LOVATO ‘ECSTATIC’ OVER CLARKSON MEETING
Teen star DEMI LOVATO was so "ecstatic" when she met her idol KELLY CLARK= SON, she asked to hug her three times.
The Disney singer/actress has been an avid fan of the Since U Been Gone= hitmaker since she rose to fame on the first season of American Idol in = 2002.
Lovato is still in awe of Clarkson for keeping her personal life out of= the tabloids and concentrating on her music career.
And the Camp Rock star wants to follow Clarkson’s lead by ensuring she = learns from her experiences.
Speaking on British TV show Live From Studio Five, Lovato says, "I did = meet Kelly Clarkson one time and I gave her three hugs, three. Once when = I met her and then I was saying goodbye and I gave her another one… and= then she was walking away and I was like, ‘Can I have one more?’ She’s m= y idol, so getting to meet her was incredible. I’ve loved her since the f= irst episode of American Idol, so when I got to meet her I was ecstatic.
"You know, I never looked up to Kelly Clarkson because of her being per= fect. I looked up to her because no matter what she went through, she had= class and I feel like she stayed talented. She never was arrested or any= thing like that and you didn’t see her in the tabloids for dating a lot o= f people. She really kept low and had a really great career and I feel li= ke, for me, I don’t feel pressure as a role model. I just want to make su= re that no matter what situation I’m in I come out of it a stronger perso= n."
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