Demi Levato
Demi Lovato stepped into the spotlight as a child actress on the show Barney & Friends. In 2008 she appeared in the Disney channel film Camp Rock. Later she signed a record contract with Hollywood Records and her debut album was No.1 on the billboards. Her success only grew as she landed her own TV show Sonny with a Chance. In 2010 she started to develop some personal emotional and physical issues went down the slippery slope of depression, self-harm, bulimia, substance abuse, suffered many stints in rehab and was later diagnosed with Bi-Polar. In spite of her challenges she has also become a hugely sucessful best-selling singer and won acclaim as an advocate for the LGBT community.
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez is one childhood super-star that we can’t forget. She first started her career as a Disney prodigy, being cast in shows like Barney & Friends, Hannah Montana and The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody. Selena starred in various Disney productions but really rose to fame on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly. She then started her own production company and was signed by Hollywood Records with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene. She has since found success an internationally-renowned artist. Although she has also been public about her struggle with Lupus and has been in rehab for prescription drug abuse, she has become a household name, and has her own clothing label and is the most followed Instagram user in the world. Recently Selena has set her sights on producing and produces the original series 13 Reasons Why on Netflix.