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Yesterday came the sad news that Demi Lovato was in hospital following an overdose.

The news hasn't only shocked and upset fans, but fellow celebrities also.
RELATED: Demi Lovato 'refused to cooperate with paramedics'
When Justin Bieber was asked by paparazzi about the news, he said he was "completely shocked" by it and is sending his love.

Most celebrities have turned to Twitter to send their support to Demi, with a stream of kind words:

Like all of you I am thinking of @DDLovato right now. She needs our prayers and support. We all know how strong you are Demi. #prayfordemi
- J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) July 25, 2018

Sending love and prayers to Demi Lovato 🙏
- Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) July 24, 2018

Addiction is not a choice.

My heavy heart sends healing love to @ddlovato, and I pray she recovers fully and with great health. 💛
- Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) July 24, 2018

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Celebrities react to news of Demi Lovato's overdose

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Yesterday came the sad news that Demi Lovato was in hospital following an overdose. The news hasn't only shocked and upset fans, but fellow celebrities also. RELATED: Demi Lovato 'refused to cooperate with paramedics' When Justin Bieber was asked by paparazzi about the news, he said he was "completely shocked" by it and is sending his love.

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Demi Lovato has been vocal about her own struggles with mental illness since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011. Now, the singer has launched a campaign to help others out there. Called "Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health," Lovato has teamed up with five mental-health organizations for the joint venture.

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The issue "is very important to me because I have struggled with bipolar disorder for several years now," she told .

She continued, "Also my father had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well, and I watched him live a very unfortunate life because of the lack of access to treatment. So it's very personal to me. I just think mental illness is something people need to learn more about and the stigma needs to be taken away from."
Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Manager Phil McIntyre Launch Joint Venture with Island Records (Exclusive)
For the campaign, Lovato is partnering with Mental Health America, among other organizations, and Lovato explained how others out there can help.

"It's also about speaking up for your community," she said, "which is taking action, whether it's writing a letter to Congress and telling them how this is affecting you and your life and how you would like to see mental health care more accessible in your community."

"There's so many different ways you can help," she added. "I think together as a country we have to step up and we have to do something about this issue that is becoming quite an epidemic."

Lovato, who has a treatment plan, says she's been "living well with my mental illness - I am actually functioning like a very happy person would. I couldn't be happier today. Life is really, really great. I have a brand-new puppy and I'm able to not only take care of myself but take care of him as well. I'm living my dream. Life is pretty amazing."

And she credits her boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, for supporting her.

"He's been so helpful when it comes to being a part of my support group," she said "The people that are closest to me in my life are understanding and are willing to call me out on things if they notice unhealthy behaviors coming into play."

She added, "And he's one of those people who's stuck by my side from day one of me getting help and saying, 'Listen, I'm not going to be a "yes" person.' Someone that just says 'yes' to you because they're afraid of what will happen to them because they don't want to get out of the circle."

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Demi Lovato Launches New Mental Health Campaign

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Demi Lovato has been vocal about her own struggles with mental illness since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011. Now, the singer has launched a campaign to help others out there. Called "Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health," Lovato has teamed up with five mental-health organizations for the joint venture.

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Following from the success of "Camp Rock" Demi Lovato and The Jonas Brothers star in the second hit movie of the franchise. Demi Lovato and The Jonas Brothers had previously been on tour together for the soundtrack of the first hit film, and Camp Rock 2 further reinforces the collaboration in preparation for another tour.

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This is the name used for Demi Lovato's fans. There are endless fan accounts and web pages supporting Demi throughout her musical progression and overcoming her drug and alcohol addiction. She is an advocate for body positivity, mental health issues such as bipolar and depression, and acts as a strong role model for her audiences.

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Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato This Is Me Official Music Video

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Joe Jonas and Demi dated for four months after the release of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam in 2010. This relationship sparked a lot of attention in the media and The Disney Channel Fandom as the two had created a perfect romance in the Camp Rock franchise and it had come to life.

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Disney teen Demi Lovato quits high-profile Jonas Brothers tour for rehab

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According to TMZ, the move came after the Camp Rock star was involved in a fight with a female member of her tour group.

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Shingler, M. (2012) Star Studies: a critical guide. London: Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute. Available at: https://content.talisaspire.com/liverpool/bundles/5c58629569df502329412044 (Accessed on 5th November, 2022)

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Shingler, M. (2012) Star Studies: a critical guide. London: Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute. Available at: https://content.talisaspire.com/liverpool/bundles/5c58629569df502329412044 (Accessed on 5th November, 2022)

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I have highlighted this article (p. 121) as it explores the relationship between star images, screen characters and the real personality of the star together. Scholars identify that a star's personality is in itself a construction known and expressed only through online mediums and publicity. Demi Lovato is an example of a star who roots her characters through her own sense of self, but then chooses to maintain a gap in her on screen image as she attempts to hide her struggles with addiction. Then we notice a new shift in image when she is comfortable projecting her authentic self.

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Marshall, L. (2013) The structural functions of stardom in the recording industry. Popular music and society, 36(5), pp.578-596.

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Marshall, L. (2013) The structural functions of stardom in the recording industry. Popular music and society, 36(5), pp.578-596.

