Demi Lovato’s touring partners DJ Khaled and Kehlani helped her celebrate a milestone anniversary in her battle with addiction.
R&B star Kehlani also shared her support, saying, “You are 100 percent yourself, and that is so rare in this world and this industry.”
Here’s the full speech from Demi’s concert at Barclay @demilovatobr @justcatchmedemi @ddlovato https://t.co/DLuHHIdzaQ
— amelia. (@horanxlwt) March 18, 2018
Lovato became emotional as she thanked Khaled and Kehlani while the crowd cheered. Through tears, she said, “Yesterday was a really big day for me. Yesterday, six years ago, I was drinking vodka out of a Sprite bottle at 9 in the morning, throwing up in the car, and I just remember thinking, ‘This is no longer cute. This is no longer fun. And I’m just like my dad.’”
She continued, “The reason why I became so open about my story is because I know that there are people here tonight that need to ask for help, and I want you to know that’s okay. Mental health is something that we don’t ever talk about, and we need to take the stigma away. So let’s raise the awareness. Let’s let everybody know it’s okay to have a mental illness.”
Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible. ????????
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) March 15, 2018
The concert occurred the day after Lovato tweeted a message about her sober anniversary, saying, “It IS possible.”
