Throughout her career so far, Selena Gomez has been sharing her candid thoughts on self-love and body positivity with her fans.
Whether through one-on-one interviews or her popular TikTok page, Gomez, 30, isn’t afraid to say she’s comfortable in her own skin and maintains her confidence.
Here are some of the beloved body positivity advocate’s best moments so far.
How she was inspired by experiences of body shaming
During an interview with Extra TV in 2015, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer opened up about a time in her life when she received a lot of criticism online about her body. She said she used that experience to her advantage and channeled it into writing more music for her album, The comeback.
“I was getting a lot of hate for my body and ‘you’re gaining weight’ and so I was in Mexico and I was feeling all that and I’d be lying to you if I said it wasn’t nice to hurt my feelings, but I kind of channeled that into my music,” she explained. “I felt like everyone was saying so many things and I was like, ‘I need to say something. The songs I wrote]on the record are ‘Survivors’, ‘Kill ’em with Kindness’ and ‘Rise’… It’s all geared towards me trying to be heard, and I think that’s the best thing that I’ve never done it in my entire career and I’m so excited.
Why she responded to trolls on social media
Gomez revealed being ashamed of her body after her trip to Mexico in 201 during an interview on Live with Ryan Seacrest. At the time, she responded to the online hate by posting a photo on Instagram of herself in a bathing suit with the caption: “I love being happy with me yall #theresmoretolove.”
At Seacrest, she said she shared the photo to “embrace” her body and show that trolls don’t affect her.
“The reason I did this was because I didn’t want them to win,” the former said. disney channel said the star. “Because then, the next day, it wasn’t about how I had gained weight. It was about how I adopted him. And that’s just kind of my approach.
How she maintains her confidence
The former child star said growing up in the spotlight has had an impact on her relationship with herself and her physical appearance. During an interview with Glamor United Kingdom in February, Gomez said one of the ways she worked on her confidence was by ignoring the societal standards of beauty that exist in Hollywood.
“Being in the public eye from an early age certainly comes with a lot of pressure,” she explained. “It’s hard to feel comfortable when it feels like everyone is watching, judging and commenting on your appearance. Self-confidence is still something I work on on a daily basis, but when I stopped d trying to conform to society’s unrealistic standards of beauty, my perspective has completely changed.
On her struggles with body image
During a conversation with The Hollywood ReporterDuring the June roundtable, Gomez opened up about being sexualized at a young age and recalled how uncomfortable she felt after showing off her body on an album cover.
“I actually did an album cover, and I was really ashamed after I did it,” the “Rare” singer said. “I had to get over those feelings because I realized it was connected to something deeper that was going on.”
She added: “I tried my best, at least I try, to be myself. I’m not an overly sexual person. Sometimes I like to feel sexy, but that doesn’t mean that it’s for someone else, it could be for me.
To feel “perfect” as she is
In April, Gomez used a TikTok Story to once again address the harsh judgment she’s received about her body. She shared the food she had just ordered before saying she “doesn’t care” about her weight and is “perfect” just the way she is.
“So I try to stay lean, but I went to Jack in the Box and had four tacos, three spring rolls, onion rings and a spicy chicken sandwich,” she said. “But honestly, I don’t care about my weight because people don’t care anyway. ‘You’re too small.’ ‘You’re too big.’
“B****, I’m perfect just the way I am,” she added. “Moral of the story? Goodbye.”
How She Brings Back “Real Stomachs”
The Rare Beauty founder showed off her La’Marriette swimsuit on TikTok earlier this month and got a sense of what her body looked like. When a voice in the background told her to “suck” her stomach, Gomez noted that she wasn’t going to.
“I don’t suck shit,” she said over an audio. “Real stomachs are coming back, ok.”