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 says she will “never” watch documentary about her life again
nme.comSelena Gomez has reflected on her 2022 documentary My Mind & Me, sharing that she will “never watch it again”.The revealing Apple TV+ film chronicled six years of the pop star’s life, revealing her battles with Lupus and anxiety and depression.The star spoke in 2018 about struggles with anxiety and depression, and in 2020 reflected on being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.The singer has now shared that she was initially “very against” the idea of the documentary.Speaking during the Music & Health Conference in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday (September 19), she explained (via Hollywood Reporter): “There was a very long period of time where I just didn’t know if it was a good idea.“I knew, eventually, one day I wanted to maybe just be an actress for a while, and I didn’t know if it would jeopardise things in my life.
I don’t know what I’m doing, letting people into my life. And then the moment it was released…I had no choice at that point.
And I was relieved. I felt like a huge weight was lifted.”She continued: “I felt like I got to say things that I’ve been keeping in for years.
It’s very hard for me to watch. I will never watch it again, but I’m very proud of it. I couldn’t have been luckier to have the people that worked on it with me.”Director Alek Keshishian told NME last year: “The Selena you see in 2019 [in the movie] doesn’t feel like she’s good enough to move the needle in any meaningful way.
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