In the Vanity Fair article, photographer Patrick Ecclesine said that the spontaneous nude shoot was Lovato's idea. The singer, who has struggled with body image issues, was inspired by her forthcoming album Confident and felt the time was right to let it all hang out.

In the video, which you can watch on the magazine's website, Lovato opens up about the shoot. "When I think of confident, I think about many things but I think of one thing in particular--is feeling comfortable in your own skin--and I thought there was something incredible about the idea of no make-up what-so-ever, no clothes and no retouching."