This story was originally published in March 2020. In May 2021, Demi clarified that they are non-binary and that their pronouns are they/them. This story has been retroactively updated to reflect this.
Remember when Demi Lovato was dating (and engaged to!) The Young and the Restless’ Max Ehrich? And then they broke things off after the world found out he was a member of stan Twitter, and he proceeded to weep publicly in front of paparazzi on the beach where he proposed? It was a lot! But since Max, Demi has more than moved on, telling Glamour in March 2021, “My heart is pretty open. I’m very much listening to my intuition, and that’s not to say my boundaries or my guard is up. It’s just saying my ears are perked a little higher and my eyes are open a little wider.” Nowadays, Demi is rumored to be dating Noah Cyrus, but they’ve had a lot of other serious ‘ships over the years—including with big splashy celebs like Joe Jonas and Wilmer Valderrama. Time to take a look back at Demi Lovato’s full relationship history!
Cody Linley: 2007 to 2008
Before we dive into Cody Linley and Demi’s disastrous date, let’s just reflect on when Cody of Hoot fame was our collective crush. (Please take me back to the early aughts forever!) Okay, anyways, so sometime in 2008, Cody’s car broke down on the way to pick up Demi for a dinner date. And when they actually got in the car after Cody was two (2!) hours late, the car started to break down again and Demi had to hop out and hold a flashlight for him. Cody told Seventeen that they somehow made it to a steakhouse and Demi stayed out past their curfew. Obviously, this relationship was short-lived.
Alex DeLeon: 2008 to 2009
For about a year, Demi reportedly dated The Cab’s (wow, throwback) Alex DeLeon and even wrote “Catch Me” about him.
Trace Cyrus: 2009
Back when Metro Station was ~a thing~ and before Trace Cyrus’s roller coaster relationship with Brenda Song, he and Demi dated for “several months.” But in their case, a four-year age difference and long distance proved too difficult to overcome. At the time, Trace told People, “I’m always on the other side of the world and so [are they], so it just seemed like something that can’t work out at this time.…Maybe when [they’re] older and we’ve both matured, we’ll be looking for the same thing and it can work out.”
Joe Jonas: 2010
Not to be dramatic, but lives were forever changed when Demi confirmed they were dating Joe Jonas during a March 2010 Access Hollywood interview. And when Teen Vogue published Demi and Joe’s joint magazine cover in June 2010, it seemed like the couple might just go the distance. But less than 48 hours after their interview, they called it quits.
Joe insisted the breakup was mutual. In fact, in a follow-up interview with Teen Vogue, he said, “When I met Demi, I knew right away that our friendship was really strong. I don’t want to lose that ever.”
Lucky for them, Joe and Demi are still really supportive of each other. When Joe proposed to Sophie Turner in 2017, Demi congratulated them on Instagram. Also, here’s a pic of Demi, Joe, and Wilmer Valderrama (Demi’s next boyfriend after Joe) hanging out:
Judging by all this evidence from years later, Joe and Demi definitely left any drama in the past. And that brings us to…
Wilmer Valderrama: 2010 to 2016
For six years, Demi and That ’70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama dated on and off until they split up for good in 2016. In Demi’s 2017 documentary, Simply Complicated, they opened up about how the two met when they were 17, and Wilmer was like, “Get away from me.” But they connected again after Demi’s 18th birthday and started dating. Demi said, “I think it was love at first sight. We connected on a level that I’ve never connected with anybody before. He was just my rock, my everything.”
In a 2015 interview with Cosmopolitan, Demi opened up about how Wilmer was there for them through everything—including relapsing, entering treatment facilities, and getting sober. They recalled that “he was like, ‘I’m not leaving. This is somebody I really care about.’”
When they split in 2016, the pair released a joint statement on Instagram and said they “are better as best friends.”
Although they’re not together anymore, Demi and Wilmer continue to be supportive of each other—he visited Demi in the hospital after they overdosed in 2018, and when Wilmer got engaged in January 2020, Demi was reportedly “happy for Wilmer if he’s happy.”
Luke Rockhold: 2016
Luke is a UFC fighter and that’s about all you need to know because he and Demi only went out from August to December 2016.
Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos: 2017
Let’s not dwell too much on this “quick fling” either—Demi and the MMA fighter started dating at the beginning of 2017 and were over in July.
Lauren Abedini: 2017
Demi and DJ/producer Lauren Abedini were rumored to be dating in 2017 after they were spotted holding hands at Disneyland. Not long after this rumored romance, Demi opened up about their sexuality, telling InStyle, “I’m very fluid, and I think love is love. You can find it in any gender. I like the freedom of being able to flirt with whoever I want.”
Henri Levy: 2018 to 2019
Shortly after Demi completed treatment for mental health and substance abuse in the fall of 2018, they were linked to Enfants Riches Déprimés designer Henri Levy. By the end of December, the two had made their relationship social media official with an Instagram Story of Henri leaning in to kiss Demi. In the end, they split up in March 2019 after four months of dating and right before Demi sought treatment again.
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