Disney Channel fans get excited because the Sonny With a Chance and So Random! casts reunited
on Zoom.
They talked about everything from where their characters would be today to what everyone
has been up to since the shows.
And Demi Lovato even got real with her former castmates about going to rehab and her past
eating disorder.
What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News bringing you all the latest news updates you
need to know and if you have had enough of Zooming with your own family and friends,
here’s a tip, it’s much easier to watch someone else’s pre-recorded Zoom on YouTube.
You don’t have to talk or brush your hair, but you still get to enjoy some human conversations.
And over the weekend, Demi Lovato and her former Disney co-stars from Sonny With a Chance
and So Random! treated us with their epic Zoom reunion.
Along with Demi, Tiffany Thornton, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Doug Brochu, Sterling Knight,
Audrey Whitby, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Shayne Topp, and Damien Haas were all present for
the call and it was epic.
We got to look back on and relive some of the best moments from the shows with the cast
members themselves and it was everything we didn’t know we needed during these tough
times.
And while the former castmates shared plenty of laughs, Demi also got real with everyone
about her time in rehab and how difficult working on the show was for her while having
an eating disorder.
We’ll talk about everything she said, but before we get into it, make sure you’ve
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Alright, so right off the bat, in the first 30 seconds of the Zoom call, Demi poked fun
at herself for everything she’s gone through since the show and she seriously caught her
castmates off guard with this one.
“what’s everyone been up to since the show, Demi what about you?”
“Rehab, several times!”
Seriously, we didn’t even see that one coming!
At least Demi is able to make light of everything she gone through, because we all know it’s
been really tough for her.
But later in the call, she got more serious about her struggles she faced while filming
Sonny With a Chance.
Demi even revealed that she didn’t remember a lot of what happened on set because she
was in a such bad place while shooting the show.
She opened up to Tiffany about how she was her biggest inspiration when she was in treatment
for the first time.
“when I went away to treatment for the first time you were my biggest inspiration.
You dealt with all the pressures of being a woman on TV and I wish I had that.”
And Demi continued on explaining how she wished she didn’t spend so much time worrying about
what she looked like or what she was wearing.
“I probably was happier in my head with whatever I looked like at the time.
But I'm so much happier now with the mentality that you have.
I look back and it and I'm like, 'Man, it's a shame that we wasted any energy on what
we wore on set.'”
And Demi also expressed to her friends how she knows that she has come such a long way
since filming Sonny.
She said quote, “I went to Will & Grace this season, and I literally spent 10 minutes
in the wardrobe room.
My fittings used to be an hour but now, I'm like... this doesn't matter.
What I'm wearing does not matter.”
And Demi’s castmates looked back on ways they knew something was wrong with her during
her Disney days.
“Demi your dressing room was freezing” “Yeah, because I had an eating disorder
and I was underweight and freezing”
Demi continued on and talked about how overworked she was while struggling with her eating disorder.
She said quote, “I would have people over for meetings on my lunch breaks, because that's
how much I worked.
People would come in and I'd be covered in a blanket and people would say, 'Why is it
80 degrees in here?'
I would be like, 'Because I'm freezing.'
They would be like, 'Oh my god, what's wrong with you?'”
And as she’s gotten older, Demi revealed that she has even questioned whether or not
she wants to continue on in the entertainment industry, or move away and start a new life
like her castmate Tiffany did.
Tiffany now lives in Arkansas with her husband and three kids and hasn’t even submitted
an audition in over six years.
She even revealed she doesn’t have her SAG membership anymore.
Demi said quote, “I'm realizing that as I've gotten older, because when I was young...
when you start off in the industry as a 7-year-old, 8-year-old, you kind of value your self-worth
with your success.
I have moments all the time where I'm like, 'Do I want to continue this?
Or do I want to pull a Tiffany and move to Texas, have a family and have a farm?'”
And either way, whatever Demi decides to do with her future, we’re just glad that she’s
healthier and happier than she was back in those Disney days.
As much as she’s able to laugh about it now, we know it must still not be the easiest
time for her to talk about given everything she went through.
But I want to know what you guys think about the reunion and everything Demi shared with
her former co-stars.
Were you surprised how open and honest she was and how she was able to make light of
some of her darkest times?
Share your thoughts down in the comments below and get that conversation started.
And fans took to the comment section of the Zoom reunion to share their thoughts on both
the show and the castmates' friendships.
One person commended Demi and Tiffany writing quote, “I never realized until now how healthy
and strong Tiffany and Demi’s friendship is.
No drama, no bs, they really have supported each other through all these years as you
can see on their social media’s and this call.
I really hope they stay close forever because Tiffany is really good for Demi to be around.
#SonnyandTawni”
Another fan was just excited to have been let in on this reunion and wrote quote, “Did
I watch this on my computer to feel like I'm in zoom with them?
Yes.
Am I sad that I can't actually talk to them personally?
Yes.
Am I happy this happened in the first place?
A thousand times yes!”
And another person gave Demi a shoutout saying quote, “I love how Demi was so unfiltered
in this conversation - just real”
Many other fans were begging for a proper reunion and maybe even another project where
they could all work together.
And based on how well this Zoom reunion went, I could totally see that happening!
This isn’t the only Zoom reunion worth watching though…
Ariana Grande and the cast of Victorious recently got together for an epic call where they reunited
and spilled all the tea about the show.
Click right over here for another Clevver video about that reunion.
I'm Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News, bye guys!