A teaser for Demi Lovato’s upcoming YouTube documentary series Dancing With The Devil dropped on Wednesday, and it gave an eye-opening glimpse at how close to death the pop star came when she overdosed on drugs in 2018.
Within hours of its release, a slew of fans, friends and celebrities had taken to her social media platforms to commend her for sharing such intimate details about her struggles and ultimate story of survival.
As those comments kept coming in, Lovato shared a heartfelt thank you on Instagram to all the people who have showered her with love and support.
A ray of sunshine: Demi Lovato took to Instagram to thank her fans and friends for the love and support they have shown since the trailer for her tell-all documentary, Dancing With The Devil, dropped earlier on Wednesday, February 17
Humbled: Lovato shared her heartfelt thank you statement about four hours after all the love and support came in following the release of the Dancing With The Devil teaser
‘I had three strokes. I had a heart attack. My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes,’ Lovato confessed about her opioid overdose at her LA mansion in July 2018, in a clip from the upcoming four-part docuseries.
Referring to the overdose, her substance abuse, and mental health struggles through her young life, the Sober singer compared her resiliency to that of a cat with nine lives: ‘I’ve had a lot of lives, like my cat. You know, I’m on my ninth life.’
The nearly three-minute teaser trailer for Dancing With The Devil also features scenes from her childhood, her rise to the big stage of pop stardom, backstage footage, and intimate interviews with those closest her life.
Opening up: The Sober singer, 28, posted the nearly three-minute teaser for her upcoming YouTube docuseries Dancing With The Devil on her social media platforms
Scary: The singer-songwriter revealed she was close to death after her 2018 drug overdose
Confessional: ‘I had three strokes. I had a heart attack. My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes,’ Lovato confessed in the four-part series
Personal demons uncovered: In the wake of her drug overdose and mental health struggles, Lovato compared her resiliency to that of a cat with nine lives: ‘I’ve had a lot of lives, like my cat. You know, I’m on my ninth life,’ she said in the trailer
A seemingly endless number of supportive comments from some of her 99.1million Instagram fans and followers, following the release of the DWTD teaser, included plenty of red heart emojis and ‘I love you’ posts.
‘Hoooooolllly s**t . This trailer deserves an Oscar,’ wrote one fan, while another shared, ‘WOW. I got the chills. Love you so much.’
Another common sentiment was people sharing how ‘proud’ they were of Lovato for telling her story with such honesty.
Supportive: The singer was showered with words of love and support from fans and friends, which included longtime gal pal Jenna Schubart
Love and support: Close friend and actor Matthew Scott Montgomery wrote that he was ‘eternally proud’ of Demi in an Instagram Story post, following the trailer’s release
Reaction: Actress Lucy Hale was ‘speechless’ after watching the eye-opening trailer
Close friend Jenna Schubart shared on her Insta-Story: ‘This is so powerful! So proud of you for speaking your truth. I love you sis!’
Another one of her best friends, actor Matthew Scott Montgomery, shared his love and that he’s ‘eternally proud’ of her, and that he cries when the trailer hits the two minute mark.
Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale wrote, ‘Demi I am so proud of you — this is so powerful. I don’t even know what to say.’
And Hobbs & Shaw star Eiza Gonzalez called Lovato a ‘warrior’ when she expressed her love for the singer and songwriter.
Supportive Hobbs & Shaw star Eiza Gonzalez called the singer a ‘warrior’ in her post
Teaser taste: The nearly three-minute teaser trailer for Dancing With The Devil also features scenes from her childhood, her rise to the big stage of pop stardom, backstage footage, and intimate interviews with those closest her life
Sounding humbled by the overwhelming response, Lovato shared a short statement on her Instagram Story, thanking everyone for the kind words.
‘I can’t express the gratitude I feel for all the love and support I’ve gotten today,’ she began. ‘It’s still hard to feel worthy of so much love but I’m working on it and letting some of that love sink in makes this process so much easier.’
She ended by adding, ‘So thank you for being apart of this journey with me. I love you all.’
Around the same time, the New Mexico native, 28, shared another comment about all the tears of joy she has been shedding.
‘It’s actually hard not to just walk around crying tears of gratitude — and normally I WOULD but this face was painted by @makeupbymario and I just gotta hold it together until I’m thru working.’
Dancing With The Devil premieres on YouTube on March 23.
Proud: Fashion designer Jac Vanek posted how ‘proud’ she is of Demi after watching the trailer
Inspirational: Musician and collaborator Sam Fischer said he is ‘forever inspired’ by Demi
Anticipation: Lovato’s back-up dancer Dani Vitale shared that he can’t wait for the world to see the docuseries after watching the teaser
Support: Author Casey Fitzsimmons also shared how ‘proud’ she is of Demi telling her story
Coming: The for-part docuseries Dancing With The Devil premieres on YouTube on March 23