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I have highlighted this article (p. 578) in relation to Demi Lovato's star image as it identifies that the star fulfils important economic functions in the recording industry through supply and demand. Demi Lovato's collaboration with successful boy band "The Jonas Brothers" attempts to redistribute the financial risks associated with releasing soundtracks and going on tour. Furthermore, Demi's image as an enthusiastic and inspiring role model for young audiences proves a predictable outcome for the music market and the film industry. This article analyses how star image is reliant on economic success through multiple cultural industries.

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Stars are central to the experience of popular music, a focal point for individual and collective desire and a site for the interpretation of authorial intent. However, the social structure of stardom is also central to the industrial organization of popular music. Beginning with a discussion of approaches to stardom more generally, this paper outlines the key functions played by popular music stardom in the structure of the contemporary recording industry. It considers both the economic functions of stardom (the transferral of financial risk from the record label to the artist and the stabilization of markets) and its ideological significance (submerging the process of commodification inherent within popular music and acting as the primary means through which the popular music commodity attains its commercial value). In the final section, the paper considers the contemporary music industry and the changing power balance between record labels and stars, concluding that, if the major labels become significantly less powerful, then this will have major implications for the nature of popular music stardom per se.

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Lee Marshall
Lee Marshall is a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Bristol. His research interests centre on issues concerning authorship, stardom, and intellectual property. His first book, Bootlegging: Romanticism and Copyright in the Music Industry (Sage, 2005) won the Socio-Legal Study Association's early career book prize. His second book, Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Star was published by Polity Press in 2007.

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The Structural Functions of Stardom in the Recording Industry

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Stars are central to the experience of popular music, a focal point for individual and collective desire and a site for the interpretation of authorial intent. However, the social structure of stardom is also central to the industrial organization of popular music.

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Wong, N.C., Lookadoo, K.L. and Nisbett, G.S. (2017) “I’m Demi and I have bipolar disorder”: Effect of parasocial contact on reducing stigma toward people with bipolar disorder. Communication Studies, 68(3), pp.314-333.

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Wong, N.C., Lookadoo, K.L. and Nisbett, G.S. (2017) “I’m Demi and I have bipolar disorder”: Effect of parasocial contact on reducing stigma toward people with bipolar disorder. Communication Studies, 68(3), pp.314-333.

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I have highlighted this article (p. 314) as it attempts to understand how Demi Lovato acts as a celebrity advocate for mental health on an intimate and personal level.

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Although it may seem like one of Demi's usual and energetic performances, she was drunk and on drugs during this performance.

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Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break (Live on American Idol)

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In Demi's latest documentary "Dancing With The Devil", she speaks out as a sexual assault survivor, explaining that she was raped as a teenager and was sexually assaulted the night of her overdose. Her candor in these traumatic events further reflects her genuine and real persona that she projects to her own friends and family but also to the media and wider press.

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Demi Lovato has said she was raped as a teenager while working for the Disney Channel in the late 2000s by someone who faced no repercussions when she revealed what happened. The singer does not say who the offender was, only that she "had to see this person all the time" afterwards.

The comments were part of a larger story told by Lovato in her YouTube docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, which premiered at SXSW on Tuesday, about trauma, addiction and her near-fatal drug overdose in July 2018. Lovato, 28, has long been open about her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and bulimia, including in her 2017 YouTube Originals documentary Simply Complicated.

In several interviews filmed over the course of 2020, Lovato described the eating disorder and control by her then management team in 2018 that contributed to breaking six years of sobriety, and the overdose that landed her in Cedars-Sinai medical center in Los Angeles for several weeks. She said she was "left for dead" by her drug dealer after he raped her during the overdose, and that she saw him during a one-time relapse after a stay in a treatment facility in an effort to assert control.

Her return, she said, mirrored the experience she had as a teenager. "I lost my virginity in a rape," she said. "I called that person back a month later and tried to make it right by being in control, and all it did was just make me feel worse."

Both times were "textbook trauma re-enactments, and I really beat myself up for years, which is also why I had a really hard time coming to terms with the fact that it was a rape when it happened".

Lovato did not reveal when or where the assault happened, but noted it was during the time she was "a part of that Disney crowd that publicly said they were waiting till marriage", referring to the purity rings - jewellery symbolizing one's commitment to waiting for sex until marriage - temporarily worn in the late 2000s by young teenage Disney stars including Nick and Joe Jonas, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.

Lovato said she wore a purity ring in 2008, when she shot to fame with the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock, filmed when she was 15. The film and its 2010 sequel co-starred the Jonas Brothers, Meaghan Martin and Alyson Stoner.

Her description of the experience was spliced with two interviews from the era: one on a red carpet for the American Music Awards in 2008, the other seemingly from the set of Camp Rock 2, in which she said she had become "more aware of just life and people and the way that the business works" since filming the first movie. "I think I'm able to protect myself a little more."

Lovato did not name an offender and described a consensual experience that turned traumatic: "We were hooking up but I said, 'hey, this is not going any farther, I'm a virgin and I don't want to lose it this way.' And that didn't matter to them, they did it anyways. And I internalized it and I told myself it was my fault, because I still went in the room with him, I still hooked up with him."

She said the encounter, and the pressure to maintain an image of purity, contributed to her bulimia and self-harm at the time, and that she struggled to recognize it as rape. "The Christian, southern girl in me didn't see it that way because sex was not normalized as a child or in the south," she said. "And, you know what, fuck it, I'm just gonna say it: my #MeToo story is me telling somebody that someone did this to me, and they never got in trouble for it. They never got taken out of the movie they were in."

