Demi Lovato highlighted the dangers of child stardom while interviewing Drew Barrymore, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symone, Kenan Thompson and more
Demi Lovato's Child Star documentary provided a safe space for fellow actors Drew Barrymore, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné and more to open up about the ups — and downs — of growing up in the public eye.
Keep scrolling for the biggest revelations from Lovato, her family and other former child stars from the Hulu doc:In addition to directing Child Star, Lovato made onscreen appearances as she interviewed each subject featured in the documentary. Child Star allowed Lovato to reflect on the downsides that came with her fame. She specifically recalled the trouble that began when she started auditioning for roles when she was a kid living in Texas.
Lovato also spoke about the pressure that came with being labeled a role model, adding, 'I had to be so conscious of everything that I did as a Disney kid. You obviously couldn't cuss or swear in public. You couldn't be seen with red solo cups because it could insinuate that there is alcohol.' 'Finding drugs was easy, that was the only way I knew how to escape. But I was dealing with something much bigger than I could see,' she shared at the end of the documentary. 'I get a lot of anxiety when I think about how close I came to not being here at all. I just tapped out.'Lovato's mother, Dianna De La Garza, sisters Madison De La Garza and Dallas Lovato and fiancé Jordan Lutes appeared in several scenes of the documentary as well.
'That first commercial when they paid me, it was $800,' Thompson told Demi about his journey. 'I was 12 so that may as well have been a million dollars.' Siwa came out as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in January 2021 — and her career suffered as a result. Siwa later broke down for Demi how she posts hundreds of times a day on Snapchat after she evolved from her days as a child star. “There’s nothing left for me at the end of the day,' she admitted about her career.During Demi's time at Disney, she shared the screen with Stoner, 31, on multiple Camp Rock movies.
Later in the doc, Stoner spoke of their own issues in the industry — specifically the problems involving money, saying, 'I uncovered that people in my surrounding network had been taking money without me knowing for years.'The Home Alone star, 44, didn't take part in the documentary but the director of the movie, Chris Columbus, shared his perspective on Culkin's complicated success.
' It was a Puppy Chow commercial and I have never stopped working since then except for when I was institutionalized by my mother,' Barrymore, 49, told Demi about being placed in rehab at 13 and spending 18 months in an institution. Barrymore was put back into rehab in 2014 and one year later she petitioned for emancipation.
'I did not have a father and he was the person who made me feel like all of a sudden I wanted to be my best for,' Drew explained to Demi about her bond with Spielberg. 'There was no authority in my life so I loved any boundary he set for me. It didn't hit me until I was an adult that, 'Oh, that is how parents are supposed to make you feel.''
Ricci, 44, referred to her childhood as 'very chaotic,' saying, 'My father was a failed cult leader and so he had all that really crazy narcissism that goes along with someone wanting to run a cult. He was very physically violent. There was never any peace in my house.'
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