Glee Exclusive: Demi Lovato Poised to Join Season 5 Cast for Major Arc:
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Actress-singer and X Factor judge Demi Lovato is nearing a deal to join the Fox musical dramedy’s upcoming fifth season for a significant arc, TVLine has learned exclusively.
According to sources, Lovato (who turns 21 on Tuesday) will play Dani, a NYC-based struggling artist friend of Rachel and Santana’s. She will also interact frequently with Adam Lambert’s incoming character, and the pair will have several musical numbers together.
Lovato’s deal calls for her to appear in at least six episodes, beginning with the second part of the show’s Beatles’ tribute, airing Oct. 3. (Glee will work around Lovato’s X Factor schedule.)
The Glee gig marks Lovato’s first major acting role since her Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chancewent off the air two years ago. Additional acting credits include the Camp Rock films and episodes ofPrison Break and Grey’s Anatomy.
Expect Fox to maximize the cross-promotional opportunities, what with X Factor‘s results show leading intoGlee on Thursdays this fall. (I’m calling the tagline: “It’s Demi X 2!”)
Glee returns with Season 5 on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c.