Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Ariana Grande was perhaps too busy with the MTV VMAs to notice that she’s smashed a whole Instagram record. The Thank U, Next singer quietly became the first woman to reach 200 million followers on Instagram over the weekend.
It means she’s more popular than the likes of Kylie Jenner who currently has 193 million followers and Selena Gomez with 190 million.
Other popular female celebrities on the app include Kim Kardashian with 187 million followers, Beyonce with 153 million and Taylor Swift with 140 million followers.
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