Became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship in February 2005.

Said in an interview with The Mirror that she was involved in homosexual relationships and had an experience with drugs.

Became an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, in mid 2004.

Suffered from anorexia and bulimia in her teens, prompted by the managerial demands of her body image.

Hosted the 2004 Juno Awards dressed in a bathrobe, which she took off to reveal a flesh-coloured bodysuit, in response to the era of censorship in the U.S.

Was robbed in L.A. while walking on a deserted street, an experience that subsequently developed to intense and general angst such as daily panic attacks.

Her style of music and appearance led her to become known as the Debbie Gibson of Canada.