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 Reveals Why She Left Social Media Following Justin Bieber Split And Bipolar Diagnosis
etcanada.comSelena Gomez is reflecting on one of the hardest chapters of her life. In the latest issue of Fast Company, the 31-year-old Rare Beauty founder explains how her breakup with Justin Bieber and bipolar diagnosis led to her taking an extended break from social media. “I had just gotten my heart broken.
I didn’t need to see what everyone was doing,” the “Single Soon” singer tells the magazine. “Then there were those moments of not feeling positive about how I looked because of what I’d see on Instagram.
Wow, I wish my body looked like that.” In 2018, Gomez and Bieber ended their years-long on-again, off-again relationship. Around the same time, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Today, Bieber is married to wife Hailey and Gomez has confirmed that she is single and living life. In 2020, Gomez shared the news of her diagnosis for the first time during a conversation with Miley Cyrus — a choice she made to inspire her fans and followers who were there to support her through different stages of her life. “I wanted there to be a conversation started,” Gomez says. “I wasn’t ashamed, and I wanted it to lead to something healing.” Gomez reveals that she could no longer hide the truth about her diagnosis out of fear of people not liking her. “I grew up being a people pleaser,” she shares. “I had a responsibility at a very young age, young people were looking up to me.
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