10 things you didn’t know about Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato isn’t Disney underneath

Does Lovato have a heavy-metal album in her future? Time will tell, but she recently told Billboard that the subject matter of most of her music wouldn’t be safe for Disney.

Said Lovato: “It’s too dark. My mom’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, go to therapy.’ So I came to [the Jonas Brothers] like, ‘Ummmm ... I need help writing catchy stuff just because, well, my target audience isn’t metal music.”’  (Matt Stroshane / Associated Press)

Demi Lovato can’t get used to fame

“It’s still surreal to me,” marveled Lovato during an interview with “Access Hollywood.” She had just experienced having her car mobbed by photographers for the first time, and wasn’t sure how to react.

“I kinda got nervous and a little claustrophobic,” admitted Lovato.  (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato loves the Duff

“I’d love to have [Hilary Duff’s] career,” Lovato told “Access Hollywood.” “I respect her a lot.”

The Disney dream girl also has a place in her heart for stars like Natalie Portman and Matt Damon who are “not in the tabloids at all.”  (Scott Gries / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato gets by with a little help from her friends

While Lovato was on Disney’s radar, having already been cast on “As the Bell Rings,” it was her pal, Selena Gomez (pictured), that reportedly moved things along.

During a break in filming, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” star called Lovato out of the audience, and had her sing an on-the-spot version of Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man,” reported the Wall Street Journal.  (Reinhold Matay / Associated Press)

Demi Lovato lives in a ‘zoo’

“My little sister has like five fish and I can’t tell you the names of them,” Lovato said during a video interview with one of her fans. “My older sister has, like, a zoo in the house.”

Lovato’s big sister’s “zoo” is full of dogs, birds and hamsters. But don’t expect to see Lovato cuddling with the hamsters. “I don’t really go near ‘em,” she confessed, “but they’re cute.”  (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)

Shhh … Demi Lovato has a celebrity crush

Jake Gyllenhaal is Lovato’s favorite actor, and not just because she likes his acting… “I think he’s pretty good to look at,” giggled Lovato during a video interview with fan.

Her favorite actresses are Sienna Miller and Winona Ryder.  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)