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Demi Lovato opens up to Cosmopolitan about her struggles with being considered a "badass" in the August issue. When she was a child she was an  actress on Barney & Friends.

“At the time, I was just so grateful to be on TV, but I was also really struggling. Looking back, there was a connection, probably between any kid who’s ever sang that song to Barney, a little place in a child’s heart, a void, that could be filled. And maybe Barney fills it.”

She continues,

“Even before Barney, I was suicidal. I was seven. With Barney, I guess subliminally, I did have a relationship with this figure that was saving my life in a way.”

“I’ve talked about being bullied and the years of being a teenager, but I went through things when I was younger that I’ve never talked about that probably caused me to turn out the way I ended up turning out,” explains the singer."

“When I look at someone who’s out there partying excessively or rappers rapping about doing drugs, who people look up to, and think, ‘Oh that’s a G; that’s a gangster.’ I think, ‘You’re actually being a giant p*ssy.’”

“Sorry, but those rockers in the ’80s were the furthest thing from rock stars. They were so insecure and so lonely that they had to do these things to get them through the day."

And being in your twenties, famous in Hollywood she says,

“If you’re spending your entire early 20s chasing the next party, what are you running away from? That’s not a badass. What’s a badass is when you can sit through your problems and feel emotions when you don’t want to have them.”

 “There have been nights where I’ve had to sit on my hands, because I want to act out, because I physically can’t sit still in the pain I’m dealing with, from looking back and being bullied or other things that happened. And now, as hard as it may be, I will do that. That’s what makes me a badass. Being a badass is handling your sh*t.”

Spoken like a true pro.

Read the more of the interview after the jump.

[Cosmopolitan]

Demi Lovato wants her own Barbie doll - but only if it actually looks like her!

The singer who has been in and out of rehab and dealt with body issues discussed this with Twitter.

She tweeted:

“1 of my biggest dreams, having collected Barbies since I was a kid, is to have my own Barbie BUT with my actual body type.. Weight & height."

Demi was backed by many fans who tweeted their support at her.

Would you buy a Demi Barbie doll?

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