Demi Lovato reveals how failed engagement to Max Ehrich 'helped understand her sexuality'

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Mar 12, 2021, 11:28 AM IST

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato also went on to explain that she is giving herself time before she publicly adds more labels to further define herself.

Singer Demi Lovato recently revealed that her short-lived engagement with Max Ehrich helped her understand her sexuality. The couple started dating in early 2020 and announced their engagement that July, but by September, it had been called off. 

According to E! News, the 28-year-old singer -- who is featured on the May cover of Glamour -- explained in the interview released online on Thursday, "When I started getting older, I started realising how queer I really am."

Lovato further said, "This past year, I was engaged to a man, and when it didn't work, I was like, 'This is a huge sign'. I thought I was going to spend my life with someone. Now that I wasn't going to, I felt this sense of relief that I could live my truth." 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Lovato, who previously had an on-again, off-again romance with Wilmer Valderrama, went on to explain that she is giving herself time before she publicly adds more labels to further define herself.

"I know who I am and what I am, but I'm just waiting until a specific timeline to come out to the world as what I am. I'm following my healers' timeline, and I'm using this time to really study and educate myself on my journey and what I'm preparing to do," said Lovato.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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As reported by E! News, this is not the first time Lovato has discussed her fluidity, as the singer had shared in the April 2018 issue of 'InStyle' that love can be found "in any gender." 

During the interview, Lovato also discussed that things felt "right" when she had a romantic encounter with a woman. "I hooked up with a girl and was like, 'I like this a lot more'. It felt better. It felt right."