Through before and after photos, Selena Gomez showed how important self-acceptance is, even if our bodies have gone through noticeable changes over the years. The singer's appearance has been criticized by many people, but as she has explained several times, the reason is the autoimmune disease she suffers from called lupus and the medications she takes for it.
On Monday night, Selena Gomez shared a photo she took 10 years ago last summer on her Instagram story, which is available for 24 hours, noting how much her body has changed over the years. As is known, the singer was previously attacked several times because of her appearance, and many people said that she gained amazing weight. Even Hailey Bieber received public outrage when she made a disparaging comment about Gomez.
As you know, Selena Gomez suffers from lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its own tissues. As a result of the illness and medications she took, the singer's weight fluctuated greatly, but she has now adapted to her new appearance. She proved this by sharing the two photos mentioned above, the first showing her in a zebra-print bikini at the age of 21 in 2013.
Today I realized that I will never look like this again
– he wrote for the photo, which was followed by a photo taken last summer in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He also said: “I'm not perfect, but I'm proud to be me. Sometimes I forget that it's totally okay to be myself,” the 31-year-old singer said in the photo, in which she wore a high-waisted bikini and a white bikini top. By clicking here It can be viewed.
In a lengthy interview last October, Selena Gomez recalled the period in which she was subjected to continuous attacks because her body weight constantly changed. After being diagnosed with lupus at age 24, she struggled with self-doubt. He noted, for example, that he felt for the first time during a magazine rehearsal: He no longer had a teenage body, which made him very nervous.
“None of the sizes fit me, which embarrassed me. At the same time, how realistic is it to expect a woman not to change her body?” – The poetic question was posed in an interview with Fast Company by Gomez, who underwent a kidney transplant and chemotherapy after a while Short of his diagnosis, her self-esteem was further damaged when she was photographed wearing a bikini while on holiday in Australia, and her surgical scars were highlighted in the shots.
“In those moments, I didn't feel comfortable at all, especially when I scrolled through Instagram. Selena Gomez, whose mental state was not helped by the fact that she had broken up with Justin Bieber at that time, recalled: “When I saw the flawless photos of different women, I always thought: I wish I could… My body looks like this.” He went crazy and was admitted to a treatment center where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
“I went through a very difficult period. There were ups and downs and I didn't really know what to do. I couldn't control my emotions, and I wanted to give up important things. It was a painful feeling.”
(PageSix)
(Cover image: Selena Gomez. Photo: Getty Images)
