How did she get famous? As a child, Demi grew up in Dallas, Texas and rocketed to fame in the 2008 movie Camp Rock with the Jonas Brothers. Camp Rock was a Disney film following a young girl named Mitchie Torres (played by Demi Lovato) who was an aspiring singer.

Lovato was rushed to the hospital July 24, 2018, after overdosing on heroin, having relapsed earlier that year after six years of sobriety. The former Disney star is now sober, revealing last year they completed another round of treatment in 2021 before starting work on 2022 album Holy Fvck.

15 Best Fun & Interesting Demi Lovato Facts!

• Her full name is Demetria Devonne Lovato!
• They were born in New Mexico!
• Their first TV appearance was on Barney and Friends!
• Demi loves Mexican food!
• They were home schooled.
• Demi's mum was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader!
• They were the star of their own Disney show!

On television, Lovato has starred as the titular character on the sitcom Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011), served as a judge on the music competition series The X Factor USA for its second and third seasons, and appeared as a recurring character on the musical comedy Glee (2013–2014) and the sitcom Will & Grace (2020).

Lovato has been a mental health activist since 2015 when they revealed they were diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Wanting to help others struggling with mental illness, Lovato started the Mental Health Fund, which provides people with free counseling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trace Cyrus When Lovato was 16, she dated then-20-year-old, Trace Cyrus (big brother of Miley Cyrus). After about a month together (or maybe not, depending on who you ask), they exchanged passive-aggressive tweets indicating that whatever romance was there was over.

"When I turned 18 we started dating," noted Lovato in the film. "I think it was love at first sight, we connected on a level that I've never connected with anybody before, he was just my rock, my everything."

Lovato and Gomez were childhood friends during their Disney Channel days, and have had a fairly rocky relationship since 2010. Lovato told Harper's Bazaar that the duo are no longer friends in 2020. "When you grow up with somebody, you're always going to have love for them.

Throughout all of this time, Demi was an incredible advocate for mental illness, eating disorders and bullying in the industry. She was not afraid to talk about these topics because her struggles with them had been so openingly documented for years now.

Lovato first revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in an interview with PEOPLE in 2011. Now, she's speaking up again, saying she felt “relieved” when she received the diagnosis while speaking at a Hollywood & Mind Summit in Los Angeles on May 11. Lovato hopes her candid remarks help others.

Wilmer and Demi met when she was 17 years old and he was 29 but started dating when she turned 18, she said in her 2017 documentary Simply Complicated.

Wilmer Valderrama '" Lovato didn't reference any specific past relationship partner, but she famously dated Wilmer Valderrama, who is 12 years her senior, between 2010 and 2016. They met when Lovato was 17 and Valderrama was 29, beginning a relationship when she turned 18.