Selena Gomez’s life has been in front of the cameras since she was a child.
The young actress made her first appearances on various Disney Channel formats and then went on to pursue a career in acting and music away from the Walt Disney franchise.
After her recent successes starring in the series ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and the great reception of her documentary ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’, the actor has recently been in the spotlight due to her sudden physical transformation and weight gain. Tired of body-shaming, Gomez has wanted to settle the controversy.
It was during a live show on Tiktok that Selena Gomez wanted to explain the reasons why her body has gotten bigger.
The main reason for this change was the medication she is currently taking for lupus, a disease of the immune system that attacks the patient’s own healthy tissues and organs.
A problem that Gomez has been carrying since she was a child and that she has shown its consequences in her documentary.
“When I take it, I tend to retain a lot of liquid and when I stop taking the medication I tend to lose all that weight… it’s what usually happens to me”, the actress explained in a TikTok video.
“I just wanted to encourage anyone who feels any kind of shame for what they are facing…. No one knows the story behind it. I’m not a model and I never will be.”
Selena went on to give words of support to people who have gained weight or conform to society’s standards of beauty.
“I want you to know that you are beautiful and great,” she said. “I know that one day we are going to feel bad about ourselves but it’s better to be healthy. My medicines are very important for my illness.”
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