Demi Lovato Reveals How She Came Out to Her Parents
Demi Lovato is looking back at coming out to her parents.
In a new interview, the 30-year-old “Sorry Not Sorry” shared some details about her private conversation with her parents when she first came out to them five years ago.
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“It took me until I was 25 to come out to my mom,” Demi shared on SiriusXM. “At the time I was bisexual and then I realized I was pansexual. It took me a while.”
Demi – who uses the she/her and they/them pronouns – also said that they “came from a Christian background and grew up queer and didn’t tell people until I felt comfortable with it.”
Demi then recalled some of the “obvious” clues about her sexuality, specifically referencing her 2015 song “Cool for the Summer,” where they sing, “Got a taste for the cherry I just need to take a bite.”
That was when Demi first came out to her stepdad.
“I was like, ‘Hey, I need to tell you something.’ I was like, ‘I like girls, too,’ and he was like, ‘Yeah, I know. You have “Cool for the Summer” out,’” Demi recalled.
As for her mom’s reaction, Demi said, “She just almost started crying and was like, ‘I just want you to be happy.’”
Demi then added her mom’s reaction “so valuable and so appreciated” because “there are so many parents that don’t respond that way and it breaks my heart.”
In another recent interview, Demi talked about using the she/her pronouns again after previously coming out as non-binary.