2 minutes agoWriter: Akash Khare
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American singer and actress Selena Gomez is very popular among the youth.
American actress and singer Selena Gomez is celebrating her 32nd birthday today. At such a young age, Selena has achieved many big achievements. She also holds 16 Guinness World Records. Apart from this, she is the third most followed celebrity in the world on Instagram with 425 million followers.
Selena had a kidney transplant in 2017. She also suffered from depression and bipolar disorder while battling a disease called lupus.
Selena, who once spent her childhood in poverty, today has a net worth of 800 million dollars i.e. about 6 thousand 698 crores rupees. This is many times more than Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone, one of the top actresses of Bollywood.
Let’s know how was Selena Gomez’s life on her 32nd birthday…
Selena Gomez childhood photos.
She was five years old when her parents got divorced
Selena was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. Her father Ricardo Joel Gomez is a media person and her mother Mandy Teefey is a stage actress. Selena was named after singer Selena Quintanilla who died in 1995.
When Selena was five years old, her parents got divorced, after which she lives with her mother. Selena did her studies through home schooling.
Selena with mother Mandy Teefey.
My mother sacrificed her whole life for me: Selena
When Selena was born, her mother was only 16 years old. Selena’s entire childhood was spent in poverty. In an interview, the actress said, ‘I was frustrated because my parents were not together. My mother worked very hard to make my life better. It is not easy to take responsibility of a daughter at the age of 16, but she sacrificed her entire life for me.
I got interested in acting after seeing my mother’s work
Seeing her mother working in stage production, Selena also started getting interested in the entertainment field. In 2002, she started her acting career with the children’s TV series ‘Barney and Friends’.
Apart from doing this show for two years, Selena also appeared in films like ‘Spy Kids 3’, ‘Walker’ and ‘Texas Ranger’. Apart from this, Selena also worked in Disney Channel’s famous show ‘Hannah Montana’.
Selena in a scene from the debut show ‘Barney & Friends’.
‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ made her a teen idol
Selena got recognition as an actress from the Disney Channel show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ which started in 2007 in which she played the lead role. The lead character of Alex Russo in the show made Selena a teen idol.
After a few days, she became one of the highest-paid TV child stars. She started getting 25 to 30 thousand US dollars (i.e. 20 to 25 lakh rupees) for an episode. This show also won her many awards.
Selena with her co-star David Henrie from the superhit TV show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’.
Made singing debut in 2008
Selena entered the singing field for the first time in 2008. The actress recorded 3 songs for the teen-musical film ‘Another Cinderella Story’. Out of these, the song ‘Tell Me Something I Don’t Know’ entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
At the age of 16, Selena signed an agreement with Hollywood Records and started her own production company July Moon Productions. In 2009, she formed a pop rock band named Selena Gomez and the Scene. In the coming years, Selena made many records as an actress and singer and earned a lot of fame.
Tour cancelled midway for treatment
In 2013, Selena embarked on the Stars Dance Tour. After performing in North America and Europe, she cancelled the tour in Australia and Asia in December 2013. She said she wanted to spend time with her family. The following month, in January, it was revealed that she had spent two weeks at a treatment center in Arizona, where youngsters go to get treatment for their addiction and trauma.
In 2015, Selena confirmed that she had discovered she was suffering from lupus. So she cancelled her tour and went to a treatment centre to undergo chemotherapy.
In 2017, Selena had to undergo a kidney transplant due to lupus. Then her friend and American actress Francia Raisa donated her kidney.
35 thousand units of the album ‘For You’ were sold in a week
In April 2014, Selena fired her mother and stepfather, who had been her managers since the beginning of her career, from the post of manager. Reports said that she wanted to break the image of Disney teen idol. This year, Selena’s first greatest hits album of her career, ‘For You’, was released.
The album sold more than 35,000 units in its first week. In December 2014, Selena broke ties with Hollywood Records and signed an agreement with Interscope Records.
Suffered from depression and bipolar disorder
In 2016, Selena again started the revival tour. This time after touring North America and Asia, she cancelled the tour of Europe and South America. The reason was that she used to get anxiety and panic attacks. Also, due to lupus, she also became a victim of depression and bipolar disorder.
Selena and Charlie have performed the song “We Don’t Anymore” together on several stage shows.
‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ sets a record
In 2016, Selena Gomez performed ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ with Charlie Puth, which gained international success. The song was included in the top 10 music charts in many countries including the US, Australia, France and Spain. It also became the most viewed music video on YouTube in 2016, with over 3.19 billion views (3 billion views).
She stayed away from social media for 4 months
Meanwhile, due to repeated illness, Selena once again went to rehab so that she could focus on her mental health. During this time, she stayed away from social media for 4 months. By that time, she was the most followed celebrity on Instagram and also the first celebrity to achieve 100 million followers.
Currently, 425 million users are following Selena on Instagram.
The female celeb with the most followers is
In February 2023, Selena regained this status and today she is the most followed female celebrity in the world on Instagram. Currently, she has 426 million followers. She is third in the list of most followed celebrities after footballers Cristiano Ronaldo (635 million) and Lionel Messi (504 million).
9 Guinness World Records registered in 1 year
From 2015 to 2016, Selena broke 9 Guinness World Records. After being absent from social media for several months, when she returned, she was chosen as the Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards 2016. Justin Bieber was chosen as the Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year at the same function. Justin was Selena’s boyfriend at that time.
Sometimes her relationship with Bieber broke and sometimes it got better
In her personal life, Selena Gomez has been in many relationships, but the most talked about relationship was her relationship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The two met for the first time in 2009. Then they made their relationship official by debuting together on the red carpet of the 2011 Oscar Vanity Fair party.
Justin Bieber and Selena dated each other for many years. Later Bieber married Hailey after which this relationship ended.
However, the two broke up in 2013. While Bieber started dating Hailey, Selena dated DJ Zed. When Selena broke up with Zed in 2015, she again came close to Bieber. Then their relationship kept improving and breaking several times. In 2017, the two were seen together again and Selena and Justin celebrated Valentine’s Day 2018 together. However, in September 2018, Justin married Hailey and his relationship with Selena ended forever.
Also dated Priyanka’s husband Nick Jonas
Before Bieber, Selena dated singer Nick Jonas in 2008, who is Priyanka Chopra’s husband today. Apart from this, she also dated DJ Z for a few days in 2015. In January 2017, Selena also dated Canadian singer The Weeknd. Both stayed together for a few months, but then broke up.
Selena also once dated singer Nick Jonas.
In December 2023, Selena confirmed that she is in a relationship with American record producer Benny Blanco. The two created a sensation by kissing each other at the Golden Globe Awards.
The price of Selena’s bungalow in Los Angeles is 4.9 million dollars (41 crores).
Selena lives in a house worth 41 crores
Selena Gomez, who once spent her childhood in poverty, lives in a bungalow that is worth 4.9 million dollars i.e. 41 crore rupees. This house has 6 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.