Donny Osmond on surviving child stardom after being called a ‘has-been’: ‘Wasn’t going to do it with scandals’

Donny Osmond was just five years old when he made his TV debut, was established by age seven and was nearly 13 when approached to record solo music.

The singer, who has returned to Las Vegas two years after the coronavirus put live music on hold, credited his determination to reinvent himself over the years — scandal-free — for helping him escape the child star curse.

"It is a curse when you hit it big as a little kid because everyone wants to keep you in that pigeonhole," the star told Fox News Digital. "And it’s really difficult to break out of it. Some people have been able to do it successfully. Look at Justin Bieber. He’s done an amazing job. However, he didn’t go through it easily either. He had some hard times breaking through that image.