Lovato did not reveal who she told at the time. She said she was speaking publicly "because everyone that that happens to should absolutely speak their voice if they can and feel comfortable doing so".

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Demi Lovato has said she was raped as a teenager while working for the Disney Channel in the late 2000s by someone who faced no repercussions when she revealed what happened. The singer does not say who the offender was, only that she "had to see this person all the time" afterwards.

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Demi released this empowering anthem as a single and "Confident" was also the title of her album in 2015.
The song reflects Demi's attitudes towards her body confidence and her own image as she exclaims how she is proud of her body and is not ashamed of showing it to the world. The lyric "You've had me underrated" projects her defiance towards her previous experiences with loving herself and is now ready to be confident.

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Demi Lovato - Confident (Official Video)

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Demi Lovato is a celebrity that has evidently used her struggles with addiction and the trauma throughout her career to project the authenticity of her star image. She explains her stories of sexual trauma, abuse, control and addiction through her perspective of a survivor.

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Demi Lovato gets huge ‘survivor’ tattoo on her neck one year after near-fatal overdose

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DEMI Lovato has given a nod to her previous life struggles with a poignant Survivor tattoo inked onto her neck. The former Disney star, 27, has spoken openly about her previously addictions to drug…

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Demi has generated her trauma throughout her life into her new image and her music as a process of healing and strengthening her own persona. Her new upcoming album "HOLY FVCK" reflects her journey throughout her treatment process and how she has began owning her sexuality. Demi rejects her previous image as sweet and innocent, as she now acknowledges that she was being made to look a certain way and produce music the way people wanted her to. However, she is now re-producing her famous hits to reflect her new authentic sound such as 'Confident', 'Cool for the Summer', 'Heart Attack', 'Sorry Not Sorry' fulfilling a once for all authentic and honest projection of her star image and aesthetic. This new album finds Demi taking control of her life post-overdose through her star image as she has a newfound edge and pop-rock persona.

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Everything We Know About Demi Lovato’s New 2022 Album ‘Holy Fvck’

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As Demi Lovato prepares to return to rock with their eighth album, ‘HOLY FVCK,’ here’s a rundown of all the details we know about the LP so far, including singles “Skin Of My Teeth” and “Substance” and the full tracklist.

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In 2015, Demi created a partnership with Episode Interactive: an online gaming platform  where the player makes their own choices. The game was titled Demi Lovato: Path to Fame. In this interactive mobile story, it gives audiences the opportunity to see what it is like touring with Demi Lovato whilst pursuing their own passion for music and becoming a famous musician. Her star image of authenticity and honesty is made even stronger as she offers behind the scenes features that incorporate her personal life. Demi includes prominent figures such as her band manager and adds authentic touches with new vocals. Demi stated "As my Lovatics know, it's very important that my personal experiences come through in everything I do and this story is no different." Difficult choices are lined throughout the plot of the game, further reflecting Demi's own personal experiences of having to sacrifice certain things to achieve success.

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SAN FRANCISCO--()--Episode, Pocket Gems' mobile storytelling network and marketplace, is launching today. The interactive mobile story stars Demi Lovato, who worked closely with the Episode team to design it. Demi Lovato: Path to Fame takes players on a journey to stardom while being guided by the multi-talented recording artist, performer and actress.

Demi Lovato: Path to Fame gives fans the chance to see what it's like to be on tour with Demi while chasing their dreams of becoming a famous musician. The story offers a behind-the-scenes look that only Demi can provide, featuring prominent figures from her life like her band and manager.

"I wanted to make sure this story captured my voice perfectly, so I worked in tandem with the Episode team to add authentic touches," said Lovato. "As my Lovatics know, it's very important that my personal experiences come through in everything I do and this story is no different. I think they will really enjoy this exclusive glimpse into my life that they haven't seen before."

The story demonstrates how the path to fame is lined with difficult choices. Players will have to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to achieve their dreams. In the story, players' choices shape the character's plot path. With the help of Demi and her friends, players discover their voice and define their musical career.

Other features include:

Dress like a star and customize your character's look to create your style from hundreds of options.

Earn bonus stories based on your choices: go on romantic dates, attend exclusive parties and join in tour escapades.

Experience stories that have been designed by Demi, including exclusive trivia and anecdotes.

Visit amazing cities where you'll perform shows with Demi and build a dedicated fan base.

Hang out with Demi's band, manager and friends!

Listen to Demi's songs as the soundtrack to your story, and perform them on-stage alongside Demi herself.

"It's been an incredible experience working with Demi to make this story happen," said Jameel Khalfan, who oversees licensing partnerships for Episode. "We believe that the best celebrity-branded mobile apps offer fans a deeper look into stars' lives. Episode is the perfect medium to create these fun and authentic experiences for players."

Episode aims to define storytelling for the modern mobile audience with stories that are part TV, novel, movie and mobile game.

Demi Lovato: Path to Fame is now available on the Episode app in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. To download the game visit: http://bit.ly/DemiPathtoFame

CAA brokered the deal with Pocket Gems on behalf of its client Demi Lovato.

