For Demi Lovato‘s latest trick, the singer gave an extra special treat to her alter ego — Poot Lovato — in honor of Halloween.
As unveiled Thursday (Oct. 30), the pop star went all out with hair, makeup and costuming to perfectly recreate an image that has haunted them for years: that of “Poot,” the name given to an unflatteringly edited photo of Lovato that made rounds in 2015 after someone made the absurd claim online that it was a picture of the musician’s twin, who’d allegedly been “locked in a basement her whole life.” In pictures shared on Instagram, Lovato looks unrecognizable in bright white face makeup and half her hair covered by a bald cap.
While in the costume, the former Disney star also replicated the photo that started it all and filmed a hilarious video pretending to be Poot screaming and fighting for freedom in a garage. “happy halloween and happy one week of [It’s Not That Deep]!!!” Lovato wrote in the caption. “been so locked in this era thought i’d let pootvato out,” they added.
As mentioned by Lovato, the hilarious Poot tribute comes shortly after the vocalist dropped new album It’s Not That Deep. Leading up to the LP’s release, Lovato had revisited some of the most iconic moments and memes throughout her career, from returning to The Bigg Chill to reuniting with the Jonas Brothers on stage to perform songs from Camp Rock in concert.
Now, Lovato’s nostalgia tour has brought them back to Poot, which is especially heartwarming considering the star’s previous dislike of the meme. When the internet first started circulating the Poot story a decade ago, she’d tweeted, “Cool to see a s–tty angle turn into a meme that circulates the Internet to people’s amusement.”
In the years since, however, Lovato has come around to the humor and whimsy of Poot. On their 31st birthday in 2023, the artist enjoyed a batch of cupcakes decorated with edible photos of Poot, and this past summer, Lovato joked that she was “never letting [Poot] out” of the basement on TikTok.
See Lovato as Poot for Halloween below.
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