They rock! Demi Lovato reunited with her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas and the Jonas Brothers to celebrate the upcoming premiere of Disney’s Camp Rock 3.
Lovato, 33, posed with Joe, 36, and his brothers Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on Monday, August 10, for the world premiere of their Disney Channel original movie. (Lovato starred in the original Camp Rock films as Mitchie Torres while the Jonas Brothers played members of fictional band Connect 3.)
The Jonas Brothers produced Camp Rock 3 alongside Lovato, in addition to reprising their onscreen roles alongside Wizards of Waverly Place’s Maria Canals-Barrera as Connie Torres, the director of a summer music camp. (Joe and Lovato dated in 2010 and have since become close friends.)
The long-awaited sequel introduces Liamani Segura (Descendants: Wicked Wonderland), newcomer Hudson Stone and Malachi Barton (Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires) as the next generation of Camp Rock campers.
Disney’s musical comedy revolves around Connect 3 returning to Camp Rock to find an opening act for their tour when their previous choice backs out at the eleventh hour.
A synopsis reads, “As campers vie for the chance to open for their favorite band, tensions rise and friendships are tested, leading to unexpected alliances, revelations, and romances. Camp Rock’s all-new campers include bold and determined Sage (Segura) and her easygoing brother, Desi (Stone); cello prodigy Rosie (Lumi Pollack); drummer with his own beat Cliff (Casey Trotter); choreo queen Callie (Brooklynn Pitts); intimidating influencer Madison (Ava Jean); and camp bad boy Fletch (Barton).”
Earlier this year, Lovato opened up on the “Not Gonna Lie” podcast about giving the Camp Rock 3 cast the advice she wished she’d received as a budding Disney Channel star.
“I wish that I had gotten advice, and I think it would have saved me a lot of trial and errors, like, figuring out s*** my own kind of thing,” Lovato initially explained in the January podcast episode. “I’m grateful for the path I’ve had without a mentor [and] without advice from others. I would love to be a mentor to somebody and guide someone through the journey that I went on.
She noted, “There’s no manual on how to be a pop star, and there’s certain things I would tell [them].”
Lovato later elaborated specifically on the “mini pep talk” she gave the young stars of Camp Rock 3 when they initially met.
“I met them as a group and I was, like, ‘Hey guys,’ and I gave them some advice like, ‘Don’t be afraid to ask for time off, like, take care of yourself first,” she remembered. “It’s really important that you take care of your mental health so you can do the other things you want to do, like performing and acting.’”
She stressed, “‘If you don’t have your mental health or if you get burnt out, that can all go away. It’s important to take care of yourself.’”
Camp Rock 3 premieres on the Disney Channel Thursday, August 13, at 8 p.m. ET and debuts on Disney+ the following day.
