Demi Lovato Reveals Disney Rivalry with Miley and Selena

got candid about how the Disney Channel was 'always pitting' her against and in search of 'the number one girl' at the dawn of their careers.

'You naturally have insecurities at a young age, so you start comparing yourself to other people,' the 33-year-old pop star told Baby, This is Keke Palmer podcast on Tuesday.

'But one thing my mom instilled in me was, "There's room for everyone. It's not a competition."

'That's what I really stuck by. That's what kind of got me through that period. I was always rooting for everybody.'

Lovato and Gomez famously kickstarted their careers in 2002 by co-starring as Angela and Gianna on the children's show Barney & Friends.

The homeschooled millennials also co-starred in Allison Liddi-Brown's comedy Princess Protection Program, which aired on the Disney Channel in 2009.

'I felt this safety when I came into the Disney Channel having a built-in friendship there already,' Lovato said.

'I will always be grateful for the friendship that I have and continue to have [with Gomez].'

The Only Murders in the Building actress starred in fantasy teen sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place for four seasons spanning 2007–2012 while the Kiss songstress only spent two seasons on short show As the Bell Rings from 2007-2009.

Lovato and Gomez famously kickstarted their careers in 2002 by co-starring as Angela and Gianna on the children's show Barney & Friends (seen in 2008)