Demi Lovato reveals what she will say if her daughter wants to become a celebrity... ahead of her Child Star documentary
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Demi Lovato has revealed how she would respond if her daughter wanted to follow in her footsteps and become a celebrity - as she prepares for the release of her searing documentary Child Star.
The 31-year-old landed her breakthrough role on Barney & Friends at the age of eight and became a Disney Channel personality shortly afterward.
As she grew into an adult celebrity, she battled a host of personal demons, including bulimia, drug abuse and bipolar disorder.
Now she is making her directorial debut with Child Star, interviewing names like Drew Barrymore, JoJo Siwa, Christina Ricci and more about growing up famous.
If she ever has a daughter who decides she wants to pursue a career in music, Demi has already decided what she will say, she told the Hollywood Reporter.
Demi Lovato has revealed how she would respond if her daughter wanted to follow in her footsteps and become a pop singer; pictured this May at the Met Gala
'I’d say: "Let’s study music theory and prepare you for the day you turn 18, because it’s not happening before that,"' Demi shared.
'"Not because I don’t believe in you or love you or want you to be happy, but because I want you to have a childhood, the childhood that I didn’t have."'
She would say further: '"And also, let’s come up with a backup plan," which is something I wish I’d done because sometimes I think it’s time for me to move on, but I’m in this weird position in my career because I still rely on music for my income.'
Demi is currently engaged to musician Jordan Lutes aka 'Jutes,' whose proposal she joyfully accepted a few days before Christmas last year.
Jutes is on the wagon like Demi is and was a contributor to her rock-tinged album HOLY F***, which was released in 2022.
News of their relationship broke in August 2022 around the time of HOLY F***'s release, but a source said then that they had been 'secretly dating for months now.'
The insider informed E! News: 'Demi and Jutes met while working on music together. Things are going really well and they have a lot in common. They bond over music.'
Demi's latest remarks on her prospective family come after JoJo Siwa, Drew Barrymore and more were revealed as interview guests for Child Star.
Demi, 31, landed her breakthrough role on Barney & Friends (pictured) at the age of eight, and she became a Disney Channel personality shortly afterward
She was 15 when Camp Rock first aired on the Disney Channel, starring her and Alyson Stoner alongside the Jonas Brothers; Demi and the Jonas Brothers are pictured in a publicity still
She will speak on camera to Kenan Thompson, Raven-Symoné and even Alyson Stoner, who costarred with Demi in Camp Rock.
It also emerged that the documentary will premiere on September 17 on Hulu, and it will be approximately an hour and a half long.
Demi was 15 years old when Camp Rock first aired on the Disney Channel, starring her and Alyson alongside the Jonas Brothers.
At that point she was already a Disney Channel staple as a star on the network's sitcom As The Bell Rings, which ran from 2007 to 2008.
As she grew older, she transitioned into pop stardom — and her personal problems increasingly began surfacing into the spotlight.
Demi has bared her soul in the past about 'experimenting' with drugs beginning in her preteen years, after she was in an accident and was prescribed opioids.
Demi is currently engaged to musician Jordan Lutes aka 'Jutes,' whose proposal she joyfully accepted a few days before Christmas last year; pictured this March in Beverly Hills
She stole her father's beer and her mother's Xanax, and she ultimately tried cocaine at the age of 17, she admitted on Call Her Daddy.
In 2018, she was hospitalized after a near-fatal heroin overdose that caused her to suffer three strokes and a heart attack, as well as lasting brain damage.
Three years ago, she controversially described herself as 'California sober,' meaning she still indulged in cannabis, which she later said she gave up as well.
She has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and suffered from bulimia, binging and purging to the point she once found herself vomiting blood.
Demi - who has come out as nonbinary and declared a preference for both 'she' and 'they' pronouns - announced the Child Star documentary last year.
