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 has taken part in the #SafeHands challenge which shows celebs properly washing their hands. “Now everyone is saying it is 40 seconds long which is the ‘ABC”s twice,” Gomez said of the length one should wash their hands for. “Who would have thought because I was clearly not washing my hands the right way.” The singer then proceeded to instruct her fans on tips to properly soap up before rinsing.
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The Safe Hands Challenge was set out by the World Health Organization (WHO) where they asked a number of high profile people
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