovering for two years, that's hardly anything. I hate ignorant pigs like you who say things like this. It's not her fault she got an eating disorder, it's a mental illness. So ignorant.
MILKING OUT YOUR SICKNESS FOR PUBLICITY IS WRONG, DEMI.
mmmm i think the anon is just saying that ever since she got out of rehab she's been saying that she's focusing on recovery instead of dating yet she's been dating wilmer so she's lying
Exactly, she's lying, if she LIED saying that 'JEMI' was NEVER gonna happen, WHY she can't be lying now?? She is dating Wilmer but i dont understand why she does not say anything, well i understand that she was heartbroken when Joe and her broke up. But with that tweet to Wilmer: ''You are amazing. Thank you so much LOVE. You mean THE WORLD to me.'' OK DEMI DONT LIE US!!!!!!!!!!!
I completely respect Demi for openly talking about her personal issues and the struggles she's dealt with. It's very inspirational and she's a good person, no doubt. But her constant talk about it is rather annoying. It's almost as if she's using it to BOOST her career. Demi is an extremely talented girl again no denying that. But she's milking it and using her story to help her get out there.
Exactly, she's lying, if she LIED saying that 'JEMI' was NEVER gonna happen, WHY she can't be lying now?? She is dating Wilmer but i dont understand why she does not say anything, well i understand that she was heartbroken when Joe and her broke up. But with that tweet to Wilmer: ''You are amazing. Thank you so much LOVE. You mean THE WORLD to me.'' OK DEMI DONT LIE US!!!!!!!!!!!
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^ da fuck ? then why was she all " ooohhhh joe is PERFECT" when they were dating ? I love joe to death but I would never call him perfect
i think she's lying because of the age difference and because most of her fans don't like him. with x factor coming out it probably would be bad publicity for her to associated with him maybe.
Wtf how do you guys know she is dating Wilmer? Stop assuming its annoying as hell. Ok they are close that doesn't mean they are dating. Some people just have a flirty kind of relationship
Wtf how do you guys know she is dating Wilmer? Stop assuming its annoying as hell. Ok they are close that doesn't mean they are dating. Some people just have a flirty kind of relationship
I completely respect Demi for openly talking about her personal issues and the struggles she's dealt with. It's very inspirational and she's a good person, no doubt. But her constant talk about it is rather annoying. It's almost as if she's using it to BOOST her career. Demi is an extremely talented girl again no denying that. But she's milking it and using her story to help her get out there.
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Agreed. I respect it and am inspired with it (having an eating disorder myself..) but she certainly seems to be overdoing it. Although you do have to remember people ASK her about it, she can't control that.
Believe me. Demi is dating with Wilmer, she is lying. You're gonna see some photos really soon.
because we've been long enough on this site, to know celebs lie about a lot, including dating. if you're a jonas fan, that's basically like having a degree in detecting bullshit with concetration on lying about dating.
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but she was once like : "if you don't support my personal life and what makes me happy then don't call yourself a fan " when her fans were being mad at her for dating wilmer. If she was dating him again she wouldn't give a damn.I think they're still friends after the breakup.Like the one whose name shall never be spoken on demi posts said once : " it doesn't have to be either black or white after ending a relationship .You CAN still be friends with your ex.
Believe me. Demi is dating with Wilmer, she is lying. You're gonna see some photos really soon.
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What kind of pictures?
Zack Taylor said:
Believe me. Demi is dating with Wilmer, she is lying. You're gonna see some photos really soon.
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lmao I bet her psycho mom told you that zac
she craves th attention
preach!!! ?
man demi's mom is ugly
even after she tweeted that she never actually went public with him. being public is like nick with delta were he spoke about her in interviews and admitted she was his girlfriend and holding hands with her. neither did wilmer he denied dating her to perez by saying they were just friends.
it was inspirational at first when she opened up, but now it just feels like she "opens up" to stay relevant. like she wants to talk about it to intrigue people but won't say everything like she "self medicated with alcohol and drugs" but won't say what drugs she did. i think when everyone gets tired of her saying the same thing OVER AND OVER and ignores her, then she'll finally say what she did and how often. she just seems really fake now. cause, let's face it: no one cares about her album anymore since it's a year old, and if she wasn't on X-Factor, her name wouldn't be in the headlines.
it was inspirational at first when she opened up, but now it just feels like she "opens up" to stay relevant. like she wants to talk about it to intrigue people but won't say everything like she "self medicated with alcohol and drugs" but won't say what drugs she did. i think when everyone gets tired of her saying the same thing OVER AND OVER and ignores her, then she'll finally say what she did and how often. she just seems really fake now. cause, let's face it: no one cares about her album anymore since it's a year old, and if she wasn't on X-Factor, her name wouldn't be in the headlines.
LOL ''Zack Taylor'' fake! Well, if Demi is dating with Wilmer is their business.. And later or soon it 'd be known.
damn im bored as hell
yeah the problem is people don't care about these issues. people want to know about her dating life and sex life. she should go on chelsea lately like kevin jonas.
it was inspirational at first when she opened up, but now it just feels like she "opens up" to stay relevant. like she wants to talk about it to intrigue people but won't say everything like she "self medicated with alcohol and drugs" but won't say what drugs she did. i think when everyone gets tired of her saying the same thing OVER AND OVER and ignores her, then she'll finally say what she did and how often. she just seems really fake now. cause, let's face it: no one cares about her album anymore since it's a year old, and if she wasn't on X-Factor, her name wouldn't be in the headlines.
