Demi Lovato: "I Was Suicidal At 7"

Demi Lovato reveals to Cosmopolitan about her very early battles and being a "badass" in a shocking interview for the August 2013 cover story.



Lovato, 20, debuted on "Barney & Friends" when she was seven years old and even then was facing serious issues.

"At the time, I was just so grateful to be on TV, but I was also really struggling," Lovato told the mag, noting: "Looking back, there was a connection, probably between any kid who's ever sang that song to Barney, a little place in a child's heart, a void, that could be filled. And maybe Barney fills it."

Lovato explained: "Even before Barney, I was suicidal. I was seven. With Barney, I guess subliminally, I did have a relationship with this figure that was saving my life in a way."

"I've talked about being bullied and the years of being a teenager, but I went through things when I was younger that I've never talked about that probably caused me to turn out the way I ended up turning out," Lovato claimed.

Lovato has little use for the partying that many young celebrities follow.

Lovato was quoted as saying: "When I look at someone who's out there partying excessively or rappers rapping about doing drugs, who people look up to, and think: "Oh that's a G; that's a gangster." I think: "You're actually being a giant p*ssy.""

"Sorry, but those rockers in the '80s were the furthest thing from rock stars. They were so insecure and so lonely that they had to do these things to get them through the day," Lovato continued.


Lovato added: "If you're spending your entire early 20s chasing the next party, what are you running away from? That's not a badass. What's a badass is when you can sit through your problems and feel emotions when you don't want to have them."

Lovato stated: "There have been nights where I've had to sit on my hands, because I want to act out, because I physically can't sit still in the pain I'm dealing with, from looking back and being bullied or other things that happened. And now, as hard as it may be, I will do that. That's what makes me a badass. Being a badass is handling your sh*t."


The issue with Lovato's full interview hits newsstands on July 9.


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