About Episode:

Episode is a mobile storytelling network and marketplace created by Pocket Gems, a leading mobile entertainment and games company. Episode empowers storytellers to create mobile-first stories, aiming to define storytelling for the 2+ billion people on mobile with stories that are part TV, novel, movie, and mobile game. Since launching in 2014, there have been over 600 million chapters read and over 1.5 million storytellers have signed up to create their own stories, including award-winning screenwriters and published novelists.

About Demi Lovato:

Demi Lovato is a singer, songwriter, and television star with a fan base that includes over 28 million die-hard Twitter followers and nearly 37 million fans on Facebook. She is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album, Demi, hit #1 on iTunes in over 50 countries around the world. The lead single, "Heart Attack," earned Platinum status just ten weeks after its launch. The breakthrough hit was followed by top 5 radio smash and platinum single "Neon Lights" as well as her most recent top 10 single on Top 40 radio, "Really Don't Care" featuring Cher Lloyd. Lovato recently wrapped the North American and European leg of her DEMI WORLD TOUR in November and is headed to Australia, New Zealand and Asia in the spring of 2015. DEMI WORLD TOUR followed her first headlining and sold-out, NEON LIGHTS TOUR. Lovato is currently in the studio recording her fifth album and is confirmed to executive produce the music score and star as the female lead in upcoming animated theatrical feature film, 'Charming'. In addition to her musical accomplishments, her book, "Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year" became a New York Times best-seller and she created "Staying Strong: A Journal" to coincide, while simultaneously launching her very own skin-care line, DEVONNE By Demi and hair extension line, Secret Color. In 2014, Lovato was named the first ever global ambassador for NYC New York Color Cosmetics and is currently the face of SKECHERS Global Campaign. As an outspoken advocate for young people everywhere, Lovato has become a role model by being vocal about her personal experiences and speaking out against bullying among other issues. She serves as an official Ambassador for We Day as well as Free The Children and launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program, which helps people struggling with mental health and/or addiction issues cover the cost of treatment.

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Episode Launches Interactive Mobile Story, Demi Lovato: Path to Fame

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SAN FRANCISCO--()--Episode, Pocket Gems' mobile storytelling network and marketplace, is launching today. The interactive mobile story stars Demi Lovato, who worked closely with the Episode team to design it. Demi Lovato: Path to Fame takes players on a journey to stardom while being guided by the multi-talented recording artist, performer and actress.

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In this Disney Channel Original film, Demi Lovato stars alongside actress Selena Gomez. The two performed together on Barney and Friends and had already projected their duo status as one that embodies friendship and loyalty. The two actresses are presented as role models who reflect the motifs that Disney wants to project onto their audiences.

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Expectations to be a role model, thrust into the limelight for young and easily influenced audiences.
Intense routine and extreme workload. Demi's experience was making a season of a TV show, going on tour, making an album, and shooting a new film. In a 2022 podcast of "Call Her Daddy" Demi's thought process towards this strict regime involved her turning to drugs and alcohol from a very young age "If you're going to work me like an adult, I'm going to party like an adult".

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TROUBLED singer Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital last night with a suspected drug overdose... making the ex-Disney star the latest veteran of the entertainment network to run into serious trouble.

The 21-year-old former Camp Rock actress first checked into rehab when she was just 18 years old, and at one stage she reportedly took cocaine several times a day - even smuggling it onto to planes rather than go without her fix.

She managed to stay clean for six years but revealed she had relapsed in recent weeks in a song called Sober, which has become particularly poignant now.

And Demi is far from the former Disney child star to go off the rails in adulthood, with Shia LaBeouf, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan (yes, that's where they really started) among the stars who struggled after finding fame with the network.

Other child stars, like Macaulay Caulkin and the Jacksons, have also endured public meltdowns after reaching adulthood, but there seems to be a high proportion of ex-Disney stars to suffer the same fate.

Although it's in no way suggested that Disney itself is responsible for what happened to the stars, the fact that many had early careers at the entertainment giant has led people to nickname it the 'Disney Curse'.

So why do so many former young performers have problems further down the line?

Psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos told Sun Online that part of this could be to do with the huge pressure placed on child stars before they are ready to handle it.

She said: "Having fame means your self awareness is amplified, and once you've reached a certain level of fame and notoriety, it's gets very validating.

"When that fame begins to fade away, it's very hard and you see that as a rejection of who you are and your work and your character.

"You can't ever go back to being normal because you will always have that notoriety; you always have that expectation. It's hard for you to navigate social interactions."

Dr Linda also points to the strained relationships many child stars (including Demi, Britney and Lindsay) have with their parents.

She said: "A lot of famous kids have had public fall outs with their parents. The parents, whose main job it is to ensure mental and physical health of their kids, are also tasked with ensuring their kids work and make a lot of money. Sometimes the two are incompatible."

And another aspect is the vacuum that is created when child stars grow out of their roles while still being associated with them.

Linda says: "They had an identity they were able to profit from and get a sense of validation from. Once that changes, you don't have that same value and you feel it.

"And that is why we see young stars becoming hyper-sexualised - they want to be taken seriously as adults.

"They're like 'look I was a young star but now I'm doing a photoshoot in my underwear' so you see the need to be acknowledged as adults and having value in their own right.

"We love young kids when they're little and on TV but this weird thing happens where we feel uncomfortable about them growing up."

In Demi Lovato's case, the star first started doing drugs aged 17, blaming her addict and "abusive" father as the reason she ended up getting hooked.

But she is far from the only ex-Disney actor to struggle with the trappings of fame after leaving the network.

