Demi Lovato, the 18 year old star of Disney’s “Sonny with a Chance,” sat down for her first televised interview since leaving a three-month stay in a rehabilitation center.
The teen star spoke openly about the “emotional and physical issues” that pushed her to seek treatment in October 2010. She details her struggle with food addiction, a lifelong battle with depression and self-mutilation (“cutting”).
Lovato also spoke to Seventeen magazine about her eating disorder. She said, “I will deal with it for the rest of my life because it’s a life-long disease. I don’t think there’s going to be a day when I don’t think about food or my body, but I’m living with it.”
The “Camp Rock” actress provided advice to her young supporters: “I wish I could tell every young girl with an eating disorder, or who has harmed herself in any way, that she’s worthy of life and that her life has meaning. You can overcome and get through anything. If you are going through that dark period, go to your family and closest friends. Don’t put yourself in danger. It’s very crucial that you get your feelings out – but don’t ever inflict harm on your own body because your body is so sacred.”
She added, “I don’t let anyone’s insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that’s all that matters to me.”
Watch the interview on “Good Morning America” and “20/20” on Friday, April 22 and read the article in the latest issue of Seventeen magazine.
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