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She's known for her bubbly personality and catchy pop tunes.
Now Demi Lovato, 24, has opened up about her struggle with making female friends when her career started to boom.
Speaking with Mamamia, Demi's confession resonated with teenage girls about the battle of trusting young women as she started to catch the public's attention.
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Demi Lovato has opened up to Mamamia about struggling to make female friends at the start of her career
The 24-year-old singer and actress said she spent the first few years of her blossoming career surrounding herself with male friends
While promoting her role in the ne w animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village, the singer and actress said she spent the first few years of her blossoming career surrounding herself with male friends.
She said: 'In my work environment, I used to only surround myself with men.'
'I only had guys in my band, and I toured with guys and my tour manager was a guy and this and that.'
After years of having only male friends to lean on, Demi said she made a conscious decision to have more empowering women in her life.
Demi said: 'In my work environment, I used to only surround myself with men'
She said: 'I made a specific change. There was a time I used to say that I just didn't get along with girls.'
'I reevaluated why I didn't get along with girls, and I think it's because I didn't really have any in my life that I trusted.'
She went on to say that she is now surrounded by strong women and 'it's really made a difference' in the way she lives her life.
Demi said she sees her friends as powerful, positive role models and now has women in her life that she can turn to for 'questions and advice'.
She went on to say that she is now surrounded by strong women and 'it's really made a difference' in the way she lives her life
Demi is voicing the role of Smurfette in the new animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village
Demi relates to her character Smurfette in the new film as she is the only female in a town full of boys and goes on a journey of self-discovery to find her true friends and her place in the world.
She said: "I really relate to Smurfette, because I was the only female for a little bit [in my world]."
"I had to make changes in my life to surround myself with influences and people that I could relate to and I'm really grateful that I did."
