You haven't seen Demi Lovato until you've seen her naked, natural and un-retouched. The 23-year-old singer bared it all for her latest — and most impressive — photo shoot with Vanity Fair, and the results are absolutely stunning!
The photo shoot took place in a Manhattan hotel room, just one day after her great-grandfather, who was the most important person in her life, passed away. Following this devastating news, she knew she had two options: she could sit around and sulk, or she could learn from it.
"If there's one thing I've learned in the past day, it's that life is too short," Lovato told the magazine. "I'm about to launch an album that finally represents who I truly am. How do I embrace this new chapter in my life? How do I really walk the walk? What does it mean to be confident? It means letting go, being authentic, saying I don't give a f--k and this is who I am. I want to show the side of me that's real, that's liberated. That's free."
Lovato then made the suggestion herself for this "totally raw" shoot without the usual glamorous treatments. She wanted it to be sexy without having to use any makeup or "fancy lighting" or retouching, and she wanted to be completely naked — so that's exactly what she did.
The photos came out incredible, and are inspiring to girls everywhere who are so used to looking at models and celebrities in photos where they are wearing tons of makeup and have been completely airbrushed. A photo shoot like this is very rare, but Lovato pulled it off perfectly, and it's clear to see just how confident she really is.
"When I think of confident, I think of many things, but one feeling in particular is being comfortable in your own skin," she said in the behind-the-scenes video, explaining why she chose to do a shoot like this. "There was something incredible about the idea of no makeup whatsoever, no clothes, no retouching.... I never would've thought I'd get to a point in my life where I'd feel comfortable doing that."
Lovato recently took part in a topless photo shoot for Complex magazine, and she really opened up about some personal issues in her life. This new carefree and beautifully confident side of Lovato is one we love seeing — and one we hope to see more of in the future.
