Selena Gomezis getting candid about going through herhealth issuesin the public eye.
In September 2017, the singer announced on Instagram that she hadundergone a kidney transplantdue to complications fromlupus. Gomez, 27, announced her lupus diagnosis in October 2015.
“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,” the “Lose You to Love Me” singer explained.
Gomez clarified that the “combination” of her lupus, the medication that she takes, and various other health factors regularly affect her weight.
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“It’s the medication I have to take for the rest of my life — it depends on even the month, to be honest,” she said of her weight fluctuation. “So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for that. And in reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate. It depends what’s happening in my life.”
However, Gomez added that she’s now “very happy with living my life” and doesn’t spend much time thinking about social media anymore.
“I don’t care to expose myself to everyone and hear what they have to say about it,” she said.
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Last week, Gomez earned herfirst No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chartwith her vulnerable new song “Lose You to Love Me.”
“My first number 1!! This song is so dear to my heart. I’ve been working so hard to make this album as honest and fun as possible while remaining vulnerable enough to share where I am in life,” Gomez wroteon Instagramin celebration.
“I love you deeply and thank you so much for listening,” she continued. “I want to thank each and every person that was [a part] of this moment that I’ll never forget!”
One day after she dropped the raw ballad in late October, Gomez followed up the song with an upbeat breakup anthem titled “Look at Her Now.”
Opening up recently on Apple Music’s Beats 1’sNew Music Daily with Zane Lowe, the star said she’s feeling more creatively fulfilled than ever after overcoming adifficult periodin her life.
“I learned a lot from the last album and I wanted to take what I’ve learned and turn it into something even better,” shetold Lowe. “I’m glad I did because this year everything kind of just started pouring out of me. I started saying things in a way that I’ve never been able to articulate them before, so it was actually exactly when it needed to happen.”
source: people.com