Britney Spears

Once a Mouseketeer in The Mickey Mouse Club, Britney is now best known for being one of the world's biggest pop sensations.

But in 2007, after a divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney endured a famous public meltdown which saw her shave her head and move into rehab.

A friend told E! news: "All she wanted was to raise a family and find pleasure in the small things... she needed an escape from her celebrity existence."

Britney was soon out again but, desperate and cut off from seeing her children, things didn't improve until she was stretchered out of her home and taken to hospital by her mum.

Today, she has left the buzz-cut era well behind her and is a a happy and healthy star once again - as everyone hopes Demi Lovato will be.

Zac Efron

Best known for playing Troy in High School Musical, Zac Effron was 18 when he became a household name.

But after leaving Disney, he too ended up in rehab.

In 2014, he sought help for an alleged cocaine addiction, and has since claimed that it was the social aspects of his celebrity life which drove him down that dark road.

When he appeared on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, he said of his young fame: "You know it was just so quick, it's shocking, you know what I mean.

"The challenging part was never the work, it was sort of the in between work, the social aspects outside of it.

"You spend a lot of time in your house going crazy, you know pretty soon you need a social lubricant."

Miley Cyrus

The poster girl for post-Disney transformations, the world was stunned to watch as Hannah Montana star Miley ditched her PC-persona in favour of a far more sexualised stage presence.

The crotch-grabbing, twerking, weed-smoking Miley Cyrus of today is a far cry from the innocent 13-year-old actor everyone knew from the Disney channel.

And although she came off far better than many of her fellow child stars, Miley has been very vocal about the lasting effects of becoming famous so young.

"It's a lot to put on a kid: to have them have to get their makeup done and then also balance school and then also have me dress up in a wig," she has said.

Miley has also revealed that it was hard for her to be famous both as her Hannah Montana character and as herself, as a singer in her own right.

"I think that's probably what's a little bit wrong with me now," she added. "I mark that up to doing some extreme damage in my psyche as an adult person."

While filming, 12-hour days became the norm and, as a child, she developed anxiety attacks and nausea from the stresses of work.

She also told Marie Claire: "I was made to look like someone that I wasn't, which probably caused some body dysmorphia because I had been made pretty every day for so long."

Lee Thompson Young

One of the most tragic stories of past Disney actors, Lee Thompson Young started his acting career in 1998 series The Famous Jett Jackson, when he was just 15, and then appeared in the film Johnny Tsunami a year later.

He went on star in detective drama Rizzoli & Isles, but he failed to turn up for filming in August 2013.

When police were called to check on him in his LA apartment, he was found dead.

The 29-year-old had been battling depression before his death, and had also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf is another ex-Disney star who went through a troublesome period when he left the network.

The Even Stevens actor was arrested back in 2014 and later charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass at Studio 54 theatre.

After his arrest, the 32-year-old joined an outpatient programme for alcoholism, and has since staged a number of bizarre public appearances which have left fans concerned about his well-being.

In 2014, he appeared at the premier of his movie Nymphomaniac wearing a paper bag on his head which had the words "I am not famous anymore" scrawled in large letters over his face.

Later that same year he spent a night in jail after being disruptive while watching a Broadway show, and was arrested again in 2017 for disorderly conduct, obstruction and public drunkenness.

A video which emerged of his racist rant at police officers at the time pushed the former Disney star to apologise on Twitter, where he described the incident as a "new low" and said he was newly committed to sobriety.

Lindsay Lohan

After modelling as a child, Lindsay made her acting breakthrough in 1998 Disney film The Parent Trap, when she was just 12.

She followed up with a string of high-profile film appearances, including Mean Girls, before returning to Disney in 2005 with Herbie: Fully Loaded.

However, her life has been peppered with legal run-ins and controversies ever since a booze-fuelled car crash in 2007, and she has had a notably sour relationship with her father which may have contributed to her turmoil.

Lowlights include the party girl's subsequent hour-long stay in prison for cocaine possession and drink driving, and when she was fitted with an alcohol-monitoring device as a condition of her bail.

In 2010 she then earned a two-week prison sentence for failing to attend her court-ordered weekly alcohol education classes, and eventually ended up in rehab after leaving jail.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez was one of Disney's most recognisable faces, starring in Wizards of Waverly Place and the Princess Protection Programme.

But when she grew up, she too had a rocky ride.

Gomez, 26, spent two weeks in a rehab facility back in early 2014 at treatment centre in Arizona which specialises in treating young people with addiction and trauma problems.

Her representative later revealed the star was suffering from Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and that she entered rehab for chemotherapy to treat the illness.

A source previously claimed that Selena also had other issues when she checked into the treatment facility, according to Radar Online.

Selena Gomez made a huge name for herself as a Disney child star. A source said: "Her friends and family became increasingly worried that there might be a serious problem with Selena.

"Particularly, her parents. The partying was, at times, wild.

"They wanted to help her-and they very much encouraged her to go to rehab. Others very close to her also urged her to seek professional help."

She was also reportedly dabbling with marijuana and was experimenting with prescription drugs such as Xanax and Ambien - and ended up back in rehab in September 2016, after a high-profile spat with former flame Justin Bieber.
Linda's podcast is called The Psychology Behind with Dr Linda Papadopoulos and is available from iTunes, Audioboom and all usual podcast outlets.

