It’s Demi Lovato like you’ve never seen her before!
The Cool For Summer singer completely stripped down for Complex‘s October/November 2015 cover, all while posing against a large inflatable banana.
In fact, DemDem is dressed in nothing but electric blue see-through underwear! Dayum!
Related: Demi Werks Her Confident Style In A Sexy LBD
She’s clearly channeling a pinup girl, which you can see through the rest of the sexy editorial. But beyond just her stunning spread, the 23-year-old really opens up for the interview.
Talking old and new friendships, her views on body acceptance, and MUCH more, you won’t want to miss this! Read on for HIGHlights…
On having celebrity friends: “I don’t really hang out with celebrities. I guess I do sometimes. I like Hailee Steinfeld. And Nick [Jonas]. But I don’t count Nick and Joe [Jonas] as celebrities. I’ve grown up with them. I’m not the type of person that’s on Instagram posting pictures of me and tons of my best friends. I have my core group, and they’re the type of people that will be there for me in the middle of the night. They’re the type of people that are like, ‘You’re being a b*tch right now. Don’t talk to me that way,’ and I’m like, ‘Whoa. Sorry. I didn’t realize it.’ I don’t have anybody around me who kisses my ass.”
On whether she still talks to Selena Gomez: “Nope.”
On whether it had anything to do with Justin Bieber: “He’s actually a nice guy. I don’t really know him that well, but he seems to have grown up. He looks like he’s maturing. But, you know, when you’re young and you get older, you change and people change. You have things in common, and then all of a sudden, you don’t. It’s just a part of life.”
On her personal struggles: “The stuff that I have shared, I feel like sometimes it is so heavy, and I’m like, ‘Y’all think that’s heavy? I haven’t even shared the heavy part'” But I don’t feel like I’ll ever have to until I write a book or something. If you were to sit my friends and me in a group together and we all shared our life stories, you wouldn’t understand how we’re still alive because of either our addictions or the stuff that we’ve survived. I never want to be like, ‘Oh, I’ve been through so much,’ like it’s a sob story. I’m proud of what I’ve been through and gotten over and sometimes, even to this day, when I do go through something I’m like, ‘OK. It’s just a part of my story.’ It’ll be more to tell, and that’s fine.”
On her ideal wedding: “I love shabby chic… I think I’d definitely want an outdoor wedding, with lights hanging in the trees.”
On the celebrity couple she would want to be like most: “Well, I think with Ashton [Kutcher] and Mila [Kunis]├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥they’re a really great example in how private they keep their lives. We’re obviously more public when it comes to social media and talking about each other in interviews, but they’re a really good example of how to keep it balanced. They do it really, really well. But we kind of just do our own thing. With some people, it works to take pictures together and walk red carpets together, and for others it doesn’t work.”
On her celebrity curve inspiration: “I’ve always said the Kardashians. When they came into the spotlight, they kind of revolutionized what beauty was when it came to body shapes. For so long, it was the heroin-chic ’90s supermodel thing, and I feel like, when the Kardashians came into the picture, people started to look at it because it was different. They were like, ‘You know what? That’s actually really beautiful.’ From then, I noticed that Beyonc├â┬⌐ was thicker, and Nicki Minaj is thicker. When I say thick├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥like when I call my thighs thick├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥I love it. I think it’s a good thing. Watching them really helped me learn to accept my body image, too. I’m not naturally super thin. I have an athletic body. I just have to embrace that. There are days when it’s hard to, but more and more, there are days where I’m actually proud of my body.”
On rumors she’s been linked to Orange Is The New Black‘s Ruby Rose: “I did not have a relationship with Ruby Rose… I don’t feel like any of my past or future├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥when it comes to relationships that may have happened or not have happened├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥are of any concern to anybody. What matters to me is my relationship with Wilmer [Valderrama]. We are in an amazing place. Rumors are rumors, and people are going to spread them. You can believe what you want, but no, I was not in a relationship with her.
By the way, love is fluid. Whether there’s been rumors with one specific person or not, that’s all that matters. Humans are humans, and when you connect with somebody on a spiritual level it doesn’t matter. I don’t want people to ever look at the past or rumors or anything and try to figure me out. There’s a lot of relationships that I’ve had where nobody has even guessed it. Not everybody knows everything about me. The only thing that matters to me is that people know who I am today. With Wilmer, I’m the happiest that I’ve ever been, so that’s all that matters to me.”
On not being afraid of confrontation: “When I heard B*tch Better Have My Money I was like, ‘F*ck yeah!’ That’s why I love Rihanna so much. And Nicki Minaj, too. And Iggy [Azalea]. She wouldn’t be afraid to say anything. It’s those strong, confident women in the industry that really inspire me. Also, somebody who was a random inspiration for some of the songs on this album was Ronda Rousey. She’s a confident, strong woman, and she’s actually a friend of mine.”
LOVE!
It sounds like Demi’s really come a long way — and we couldn’t be happier for her!!
Now go ahead and check out her GORG spread in the gallery (above)!
[Image via Tony Kelly/Complex Magazine.]
