Demi Lovato Says 'Dissolvement' of Their Engagement to Max Ehrich Helped Them Find Their True Self

Photo: Emma Mcintyre/Getty Demi Lovatois continuing to open up about their coming-out journey. In an interview withThe 19thon Thursday,Lovato, 28, talked about the role the pandemic played in their coming out journey — and shares that in hindsight, the “dissolvement” of their relationship helped them find their true self. Lovato shared that they began toidentify as non-binaryin March 2020 — the very beginning of the pandemic. However, they then got into a relationship withMax Ehrich, which led them to “ignore” parts of themselves.

Demi Lovato Says 'Healthy' Relationship Made Her See Past 'Daddy Issues' as 'Gross'

Demi Lovatoreleased the razor-sharp rock song aboutage-gap relationships “29”in 2022, and now she’s opening up their past experiences with them.On anepisodeofSiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern Show, which aired on Monday, the pop-rock artist, 31, spoke about how positive theircurrent relationshipwith musicianJuteshas been and how it’s offered them perspective on their past romances.“I think what I went through was I had a phase of dating older men and dating older guys because of my daddy issues, obviously,” the superstar (who uses she/they pronouns) toldStern, 69.

Demi Lovato Says 'I Am More Than the Shell for My Soul That Is My Body' in Powerful Message

Demi Lovato.Photo: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Demi Lovatois sharing a powerful message. The 28-year-old singer — who has spoken candidly over the years abouttheir recoveryfrom an eating disorder — opened up about why “complimenting someone on their weight loss” can be harmful to their mental health. “Idk who needs to hear this but complimenting someone on their weight loss can be as harmful as complimenting someone on their weight gain in regards to talking to someone in recovery from an eating disorder,” Lovato, whocame out as non-binaryearlier this week, wrote on their Instagram Story in a series of posts.

Demi Lovato Says 'It's a Huge Transition' to Change Pronouns: 'If You Misgender Me, That's Okay'

Demi Lovatounderstands using their new pronouns can be difficult to remember. On Tuesday, the singer, 28, shared a short message asking that people make an effort to gender them correctly but that they understand if they “make a mistake,” adding that they “accidentally misgender” themselves at times, too. “If you misgender me, that’s okay,” Lovato wrote. “I accidentally misgender myself sometimes! It’s a huge transition to change the pronouns I’ve used for myself my entire life.

Demi Lovato Says 'Life Is a Journey' as She Reveals She's 'Feeling Not Super Confident'

Demi Lovatois opening up about her struggles.In anInstagramstory that she shared on Thursday, the superstar, 27, revealed that she has been quietly dealing with issues of her own despite her recent successes which include anemotional Grammys performance of her new track “Anyone,”her powerful rendition of thenational anthem at Super Bowl LIVand her new appearance onAshley Graham‘s podcastPretty Big Deal.“Woke up feeling not super confident even tho my PBD episode just came out,” she began.