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From Selena Gomez to Miley Cyrus - why so many former child Disney stars have suffered mental health breakdowns, eating disorders and suicide attempts

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TROUBLED singer Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital last night with a suspected drug overdose... making the ex-Disney star the latest veteran of the entertainment network to run into serious tro...

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Franssen, G. (2020) The celebritization of self-care: The celebrity health narrative of Demi Lovato and the sickscape of mental illness. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 23(1), pp.89-111.

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Franssen, G. (2020) The celebritization of self-care: The celebrity health narrative of Demi Lovato and the sickscape of mental illness. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 23(1), pp.89-111.

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I have highlighted this article (p. 89) because this literature supports the understanding of Demi Lovato's star image as being one that ties her personal life with her celebrity and public life.

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Demi regularly opens up about her emotions and experiences through her music. Her authentic and raw lyrics provide a connection to her and her audiences as we can gain an insight into her life and reflect on the ways she attempts to talk about them.

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Demi's album CONFIDENT available now! http://smarturl.it/dls2 Amazon http://smarturl.it/dlams2 Google Play http://smarturl.it/dlgps2 Stream http://smarturl.it/dlsts2?IQid=V Facebook http://facebook.com/demilovato Twitter http://twitter.com/ddlovato Instagram http://instagram.com/ddlovato Tumblr http://demilovato.tumblr.com Official site http://demilovato.com Music video by Demi Lovato performing Father. (C) 2015 Hollywood Records, Inc. & Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/2LeFrP

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Demi has always been open about her mental health and self esteem issues within the media from a young age. Therefore, it doesn't come as a surprise when audiences learned that Demi experienced bullying. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2008, Demi explained "Well I never understood why at the moment, until looking back, I just had a different lifestyle than everyone else". Further highlighting her feelings of isolation and admitting that the bullying was usually an expected experience for a child star. Many celebrities currently have spoken about injustices and bullying they received as a result for being in the spotlight from such a young age. Demi admits that she pinned the blame onto herself for being different and she tells the audience why homeschooling was a requirement to work on herself and her career. Demi also talks about wanting to "impact young girls as a role model" with issues surrounding bullying as we all make mistakes, but we can make a change and be kind to each other.

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In this hit Disney Channel show, Demi Lovato plays 'Sonny Munroe' who is a friendly and aspirational fifteen year old girl from Wisconsin, who joins the cast of So Random! with her passion for comedy and writing music. This role further represents Demi Lovato and her star image as one that young audiences can look up to, as she is a confident and well-intentioned actress with a passion for music.

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"I was dancing with the devil out of control. I almost made it to heaven it was closer than you know"

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"I was dancing with the devil out of control. I almost made it to heaven it was closer than you know"

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This lyric directly addresses how Demi had only a few remaining minutes before her overdose would have killed her.

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This lyric connotes Demi's efforts to hide her struggles from the media and those around her. Although her star persona is deemed as authentic and honest, she repeatedly conceals her stories of relapsing and struggling from the media and close ones. She reveals in several interviews and documentaries that she would hide these stories to give others peace of mind.

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Demi admits that "My twenties were a mess" and is in the process of developing a campaign in which she wants to talk to other child stars about their experiences in "The Disney Machine". Celebrities who were involved with Disney from young ages have started to reveal how controlling and damaging the industry was. This is a pivotal interview as she exploits the control and restriction forced upon her by management teams throughout her acting and musical career. Under this control from age 18-25 when she was already struggling to navigate adulthood. Demi says a lot of decisions were made for her and she was consistently micro managed, but now she has found her voice, and has become an empowered star as a result of this neglect "I know who I am now".

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Demi Lovato - Call Her Daddy | Podcast | Full Episode

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9. Demi Lovato's relationship with The Jonas Brothers 

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9. Demi Lovato's relationship with The Jonas Brothers 

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The Jonas Brothers began an acting and musical relationship with Demi Lovato when Camp Rock started to be filmed. Their manager, 'Phil McIntyre' spotted pure talent when he saw her sing, and became her manager too. Demi began to tour with The Jonas Brothers in 2009, whilst also working on TV shows, more music and more films.

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This decision for Demi changing her pronouns to they/them and identifying as non-binary, reflects her wishes to not conform to gender norms. Demi has been candid admitting that she was told who to be and what to look like throughout her career, and is now confident to be herself to reflect her true colours.

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This makeup line was released by Demi Lovato with N.Y.C New York Color in 2016. It consisted of eyeshadows, cheek and lip tints alongside other makeup products. This collaboration opened another platform for her fans to connect and support Demi. Further appealing to her mostly female audiences, providing more exclusive content for them to participate in.

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33. Reflecting on her battles with addiction  

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33. Reflecting on her battles with addiction  

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Demi Lovato's music video "Dancing with the Devil" is a reenactment of her overdose in 2018. The video locates her on a hospital bed, attached to a drip, replicating her personal vulnerabilities after the tragic event took place. Throughout the music video, she draws upon her alcohol and drug addiction. Demi is committed to telling her story and showing her audiences her strength in overcoming this trauma.

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In this music video, Demi reenacts the night of her near-fatal overdose. She is wearing the same outfit, is repeating the same activities, all whilst reflecting her inner thoughts and struggles. The song name 'Dancing with the Devil' is also the title of her YouTube documentary series released following her addiction struggles before and during her overdose. The haunting scenes in the video are a documentation of her night of the overdose as she is shown partying in a bar, taking hard drugs and being found left for dead.

