Demi Lovato Defends Her Sexier Attire: ''What's Wrong With Being Confident Enough to Wear This?''

"Once I started feeling better about myself, I felt better about showing more skin"

By Bruna Nessif Jan 19, 2016 12:21 PMTags

What's wrong with being confident?

That's not just a lyric from Demi Lovato's hit song, but apparently, a constant thought going through her mind when faced with critics who choose to feel some type of way about her sexier look.

The singer, who stuns on the cover of Allure's latest issue, opens up about the hurdles of owning her newfound confidence around those who start to judge it.

"I'll have people who are like ‘Stop talking about it,' but this summer I started wearing sexier stuff, and I got some hate for that, like, ‘You've changed,'" she tells the mag.

"It's like, What's wrong with being confident enough to wear this?"

Lovato, who has been very open about her struggles with body image in the past, continued, "I've never felt as confident in my skin as I do today. A year ago, on tour, almost every inch of my body was covered by clothing, and it was because I was hiding behind so many layers.

"Once I started feeling better about myself, I felt better about showing more skin. I have insecurities about my arms, so to wear a tank top on stage is extremely liberating for me, and uncomfortable sometimes. It's also a statement, like, 'Hey, watch out. You're no longer getting the insecure Demi that you've been getting for the past couple of years. I mean business now.'"

However, the brunette beauty admits that she still has her tough days, but those closest to her, like boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama, help her overcome the low points.

"Wilmer is that person," she said, and added that best friend Marissa is another. "Sometimes I'll isolate a little bit. I won't reply to people's text messages, or I'll just distance myself from everyone unintentionally, and she's the first one to call me out on it. It's because I'm going through something. I'm stressed or depressed."

And when it comes to her enviable relationship with the actor, Demi confesses, "I don't want to alienate my love life from the public, because it's such a huge part of who I am. It's a balancing act. I can't always let people in as much as they feel like they deserve to be let in."

For more of Lovato's interview, grab the February issue of Allure.