United Kingdom, March 4 -- Demi Lovato battled "insecurities" as a child star.

The 33-year-old singer was compared to the likes of Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus during her younger years, and Demi admits that she struggled to cope with the comparisons at the time.

During the latest episode of the Baby, This is Keke Palmer podcast, Demi explained: "It was challenging when people are comparing you to one another and you naturally have insecurities at a young age. So you start comparing yourself to other people. But one thing my mom instilled in me was: There's room for everyone. It's not a competition.

"'You have your own voice, your own lane and that's what I really stuck by'. That's what got me through that period. So, I was always rooti...