Demi Lovato opens up like never before about their experience as a child star in a new documentary now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. “Child Star,” which Lovato co-directed alongside, Nicola Marsh, highlights the peculiarity of growing up famous along with the tough realities young actors and performers are faced with in the industry.

Hulu's documentary "Child Star" gives audiences a glimpse of the changing landscape around child stars' identities.

Demi Lovato brought their life experience full circle by co-directing the new Hulu documentary "Child Star." The former Disney Channel kid turned teen pop sensation looks beyond their own career journey to analyze the rise of the entire child performer industry - from the Shirley Temple era to the TikTok and YouTube generation.