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Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil (Official Video)

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"I've had my fair share of sexual trauma throughout childhood and teenage years"

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"I've had my fair share of sexual trauma throughout childhood and teenage years"

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"I crossed a line that I had never crossed in the world of addiction"

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"I crossed a line that I had never crossed in the world of addiction"

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In this nude, no-makeup photo shoot, we see a new version of Demi Lovato. She talks about this experience as being one of the first experience where she feels comfortable in her own skin and possesses the courage to show the media. She is seen wearing a tshirt with her latest empowering single and upcoming album "Confident". This action presents her star image as empowering and admirable as she is projecting to her audiences that you should love the skin you are in and have control over your own body.

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The reason why I decided to do this photo shoot

was because when I ...

When I think of confident, I think of many things,

but one thing in particular is feeling

comfortable in your own skin.

I thought there was something incredible about the idea

no makeup whatsoever, no clothes,

and no retouching.

That says ...

I would've never thought that I would have ever got

to a place in my life where I could feel

comfortable doing that.

It's empowering, and it shows

other women that you can get to a place

where you can overcome the obstacles of body image issues.

And you can feel comfortable and confident in your skin.

In the past, I suffered from eating disorders,

and I basically went from

hating every single inch

of my body to working on myself,

and trying to figure out ways to love myself,

love the skin that I'm in.

I learned after working very hard on

my spirituality and my soul and my body,

I learned that you can get to a place

where you love the skin you're in.

And I'm excited to share that with the world.

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Demi Lovato Explains Their Nude, No-Makeup Photo Shoot

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The reason why I decided to do this photo shoot was because when I ... When I think of confident, I think of many things, but one thing in particular is feeling comfortable in your own skin. I thought there was something incredible about the idea no makeup whatsoever, no clothes, and no retouching.

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The two met on January 11th 2010 at a PSA shoot for the 2010 Census forms. Wilmer was 29 and Demi was 17. They began dating when Demi was only 18 and Demi was infatuated with him. This relationship in the public eye was extremely controversial due to the age gap and caused a rise in publicity remarks about Demi.

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'29' is Demi Lovato's latest hit single from her new upcoming rock album "HOLY FVCK". In this song, Demi calls out the age gap between herself and ex partner Wilmer Valderrama. They began dating when Demi was 17 and Wilmer 29. The relationship caused an uprise in controversial arguments amongst the media, as their relationship was defined as predatory and inappropriate. Demi sings "far from innocent, what the fuck's consent?" highlighting her discomfort towards the relationship at the time. This song defines the wisdom that comes with age as she sings "Finally 29, 17 would never cross my mind". These lyrics projects Demi's anger towards her past relationship as the song '29' highlights how she was corrupted from a young age.

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Demi Lovato - Sober (Official Lyric Video)

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Released in June 2018, Sober reflects on Demi's struggle with addiction and mental health struggles throughout her career. She wrote this song during the build up to her overdose.

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Demi Lovato - Sober (Official Lyric Video)

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Pictured is a glimpse of Demi's latest documentary "Dancing With The Devil". This reflection of Demi as a troubled star is explored through her own narration of experimenting with drugs from a young age, to becoming addicted and fighting for her life.

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Demi Lovato ‘had three strokes and a heart attack’ after 2018 overdose

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The singer reveals she was minutes from death after a 2018 overdose, and “left with brain damage”.

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Sneaking drugs and alcohol through tours, Demi was able to mask the truth about her substance abuse from her management team and the media. As a result, she began living in sobriety shared housing to kickstart a new healthy routine whilst being a judge on the X-Factor.

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26. Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY March 16th (2018)

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26. Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY March 16th (2018)

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In March 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Record Producer DJ Khaled and singer Kehlani, sing "Happy Birthday" on stage to Demi Lovato. This action was a way for herself and her audience to celebrate her 6 years of being sober from drugs and alcohol. The audience also joins in, honouring and reflecting the traumatic journey Demi has faced and overcome throughout these 6 years. This gesture reflects the love and support that fellow celebrities and fans hold for her as a musician and as a regular human being who has made mistakes but managed to overcome difficulties. Regrettably, one month after this show, Demi relapsed with drugs and alcohol and began to spiral down another road to addiction.

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Dj Khaled & Kehlani sing happy birthday to Demi Lovato for 6 years sober Barclays Center Brooklyn ny

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Demi Lovato is an advocate for empowerment and body positivity alongside mental health and addiction. She proudly speaks out of her own experiences hoping she can empower and inspire others to do the same and share their stories. In Demi's documentaries, she is open about her emotions towards her body and food consumption. She tells the media that she struggles with control and restriction with food, creating long-lasting mental health issues which limit her performance and health throughout her career. Demi's involvement with campaigns and photo shoots offer us a glimpse of how she aims to tackle the stigma around body image.

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Demi Lovato has always been applauded for her efforts in raising awareness for mental health in the media. Demi admits to the media that she has had underlying mental health issues from a young age and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the first time she was admitted for treatment. Demi launched her own mental health campaign calles “Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health,” and teamed up with five other mental health organisations.

