Demi Lovato Slid Into The DMs Of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire

WASHINGTON — During singer-songwriter, Demi Lovato’s podcast, Actor Emily Hampshire recently revealed how the singer slid into her DM.

During the Sept. 1, 2021 episode of the “4D With Demi Lovato” podcast, Hampshire revealed that she first met the 29-year-old singer when Lovato messaged her on Instagram.

To this, the former Disney star joked, “I did. I slid in those DMs.”

However, the 40-year-old “Schitt’s Creek” alum confessed that there was more to the story.

“You slid in my DMs, and you said, ‘Hey, I like you on the show. We should kick it sometime. And then you said, below it, ‘And by kick it, I mean go on a date. I find you attractive.’ You made it clear it was a date. And I loved that because sometimes that’s confusing. I’m decades older than you, so ‘kick it,’ I was looking it up,” said Hampshire.

The musician then suggested that they could be like Hollywood couple Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor, but quickly realized the comparison implied Hampshire would be Taylor, who is 78.

“I thought it was the funniest thing in the whole world because I was a Holland Taylor in that situation. Proud to be,” said Hampshire.

Lovato admitted that her Paulson/Taylor mention was “not my smoothest move,” but added they were happy the exchange led to a friendship.

“A non-binary person can dream. And they, she — I was a ‘she’ at the time — she was dreaming big. I was like, ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’ And I made a really good friend. You’re a dope friend, and I’m happy we became friends,” said Lovato.

Lovato came out as non-binary earlier in 2021.

“Today is a day I’m so happy to share more of my life with you all — I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary and will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward,” said Lovato in May 2021.

“This has come after a lot of healing and self-reflective work. I’m still learning and coming into myself, and I don’t claim to be an expert or a spokesperson,” they said.

In an earlier interview, the “Anyone” singer revealed that their brief engagement to Max Ehrich in 2020 helped them better understand their identity.

In an interview in March 2021, Lovato revealed details about her relationship with Ehrich.

“This past year, I was engaged to a man, and when it didn’t work, I was like, ‘This is a huge sign. I thought I was going to spend my life with someone. Now that I wasn’t going to, I felt this sense of relief that I could live my truth,” said Lovato

(With inputs from ANI)

Edited by Ojaswin Kathuria and Nikita Nikhil