Exactly, she's lying, if she LIED saying that 'JEMI' was NEVER gonna happen, WHY she can't be lying now?? She is dating Wilmer but i dont understand why she does not say anything, well i understand that she was heartbroken when Joe and her broke up. But with that tweet to Wilmer: ''You are amazing. Thank you so much LOVE. You mean THE WORLD to me.'' OK DEMI DONT LIE US!!!!!!!!!!!
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TOTALLY AGREE! If she did once, why not twice?
she's so annoying. she should be friends with Lindsay Lohan. they seem to have a lot in common. they could do blow, and fuck wilmer. and they both would have excuses for their behavior.
we're over it, demi.
it's like joe. he would say he was single all the while he was actually sneaking to vegas to be with his little whore natashia.
only jonas fans can detect bullshit from all celebs. all the other stans follow like sheeps.
Look up your facts before you start dissing anon. It takes on average 7 - 10 years to recover from an eating disorder and no one ever fully recovers. So what if she's been recovering for two years, that's hardly anything. I hate ignorant pigs like you who say things like this. It's not her fault she got an eating disorder, it's a mental illness. So ignorant.
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LOL stop defending a worthless piece of shit that doesn't give two fucks about you Anon. I don't care if it takes 7 - 10 years to recover, she needs to get the fuck over it. I swear to god she's bipolar or something, one day she's happy as fuck the next she's pissed and depressed. It's annoying as hell and its immature on her part for constantly bringing it up. By the way, it's not a mental illness, it's this new illness called attention whore.
a mental illness called attention whore? i think miley suffers from that as well. :/
LOL stop defending a worthless piece of shit that doesn't give two fucks about you Anon. I don't care if it takes 7 - 10 years to recover, she needs to get the fuck over it. I swear to god she's bipolar or something, one day she's happy as fuck the next she's pissed and depressed. It's annoying as hell and its immature on her part for constantly bringing it up. By the way, it's not a mental illness, it's this new illness called attention whore
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but she said she's bipolar
Did you guys hear about 4chan fakin the votes so that Taylor Swift would play at a deaf school! Fucking hilarious.
The person that works at Tao in Vegas said that Joe has an asian fetish. Wich explains why he felt attracted to Taylor's squinty eyes
I honestly do feel for Demi &the people calling her fat is stupid but it is kind of her fault. When she came out of rehab (she wasnt in there for long), she almost automatically went straight into working on her album. I mean she got alot of inspiration from that but she should of stayed in rehab a little longer and really took some time for her self. she was like still on twitter talking about being in the gym until she bleed and all this other crazy stuff like i hope shes better now and her managment keeps her off twitter from puttingg these things but i want her to be healthy before something really big happens....
Taylor's new video up on MTV
http://www.mtv.com/videos/taylor-swift/826859/we-are-never-ever-getting-...
LOL she's so retarded
Taylor Swift is the queen of pity. Demi should take notes cause interviews with her talking about it over sounds really redundant
Taylor's new video up on MTV
http://www.mtv.com/videos/taylor-swift/826859/we-are-never-ever-getting-...
LOL she's so retarded
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Are you the same anon who keeps talking about taylor? if shes retarded why did you bother looking up her video. i h8 her but why are you bringing her up?
Red lips - cheeck
vintage clothes - check
acting like retard - check
Mix them together you get a Taylor Swift
Zack taylor is worthless piece of cunt who does nothing but lie and try to stay relevant by hurting people and being obsessed with others lives. hes worse then perez and sooooo 2009 GTFO
Duh I posted about Taylor. I'm actually a fan of her and the video just got tweeted by JJJ so I'm talking about her now!
Red lips - cheeck
vintage clothes - check
acting like retard - check
Mix them together you get a Taylor Swift
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STFU ABOUT TAYLOR FOR GOODNESS SAKE! If you dont like her then move on. you act like we want to talk about her too. no
Are you the same anon who keeps talking about taylor? if shes retarded why did you bother looking up her video. i h8 her but why are you bringing her up?
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Her video just got released so I'm talking about her. I actually like her music. Just like making fun of her. Nobody is on the Taylor post.
Okay then nobody wants to talk about Taylor.
Sorryyyyy what should we talk about??
Im voting for Obama.
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DEMI YOU ARE MY QUEEN ....I DONT CARE ANOTHER GIRLS
honestly do feel for Demi &the people calling her fat is stupid but it is kind of her fault. When she came out of rehab (she wasnt in there for long), she almost automatically went straight into working on her album. I mean she got alot of inspiration from that but she should of stayed in rehab a little longer and really took some time for her self. she was like still on twitter talking about being in the gym until she bleed and all this other crazy stuff like i hope shes better now and her managment keeps her off twitter from puttingg these things but i want her to be healthy before something really big happens....
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Thinking of it now, I feel like her management really are trying to keep her off twitter. I mean she went from tweet several times a day to barely tweeting at all.
wilmer looks like a monkey
demiis such a great girl... love her if u wannabe alone fine, take time 4 ur self....thoes who cant do HATE
i thought the last pic was lady gaga
HOLY SHIT ! she has a huge tongue http://oceanup.com/photogallery?nid=86811&fid=600556
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