As Demi Lovato returns to public life, she is opening up about her private life.
Speaking to Jameela Jamil on her I-Weigh podcast, released Friday, the Tell Me You Love Me singer, 27, explained why she cut off relationships with old flings and friends.
The former Disney Channel star said ‘Learning to set boundaries with other people, that was something that I have just learned over the past year and a half.’
Cutting out toxic: Speaking to Jameela Jamil on her I-Weigh podcast, released Friday,Demi Lovato explained why she cut off relationships with old flings and friends
Demi completed a 90-day rehab program back in October 2018 after a drug overdose earlier in the year.
Since, she explained that it was helpful for her to set boundaries and cut people out of her life.
‘I had to learn that not setting boundaries put me in the position I was in,’ she added while speaking to the Good Place star.
Saying: ‘Talking about every detail of every part of my life, whether it be a relationship or whether it be my recovery, nothing was sacred to me anymore. ‘
Exes for a reason: The songstress said: ‘I was afraid of fully letting go of people. And now that I’ve been able to fully let go out of people, that was another thing that I’ve had to learn when it comes to coming toxic people out of your life. If they’re an ex, it’s for a reason’
Growth: The former Disney Channel star said ‘Learning to set boundaries with other people, that was something that I have just learned over the past year and a half’
Further explaining: ‘I kind of used to have this mentally that if I had negative experience with someone I always needed to mend it or I always needed to make things right.’
Demi recently revealed that she no longer speaks to her ex Wilmer Valderrama, ex Joe Jonas or old friend Selena Gomez.
‘I’m not really friends with any of my exes today because I had to realize that that wasn’t healthy either,’ she said. ‘Trying to maintain close friendships with some of my exes just isn’t realistic.’
The songstress said: ‘I was afraid of fully letting go of people. And now that I’ve been able to fully let go out of people, that was another thing that I’ve had to learn when it comes to coming toxic people out of your life. If they’re an ex, it’s for a reason.’
Having her say: Demi recently revealed that she no longer speaks to her ex Wilmer Valderrama, ex Joe Jonas or old friend Selena Gomez. ‘I’m not really friends with any of my exes today because I had to realize that that wasn’t healthy either,’ she said. ‘Trying to maintain close friendships with some of my exes just isn’t realistic’
Demi opened up about her friendships as she covered the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar as she talks about her career comeback after almost two years.
The singer began her career as a Disney Channel star and admits she’s not in touch with all her former Disney pals, including once close friend Selena Gomez.
Demi admits the duo lost touch in recent years and she didn’t know how to feel when Selena applauded her return to the spotlight at the Grammys in January.
‘When you grow up with somebody, you’re always going to have love for them. But I’m not friends with her, so [the Instagram post] felt… ,’ she said before stopping herself.
‘I will always have love for her, and I wish everybody nothing but the best.’ she added.
Selena gave her childhood pal a shout-out after her emotional performance of new song Anyone at the 2020 Grammys. It was Demi’s first performance following her drug overdose in July 2018.
In the same interview she also broke her silence three months after her ex-boyfriend Wilmer announced that he is set to wed model Amanda Pacheco.
The star shared her well-wishes following the news and revealed that she was ‘happy’ for the couple.
Pleased: The singer dated the actor, 40, for six years after meeting him when she was 18 and he was 29, before going their separate ways in 2016, she said she is ‘happy’ for him over his engagement
The singer dated the actor, 40, for six years after meeting him when she was 18 and he was 29, before going their separate ways in 2016.
During a chat with the magazine, she said: ‘I’m really happy for him and I wish him nothing but the best, but we’re not in each other’s lives, haven’t spoken in a long time.’
She continued by admitting that their break-up was for the best because she was able to find her feet in the world without the support of another person.
Demi said: ‘But I think I needed that because I needed to learn to be okay on my own. When you get into a relationship with somebody at that young of an age and then you spend six years with somebody, you don’t really get to learn about yourself.’