Shocking Confession: Demi Lovato Admits She Was Suicidal At Age 7
July 1 2013, Published 10:13 a.m. ET
In a stunning confession that hints at even darker secrets, Demi Lovato says in a new interview that she was suicidal at age seven – and Breaking Celebrity News has the details.
The X Factor judge, who has dealt with cutting and bulimia in recent years, reveals that when she got her first showbiz job on Barney & Friends at age 7, she was already in a bad place.
"At the time, I was just so grateful to be on TV, but I was also really struggling,” she tells the July issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.
“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.
“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."