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In countless interviews and throughout her documentaries, it is evident that Demi longed for a relationship with her father. Demi spoke on "Dr. Phil" in 2018 about her issues of abandonment after her father chose addiction instead of her family. Demi's understanding of alcohol and drugs at the time was perceived as being "glamorous and fulfilling" as her father chose this path instead of fighting for his family and to become sober. Her unhealed trauma of her father's death contributed towards her low self esteem and experiences with bullying, as she longed for something to "numb the pain". This was when Demi's battles with addiction began as she turned to alcohol. Therefore, the media projects Demi's star image as troubled and vulnerable, encouraging sympathy and support communities amongst her fan bases.

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Singer Demi Lovato On Being Bullied At Age 12: ‘They Had A Suicide Petition’

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This documentary was never released due to the abrupt halt due to Lovato’s overdose. "I was allowing cameras to see the tip of the iceberg" and "I have been working on trying to be free for like 13 years of my life". These comments from Lovato analyse her publicly going through struggles "There is just so much pressure in the industry to look a certain way and dress a certain way. It's what I used to look up to".

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29. Demi Lovato is hospitalised 24th July 2018

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29. Demi Lovato is hospitalised 24th July 2018

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Multiple news stories dominate media coverage talking about her heroin overdose.
Lovato is presented as a damaged actress and musician and a community of celebrities wanting to support her recovery.
Documentary explains how her mental health and star image declined throughout her music career as a result of her drug usage.

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30. Documentary 3- Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil (2021)

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30. Documentary 3- Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil (2021)

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Demi Lovato released a further documentary on YouTube narrating her battle with addiction and mental health during and after her near fatal overdose in 2018. She opens up about her own experiences with policing food intake, feeling miserable on tour and how she was violated as a vulnerable adult who had been sexually abused and raped.

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23. Documentary 2- Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)

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23. Documentary 2- Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)

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Demi's next documentary follows her values of truthfulness and being authentic to her audience "One thing I'll never stop doing is being honest". Demi and her family speak of how she had to act as a role model from such a young age beginning with her involvement in beauty pageants.
Lovato explains the pressure to succeed and supply music that appeals to everyone. Whilst touring with The Jonas Brothers, Demi suffered with severe anger issues and her mental health was declining. As she was able to hide and mask all these emotions from the media for such a long time, there was an immense build up and her star image was tainted as a young girl who was abusing drugs and needing help. Demi Lovato says she is learning to be a voice for people to hear and not be seen as a victim.

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13. Documentary 1- Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012)

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13. Documentary 1- Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012)

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This documentary follows Demi Lovato's journey of recovery after leaving rehab. Demi explains how she had to put her career on hold to seek treatment after abruptly cancelling her music tour with The Jonas Brothers. On November 1, 2010, Lovato withdrew from the Jonas Brothers "Live in Concert" tour to enter a treatment facility to confront "physical and emotional issues".

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4. Demi Lovato as the typical teenage girl in Disney

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4. Demi Lovato as the typical teenage girl in Disney

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In this opening sequence of Camp Rock, we see Demi Lovato portraying 'Mitchie Torres' dancing around her bedroom, listening to music getting ready for school. This portrayal reflects Demi Lovato as the "girl next door" as she is jamming out to her own music, trying on multiple outfits whilst singing "Who will I be?". This representation of the Disney Star connotes her star persona as one that young teenage girls see as relatable and aspirational. Hence, she remained a child star that audiences admired and wanted to see in more TV shows and films, as well as a demand for more of her music to be produced and showcased.

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1. The start of Demi Lovato's acting career (2002)

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1. The start of Demi Lovato's acting career (2002)

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In 2002, Demi Lovato, aged ten began her acting career on the children's television show Barney & Friends, portraying the role of 'Angela'. This is where she met and starred alongside famous actress and musician Selena Gomez until 2004. Her appearance within this show, could be argued as the pivotal moment where her star image began to grow and her name became recognised amongst the media as a child actress. Demi was portrayed as embodying an innocent and hard working attitude setting an example to audiences from an early age and contributing towards her star image. This recognition in the television industry was evident forming foundations for later life as a solid candidate for Disney within shows such as: As the Bell Rings in 2007, Sonny with a Chance in 2009 and So Random! in 2011.

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2. Demi Lovato features in Prison Break (2006)

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2. Demi Lovato features in Prison Break (2006)

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At the age of 14, Demi Lovato featured in the episode "First Down" of Prison Break. This feature is perhaps seen as out of character and rather unconventional for the Disney Star as in this episode, her character 'Danielle Curtin' is objectified and molested by another character. This small, but crucial feature of Demi Lovato in this episode portrays this involvement of a mature role projecting uncomfortable and unsettling scenes. This contrasts immensely to her future roles as a "typical teenage girl" who navigates life through her passion for music.

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DEMI LOVATO IN PRISON BREAK Full Clip [HD] | Lovato Gallery

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Camp Rock in 2008 has been identified as the film that launched a huge breakthrough in Demi Lovato's acting career and presented her star image into the media. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam released in 2010 was also a major hit. Both films star 'The Jonas Brothers' and soundtracks, entertaining the popular audience demographics of children and young teens in Disney. Demi Lovato plays aspiring musician 'Mitchie Torres' and is presented as a confident style icon and role model for audiences. This collaboration with the Jonas Brothers also embodied the beginning of a successful partnership as they planned to tour and continue writing music together. This huge franchise became a pop culture sensation, increasingly progressing her recognition as a star.