DEMI LOVATO has told how she was minutes from death following her accidental overdose of heroin.

She said: “When they found me, I was turning blue and the doctor said I had five to ten more minutes left.

Demi Lovato has told how she was minutes from death following her accidental overdose of heroin Credit: Getty

“If no one had come in, I wouldn’t be here today.”

The singer and former Disney child star, who has sold millions of records and had two Grammy nominations, was found at her home in Los Angeles.

Coming to terms with the incident in June 2018 has not been easy for her or her loved ones.

She explained: “Recovery is a lot. And with time, comes trust.

“It was a learning experience of, ‘OK, people are going to have to learn to trust you again’.

“The only way they can do that is by you proving yourself. Not just talking but taking actions.

“My family is incredible.

“Do they worry to this day? Absolutely.

“That’s never going to go away, what I put them through. As a consequence they end- ed up suffering.”

Since the overdose Demi has had three strokes, resulting in brain damage, and a heart attack.

Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 as she releases her eighth album Holy Fvck, Demi she now suffers with “survivor’s guilt” after seeing the likes of Ariana Grande’s ex Mac Miller pass away due to drugs.

Demi said: “I’ve lost friends that were around my age, and those hurt so deeply.

“I had a lot of survivor’s guilt after my overdose because right after that Mac Miller died and it just put everything into perspective for me of what could have been.”

Demi signed a record deal at 15.

She added: “I didn’t know who I was and I had a team trying to force me to be this hyper-feminine pop star. I was so unhappy.”

Fame is a minefield of pitfalls. I’m just pleased Demi is here today.

RED HOT CHILIS ARE ROCK GOBS
THE Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to take the name of their comeback single Tippa My Tongue very literally as they shared an exclusive first look at the video.

Singer Anthony Kiedis features with the band’s logo, er, on the tip of his tongue.

The video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ single Tippa My Tongue features singer Anthony Kiedis with the band’s logo on his tongue
The track, out today, is from upcoming album Return Of The Dream Canteen, which is set for release on October 14.

Anthony and bandmates FLEA, John Frusciante and Chad Smith said: “We jammed and learned some old songs.

“Before long, we started the mysterious process of building new songs.”

HIGH HOPES FOR CLUB
TRIO New Hope Club have just released Call Me A Quitter, a laid-back yet incredibly catchy song about struggling to make long-distance relationships work.

The group told me: “We were struggling with relationships during the pandemic.

“It was a kind of therapy session for the three of us to write down how we had all been feeling.”

Away from the group, singer Black Richardson is set to appear as The Beatles legend Paul McCartney in upcoming film Midas Man, which focuses on the Fab Four’s manager Brian Epstein.

I predict big things for these guys.

HARRY JOINS THE TEE PARTY
GOLF and “cool” aren’t usually found in the same sentence, but over the past few months there’s been a stream of younger celebs hitting the fairways and changing all that.

Everyone from Denise Van Outen to Liam Payne and Niall Horan are partial to a few rounds.

Former One Direction singer Harry Styles has taken up golfCredit: Splash News
Now I can reveal the latest name to find solace in the sport is Liam and Niall’s One Direction bandmate Harry Styles.

The heart-throb has been keeping himself sane and unwinding during his massive Love On Tour trek by secretly checking out local courses.

A source said: “Harry loves to unwind by playing golf.

“When you’ve got over 60,000 fans screaming your name with every movement it can be overwhelming.

“A round of golf is the complete opposite of a stadium show – it’s peaceful and by its nature comes with privacy, so it’s perfect.

“Harry has made sure to check out as many golf courses as possible as he tours the world.

“He’s even added golfing clothes to his luggage.”

Harry has been on the road since last September and won’t wrap up the tour until March 2023.

After playing a run of sell-out shows here in June he city-hopped throughout Europe before taking a couple of weeks off.

Then on Monday he kicked off a North American leg, which includes a 15-night residency at Madison Square Garden in New York.

I’m more into rounds at the local than rounds of golf but maybe I should take Harry’s lead before the summer ends.

STEPS WANNA GUETTA COLLAB
NINETIES pop legends Steps are showing no signs of slowing down.
Faye Tozer, Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans, Ian “H” Watkins and Lisa Scott-Lee have revealed they are eyeing up big-time collaborations.

Lisa told me: “There are so many great new artists and producers out there now.

Steps want to collaborate with David Guetta and Clean BanditCredit: Rex
“People like David Guetta and Clean Bandit and those dance-based artists, they would be really interesting to do a collaboration with – and I do love when Steps do a pop dance.”

To celebrate 25 years in music, the group have released greatest hits album The Platinum Collection, which features two new tracks.

Lisa added: “It is tempting to release greatest hits based purely on our back catalogue but we wanted to give our fans more as thank you for the past 25 years.

“It’s great fun to be able to release new music and perform them alongside the classics this far into our careers.

“We all sat down and talked candidly about what we wanted. We didn’t want to tarnish what we had achieved.”

The current climate gets even the best of us down, but David Guetta ft Steps would lift anyone’s mood.

JUSTIN’S TOGS GIVE PAWS FOR THOUGHT
FIRST it was Kylie Jenner wearing a bin bag now Justin Bieber has dressed as the Mutts Cutts van from Jim Carey’s 1994 film Dumb And Dumber.

The Baby singer wore the oversized corduroy trousers and a hooded top with a matching cap as he went out for a meal with his supermodel wife Hailey at Catch Steak in Los Angeles.

Justin Bieber has dressed as the Mutts Cutts van from Jim Carey’s 1994 film Dumb And DumberCredit: BackGrid

Justin appeared keen to remain incognito, which isn’t surprising given his outfit.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Justin fan. But someone needs to have a serious word with his stylist.

Hailey looked effortlessly glamorous, as always, in a long-sleeved, little black dress with knee-high boots.