Singer Demi Lovato is putting the past behind her in a revealing new profile from Harper’s Bazaar‘s May issue. The “Confident” songstress, 27, opened up to the outlet about her past relationship with actor Wilmer Valderrama, 40, whom she dated between 2010-2016, and his January engagement to Amanda Pacheco, 28. “I’m really happy for him and I wish him nothing but the best, but we’re not in each other’s lives, haven’t spoken in a long time,” Demi revealed to the outlet. For the singer, being on her own and standing strong has really given her something she didn’t know she “needed” to become the woman she is today.
“But I think I needed that because I needed to learn to be okay on my own,” she continued. “When you get into a relationship with somebody at that young of an age and then you spend six years with somebody, you don’t really get to learn about yourself.” Demi started dating Wilmer when she was 18-years-old — Wilmer was about 30-years-old by comparison. The two had a very close bond, and even after their 2016 breakup, reports circulated that Wilmer was still playing a major role in Demi’s sobriety journey after battling substance abuse and addiction for a number of years.
With her return to music as she continues to work on her forthcoming seventh studio album, Demi has already seemingly addressed her past relationship with Wilmer and his engagement. In her music video for “I Love Me,” Demi looks directly at a bride and groom giddily running by the singer before Demi gives the camera a subtle look as she sings, “I wonder when I love me is enough.”
