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 she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder
evoke.ieSelena Gomez has revealed that she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in a discussion about mental health. Speaking on Miley Cyrus‘ Instagram story chat show Bright Minded, Selena opened up to her fellow Disney Channel star about her diagnosis. ‘Recently, I went to one of the best mental hospitals in America, McLean Hospital, and I discussed that after years of going through a lot of different things, I realised that I was bipolar,’ she said. ‘I think people get scared of that.
I’ve seen some of it even in my own family where I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’.’ ‘I’m from Texas, it’s just not known to talk about mental health.
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