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 Shuts Down Body-Shamers Who ‘Bitch About’ Her Weight: ‘Perfect the Way I Am’
usmagazine.comShutting it down. Selena Gomez had some strong words for people who feel the need to comment on her body, explaining that she doesn’t care about her weight.“So I be trying to stay skinny, but I went to Jack in the Box and I got four tacos, three egg rolls, onion rings and a spicy chicken sandwich,” the “Bad Liar” singer, 29, told fans via her TikTok Stories on Sunday, April 10.
After sharing her fast food order, Gomez explained that she doesn’t judge herself for what she eats and wishes other people wouldn’t either.“But honestly, I don’t care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway. ‘You’re too small,’ ‘you’re too big,’ ‘that doesn’t fit.’ ‘Meh meh meh meh,'” she continued. “Bitch, I am perfect the way I am.”The Only Murders in the Building star has frequently talked about dealing with a constant influx of opinions on her appearance, even revealing in November 2019 that she left social media partly as a reaction to body-shaming comments.“I experienced [body shaming] with my weight fluctuation for the first time,” Gomez said during an appearance on the “Giving Back Generation” podcast. “I have lupus and deal with kidney issues and high blood pressure, so I deal with a lot of health issues and for me, that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff.”Adding that she only “really noticed it” when people started saying mean things about her body on social media, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer continued: “In reality, that’s just my truth.
I fluctuate. It depends on what’s happening in my life.” All of the negativity took a toll on Gomez’s mental health as well.
That got to me big time. I think for me, that really messed me up for a bit.”During an interview with Glamour UK in February, Gomez
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