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IN A RECENT INTERVIEW DEMI LOVATO ADMITS SHE HAS SEVERE TRUST ISSUES, BUT REFUSES TO BE CYNICAL.
TRUSTING:
“A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE I WENT TO REHAB, I HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED PEOPLE THERE. IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO I CONSIDERED MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. WHEN I TURNED MY PHONE ON AFTER BEING IN REHAB FOR THREE MONTHS, I EXPECTED LOTS OF TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS. I HAD FOUR TEXTS. THAT WAS A WAKE-UP CALL. I HAVE SEVERE TRUST ISSUES BUT I TRY NOT BE JADED.”
TRUE FRIENDS,
SHE DOESN’T HAVE MANY AND PREFERS THEM TO COME FROM OUTSIDE THE SHOWBIZ WORLD:
“I DON’T HAVE LOADS OF FRIENDS. I USED TO, BUT THEN I REALISED, DO ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY CARE? NOW I HAVE PEOPLE WHO, IF I BREAK MY LEG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THEY’LL COME TO THE HOSPITAL WITH ME. OR THEY’LL ANSWER THE PHONE AT 4AM IF I NEED THEM.
“MOST OF MY FRIENDS ARE NOT IN THE INDUSTRY. I DON’T LIKE THAT LIFESTYLE, THE PAPARAZZI, GOING TO HOLLYWOOD PLACES. I STICK TO MY NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TO MY CLOSEST FRIENDSHIPS.”
ON HER RECENTLY DISCOVERED OLDER SISTER:
“I DON’T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY BIRTH FATHER SO I NEVER KNEW ABOUT HER. IT WAS REALLY FUNNY BECAUSE WE NEVER TALKED THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE AND, WHEN WE SHARED OUR LIFE STORIES, I FOUND OUT WE HAD SIMILAR LIVES – WE’D BEEN THROUGH THE SAME THINGS.”“I THINK IT’S REALLY INTERESTING THAT GOD HAS PUT EACH OTHER IN OUR LIVES. NOW I HAVE A NIECE WHO IS 14 AND HOPEFULLY I CAN BE THERE FOR HER IF SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH ANY ISSUES THAT I’VE DEALT WITH. I ASKED MY SISTER WHY SHE NEVER REACHED OUT TO ME BEFORE AND SHE SAID, “I JUST NEVER WANTED YOU TO FEEL LIKE I WANTED ANYTHING FROM YOU. SO I’VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE IF YOU WANTED A RELATIONSHIP.” I RESPECTED THAT SO MUCH THAT IT MADE ME CRY. I HAD A SISTER WHO WAS WAITING FOR A RELATIONSHIP BUT DIDN’T WANT TO FORCE THINGS. SHE’D ALREADY FELT FOR ME BEFORE WE’D EVEN HAD CONTACT.”
A SPECIAL MAN! DEMI KILLS THE NIALL HORAN ROMANCE RUMOURS:
“I’M SO TIRED OF THAT! IT NEVER HAPPENED. NIALL’S A REALLY SWEET GUY AND I DEFINITELY CONSIDER HIM A FRIEND, BUT IT’S NEVER CROSSED THAT LINE… HE’S A SWEET KID AND WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, BUT WE’RE JUST FRIENDS.”A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG WOMEN! IT’S SOMETHING SHE INITIALLY STRUGGLED WITH:“YES [ROLE MODELS ARE MORE POSITIVE NOWADAYS]. TEN YEARS AGO IT WASN’T THE CASE. YOU HAD A BUNCH OF SICKLY THIN STARLETS RUNNING AROUND HOLLYWOOD AND MODELS WERE UNBELIEVABLY THIN, WHICH I THINK PROMOTED AN UNHEALTHY, UNREALISTIC GOAL. THAT SET UP A LOT OF YOUNG WOMEN FOR FAILURE. NOW, THANKFULLY, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY. BUT I HAVE TO QUESTION WHAT PEOPLE CONSIDER AS ‘ROLE MODELS’. I USED TO THINK I DIDN’T CHOOSE TO BE A ROLE MODEL, BUT TIME WENT BY AND I WAS LIKE, “TOUGH SHIT, YOU’RE A ROLE MODEL WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT”. SO I LEARNT TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE MY ACTIONS INFLUENCE OTHER PEOPLE.”
FAME COMES AT A PRICE – AGEING!
“I’VE LIVED A LOT OF LIVES. FAME ADDS TEN YEARS TO YOU. THEN YOU ADD ON THE OTHER THINGS THAT I’VE DEALT WITH, I FEEL LIKE A 40-YEAR-OLD SOMETIMES!”
FUTURE FASHION LINE BE IN THE PIPELINE?
“I LOVE SIR PHILIP [GREEN]. HE’S CHARMING AND HAS A REALLY GOOD HEART. HE’S VERY SMART AND KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE’S DOING. RIGHT NOW, I’M FOCUSED ON MUSIC AND TOURING, SO I THINK IT’D BE A LOT TO TAKE ON FASHION AS WELL. YOU NEVER KNOW THOUGH, I’M KIND OF LIKE A MACHINE. I JUST KEEP ON GOING.”
“IF I WERE TO DO ANYTHING WITH FASHION, IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MEANING BEHIND IT – AND TO MAKE WOMEN FEEL HAPPY WHATEVER BODY SHAPE THEY ARE.”
JUDGING ON X FACTOR USA, SIMON COWELL’S SOFTER SIDE THAT VERY FEW GET TO SEE:
“HE’S A GRUMP. AN OLD FART. BUT HE HAS A HEART THAT NOBODY GETS TO SEE. IF HE WALKED INTO THIS ROOM, HE’D TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME – HE SHAKES EVERYONE’S HAND.”
KATE MIDDLETON, DEMI IS APPRECIATIVE OF HOW MUCH FREEDOM SHE HAS IN COMPARISON:
“I SOMETIMES LOOK AT MY LIFE AND THINK, I HAVE SO MUCH FREEDOM. I CAN’T IMAGINE HAVING THE ATTENTION SHE HAS. SHE DIDN’T CHOOSE THIS LIFESTYLE, SHE JUST FELL IN LOVE. BUT I ADMIRE HER FOR HER STRENGTH, SHE SEEMS LIKE A SWEETHEART. I WANT TO MEET HER AND ASK HER WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE PRINCESS.”
THE FULL INTERVIEW APPEARS IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF COMPANY MAGAZINE, ON SALE 8TH MAY
