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 is opening up about a difficult period of transition in her life During an interview with Fast Company published on Tuesday, the 31-year-old reflected on her time in the limelight thus far, and how following her lupus diagnosis at 24, things started to really switch gears for her.
She recalled that the year after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2017, she took herself on an Australian getaway, where paparazzi snapped pics of her in a bikini — showing off scars from the life-saving surgery and — crucially — a more mature body.
At the time, fans flooded the former Disney star with body shaming comments, which was something that she had already been struggling with on top of her health crisis. Related: Joe Jonas Wants To Keep Sophie Turner Custody Negotiation Peaceful! She recalled that before she’d “had a teenager’s body,” but during a fitting for a fashion magazine around the same time, “none of the sample sizes were fitting.” She shared that it made her “feel embarrassed,” especially with all the toxicity from internet critics.
The Only Murders in the Building star added that at that time, she had also just gone through a breakup with ex Justin Bieber, which made things even harder: She remembered thinking at the time: How rough… See photos HERE.
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