Demi Lovato loves Kelly Clarkson

Demi Lovato says Kelly Clarkson is her role model. The singer and actress, who recently celebrated her 18th birthday, says she admires the American Idol superstar for staying out trouble — and the tabloids!

“She has stayed out of trouble; you don’t really read about her in the tabloids, yet she has an incredible music career,” Demi said.

“I look up to her, and she’s a really sweet girl too.”

Demi — who split from Joe Jonas after a brief romance — recently admitted she wishes she kept her relationship with the Jonas Brothers rocker a secret.

“I learned my lesson. It’s not very much fun when you break up in a public relationship,” she told People magazine.

“So, maybe next time I will keep a secret… You want to say to your fans, ‘Guess what, I’m so in love with somebody.’

“You want to shout it from the rooftops. That’s what you do when you fall in love. At the same time, I learned my lesson. You know, I’ll go public when I marry someone one day.”