The 'Skyscraper' hitmaker discusses her on-and-off romance with boyfriend, his friendship with her ex, and her favorite female artists.
- August 4, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Demi Lovato talked about her on-and-off relationship with boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama in a cover story of Cosmopolitan's latest issue. "The only times we ever broke up were when I was relapsing, whether it was drugs or in a bad place and rebelling against everybody, not just him ... ," she opened up.
"People say that relapses happen before you use. Your mind starts setting up the relapse before you take that drink or that first hit. The times we'd broken up, I had already gone to that place of, Yeah, this is what's happening. I didn't realize it at the time, but I just wanted to sabotage everything around me so that I could sabotage myself."
She appreciated her boyfriend for not giving up on her. "We started dating when I turned 18 ... Right after that, I went to rehab. People told him, 'You should probably leave. She's on a spiral, and you're going to be sucked down with it.' But he was like, 'I'm not leaving. This is somebody I really care about.' We relate on a lot of levels. I've seen a lot of sh*t. Sh*t people don't know about. He's seen a lot of stuff too," she explained.
Demi also talked about Wilmer's friendship with the Jonas brothers. She said, "Nick [Jonas] and Wilmer get along great - Joe [Jonas] and Wilmer too. It's weird. In the beginning, I was like, 'Why the f**k are you friends with Joe?' He was like, 'He's a cool guy.' Yeah, I know. I dated him."
The former Disney star named Rihanna and Nicki Minaj as her two favorite female artists. "There are a lot of girls in pop. They have badass lyrics, but I feel like I'm the only person other than Rihanna and Nicki Minaj who isn't afraid to say, 'Try something on me and I'll f**king beat your ass.' There are people who can dress up and play the part, but their music doesn't say it," she said.
