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).
Selena Gomez breaks down crying on TV over actress Miranda Hart’s mental health story
nypost.comThe Graham Norton Show.”On Friday’s episode, the British comedian, 51, revealed that Gomez’s “My Mind & Me” docuseries is what inspired her to share her own health journey.“When I saw your documentary on Apple [about] your illness struggles, I was thinking, ‘Do I share?’ You know, ‘Is this something I should do?’ Because it feels quite vulnerable,” Hart told Gomez, whose doc from 2022 shared her diagnosis of bipolar disorder and her life with lupus.Gomez, 32, became visibly emotional and began to tear up as Hart revealed this information.The singer’s “Emilia Pérez” co-star Zoe Saldaña and “Doctor Who” actor Ncuti Gatwa also appeared on the talk show and became emotional by Hart’s confession.“I watched [Gomez’s] documentary, and I just thought, ‘Absolutely yes.’ And that’s what kept me writing,” she continued. ”So the fact I’m on this show with you … To witness somebody in the pain that I was in for different conditions.
But we know what a chronic condition is like and it’s always rumbling there, and I know what it’s like in a very different way.”The “Miranda” actress explained that although they did not have the same medical condition and she was not a pop star playing at arenas like Gomez, she did have a career that put her in high-profile appearances.“I was backstage at the BBC, you know, trying to go on, not knowing whether to go on,” Hart said. “It’s amazing and I think she’s incredible.”The comedian then teased: “Now back to me.”Hart recently released her latest memoir, “I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You,” which is “packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths,” per the book’s official synopsis.
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