Selena Gomez is offering her fans a glimpse of the “real” her through new photos.The “Single Soon” artist took to Instagram on March 24, sharing a black-and-white picture of herself sporting a makeup-free look.
She captioned the post simply, saying, “Real.”
Additionally, the singer and actor posted another makeup-free selfie on her Instagram story, featuring a close-up shot of Gomez partially squinting at the camera. As one of the most followed users on Instagram, Gomez received an outpouring of love in the comment section of her post.
Camila Cabello wrote, “Good god woman have mercy,” while Lily Collins commented, “Real stunning inside and out,” and Nicola Peltz Beckham added, “you’re so beautiful,” along with three pink sparkly hearts.
Gomez’s story on Saturday also included a picture of her posing on a stool in an oversized white T-shirt, as well as a collage of her with her former “Wizards of Waverly Place” co-star, David Henrie. The duo is co-producing a reboot of the popular Disney Channel show, scheduled to air this fall.
In recent years, at 31, Gomez has been embracing authenticity. In January, she candidly discussed body image on social media. Through two separate Instagram stories, she shared before-and-after photos of herself in a swimsuit, seemingly taken by paparazzi.
In the first photo, featuring a younger Gomez in a string bikini, she wrote, “Today I realized I will never look like this again…”
In the subsequent photo, Gomez posted a picture of herself in a two-piece swimsuit that covered more of her body and wrote, “I’m not perfect but I’m proud to be who I am. Sometimes I forget it’s ok to be me.”
Gomez has previously spoken about her health and weight fluctuations. In a 2023 episode of Apple TV+’s “Dear…,” she opened up about her journey with lupus and bipolar disorder.
“In the episode, Gomez revealed, ‘My weight would often fluctuate due to medications I had to take. People would seize on this as an opportunity to criticize me. I felt like they were eagerly waiting for any reason to bring me down. I was shamed for gaining weight because of my lupus.’
She also discussed the impact of online negativity on body image, disclosing that she had previously felt compelled to respond to hurtful comments about her appearance.
‘I would go online and post a picture of myself, saying, “Your words don’t affect me,”‘ she recounted. ‘But in reality, I would be in tears because nobody deserves to be subjected to that kind of criticism.'”