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).
Whether you were more of a Hannah Montana fan or an avid Wizards of Waverly Place viewer, former frenemies Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, both 27, reunited to give us the best of both worlds.
During their conversation on the April 3 episode of Miley’s Instagram Live show, BRIGHT MINDED: Live With Miley, Selena made a stunning, and brave confession: she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
The singer, who has been incredibly open about her mental health struggles, has never specified that she’s bipolar, and fans were in awe of her bravery. “Recently, I went to one of the best hospitals in the world, or in America, McClean, and I discussed that after going through years of different things, I realized that I was bipolar,” Selena told.
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