“I became a model whether I liked it or not”

The Hollywood Reporter released this Wednesday, 14, an exclusive interview with the singer and actress Demi Lovatoformer Disney star responsible for starring in productions such as “Camp Rock” and “Sunny With a Chance”, to talk a little more about his new documentary “Child Star”.

The production, which is scheduled to be released on September 17 on Hulu, addresses different cases of early fame and child stardom, featuring appearances by big stars in the industry who, like Demialso started very early, as Drew Barrymore(ET The Extraterrestrial), Kenan Thompson (Kenan & Kel), Raven-Symoné (That’s So Raven), Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock), and others.

During the report, Lovato recalled her days at Disney, where she said that, in the beginning, “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement. It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train started moving in a way where I couldn’t pump the brakes.”

This is because, after reaching the star, Demibegan to suffer from substance abuse and struggles with body image. When the first “Camp Rock” film was released in 2008, the artist was just 16 years old and, at the time, had to watch her body being altered in editing software for photo shoots.

Furthermore, in the publication, Lovato highlights that he was under enormous pressure to stay in line with Disney, and that he even became envious of Nickelodeon artists, for being in a brand that assumed itself to be more irreverent and daring.

“At Disney, you became this instant role model, whether you liked it or not. And because the Disney Channel was so big at the time, there was also this unspoken pressure that if you made a mistake, you knew there were millions of people just waiting to take your place,” the actress who plays Mitchie Torres on ‘Camp Rock’ said.

Still in the interview, Demi acknowledges that it was not easy to be by his side during that period and that, due to the trauma, he remembers few things from the time of “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam”. However, the star also reveals that, to this day, he feels guilty for having treated many people badly during those years, due to the personal problems he faced.

“I think about the people in the costume department on my TV show [Sunny Entre Estrelas] because I would go in there in a bad mood all the time, and I would worry about the guest stars that were on or the other actors, or the people during ‘Camp Rock 2.’ And it’s easy to excuse that behavior because I was so young and I was in so much pain, but I really regret it, and that’s a guilt that stays with you forever.”