Demi Lovato Recalls Being Compared To Selena Gomez & Miley Cyrus

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Demi Lovato is opening up about her Disney days. Lovato grew up on the channel, alongside stars like Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus. During a March 3 episode of Keke Palmer’s podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, Lovato discussed her early acting career as a Disney darling — plus, how she felt about comparisons to Gomez and Cyrus.

According to Lovato, it was “challenging” to be pitted against each other. However, her mindset was never overly competitive. “Well, what was beautiful is Selena and I had a friendship prior to Disney Channel because we actually were on Barney together, so I felt this safety when I came [on] the Disney Channel, having a built-in friendship there already,” Lovato told Palmer. “I'm so grate...