Demi Lovato graces the cover of FASHION‘s August 2013 issue! The Canadian magazine’s cover star spoke with editor Elio Iannacci about moving to Los Angeles, bullying and her second season as a judge on X-Factor, which debuts this fall. Read the highlights from the singer’s FASHION interview below and be sure to pick up a copy next week on July 8th!
Demi Lovato Covers Fashion Magazine August 2013 Issue!
Demi Lovato in a Just Cavalli dress
On how her childhood bullies still affect her: “I could remember word for word what my bullies said to me. Last night I had nightmares about it…just degrading things that hurt me and affected self-esteem. It affected the way I look at girls my age. I used to fear them.”
On how moving to L.A. helped her transform: “L.A. has opened my eyes. I learned that ignorance stood in the way of my insight. I wasn’t really being honest with the way I used to live. I was pretending to be a role model during the day and turning into a wild child at night. I could remember word for word what my bullies said to me. Last night I had nightmares about it…just degrading things that hurt me and affected self-esteem. It affected the way I look at girls my age. I used to fear them.”
On how The X Factor is keeping her on her toes: “The show made me a tougher critic and better empathizer. I understand artists a lot more now. I get scared for them because we if they don’t make the right decisions right now or if they don’t have the right people around them, they could put their careers in danger. What they never show [on X-Factor] is me backstage crying with certain contestants. I had to walk off a couple of times too because it gets too emotional for me. They never showed that.”
