"The X Factor" U.S. judge Demi Lovato, 20, has said in many interviews that she doesn't want to date anyone right now because she wants to focus on her career. Lovato is now saying that no guy can change her mind, no matter how she feels about him, and it will be a while before she feels ready to date again.
Lovato and One Direction's Niall Horan, 18, have publicly admitted that they crushes on each other, but Lovato has said in many interviews that they are "just friends." However, Horan has openly said in interviews that he still wants to date Lovato.
Lovato's ex-boyfrieends include singer Joe Jonas (of the Jonas Brothers) and former "That '70s Show" star Wilmer Valderrama. Jonas and Valderrama both have reputations for being ladies' men whose conquests include many Hollywood starlets.
In an August 2012 interview with iVillage, Lovato said that she is standing firm on her decision not to date Horan or anyone else: "There’s actually nothing that a guy can do to change my mind right now. It doesn’t matter how frickin' good-looking you are, or funny, or how in love with them I am. Right now, there’s nobody more important to me than myself and my recovery."
Lovato, who has gone public with being bipolar, has been very open in discussing her problems with bulima, self-harming and substance abuse. She has spent time in rehab for these issues.
She added: "I think that’s a thing that a lot of young girls need to remember. There's no one more important than themselves, especially when it comes to girls that are in their late teens or early teens and are trying to figure out who they are. It’s really easy to be influenced by a guy that you like, and this is a period of time when you need to figure out yourself. That’s what I’m doing right now."
Lovato also hinted that she has relapsed since getting out of rehab in 2011: "It’s been an up-and-down roller coaster. It hasn’t been totally perfect since I got out of treatment, and I’d be lying if I told you that it has. But at this moment right now, and for a while now, it’s been smooth sailing. I feel like I’m just cruising and having a really amazing time in life. I wouldn’t have been able to make it through a summer tour while hosting the Teen Choice Awards and doing 'X Factor' at the same time if I wasn’t in a healthy state of mind. I don’t really necessarily have an update, but I think that kind of proves itself.
One Direction came in third place on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010. Since then, the group has had No. 1 hits and sold-out tours in several countries. One Direction's other members are 18-year-old Harry Styles, 20-year-old Louis Tomlinson, 19-year-old Zayn Malik and 18-year-old Liam Payne.
Lovato, who lives in the Los Angeles area, also has a successful career. All three of her albums have been Top 10 hits in the U.S., she has starred in Disney Channel shows "Camp Rock" and "Sonny With a Chance," and she has a huge fan base around the world.
Even though Lovato is adamant that she won't date Horan, many people are predicting that she will change her mind when she spends more time with him in person.
In an August 2012 interview with Seventeen, Lovato confirmed that she plans to spend quality time with Horan when he returns to the U.S., including when One Direction is in Los Angeles to perform at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards on September 6.
As previously reported, One Direction and Lovato are each nominated for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. One Direction has two nominations for "What Makes You Beautiful" (Best Pop Video and Best New Artist), while Lovato's "Skyscraper" is nominated for Best Video With a Message.
In May 2012, Lovato and Britney Spears replaced fired "X Factor" U.S. judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul. "The X Factor" executive producer Simon Cowell and Epic Records chairman/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid are the show's other two judges.
Cowell has recently been telling the media that Spears is a "mean" judge, but Lovato says those remarks are nonsense: He’s totally joking! With this show, there’s not really the mean one, the nice one, the funny one -- we don’t have the typical panel of judges. I think we’re all really honest and sometimes it can come off as mean. We also joke around, and we like to have a lot of fun."
Lovato also said how being a singer has affected her judging perspective: "There’s definitely been times when me and Britney have said no to people when Simon and L.A. say yes. We just have a different view on pop stars and celebrities because we’re in the pop industry ourselves. Simon and L.A. know a lot, for sure -- but from an artist’s point of view, I feel maybe I’m more critical of the people on stage. For instance, if they say, 'Oh, I didn’t have time to practice enough" or "I only got two hours of sleep,' I think I’m a little bit more critical. I’m like, 'If you want to make it in this industry, you sometimes don’t even get to sleep at night.' There are no excuses."
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