Demi Lovato says she felt ‘responsible’ to not ‘sweep it under the rug’ when struggling with eating disorder

Demi Lovato hopes fans can learn from her struggles. In a raw interview with Bodybuilders hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers posted on Wednesday (Oct. 22), the star reflected on choosing to be open about her past experiences with eating disorders and substance abuse, despite the stigma surrounding them.

“I had to make a decision when I first went into treatment,” the singer began. “I had this very public outburst when I was 18…and at that point my manager at the time asked me, ‘Do you want to go public with what you’re going through, or do you want to sweep it under the rug and not talk about it?’ »

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Despite the manager telling her, “You’re entitled to both” and “You don’t owe anyone anything,” Lovato decided to be open with fans. “I was like, ‘I didn’t have a role model at 13 who talked about eating disorders, and I need to be that role model for someone else.'”

“It was this responsibility that I was willing to take on because I wish I could have had it growing up,” Lovato added.

THE Camp Rocher The alumnus has long spoken openly about his past battles with self-harm, bulimia, drug addiction and bipolar disorder, delving into them in documentaries such as this 2017 one. Simply complicated and 2021 Dancing with the Devil. A pivotal incident occurred in 2010 when an 18-year-old Lovato punched backup dancer Alex Welch while on tour with the Jonas Brothers, after which the singer entered rehab to deal with “emotional and physical issues.”

“When you hit someone on a plane, that’s enough,” she recalled in an interview with She. “Right afterward, I texted my mom and just said, ‘I’m sorry.'”

Lovato is doing better than ever, and the star is preparing to release a new album It’s not that deep Friday. The project was led by the singles “Fast”, “Here All Night” and “Kiss”.

Listen to Lovato’s full guest episode from Bodybuilders below.

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