Demi Lovato’s father has “begged” her to get in touch. Patrick Lovato, who has been estranged from the 19-year-old star for over a decade, is awaiting surgery on a tumour in his throat and would love his daughter to get in touch before the operation. He told RadarOnline.com, “Demi and I haven’t spoken in so long and all I want her to do is call her daddy. I’m begging her the only way I know how. I want to talk with her so badly. Demi, please call your daddy!”

Patrick, who split from Demi's mother Dianna in 1994, longs to repair his fractured relationship with the singer-and-actress. He added, “We were so close when she was little. My little daughter was my partner, I just love her so much. I want Demi to know that I would do anything in the world for my little girl, I just want to hear her voice.”