Selena Gomez thinks that wearing makeup as a child star affected her mental health.
The 29-year-old singer – who started in the industry aged seven before shooting to fame as a teenager on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards Of Waverly Place – talked about how wearing makeup in the industry so young left her ‘questioning’ her own beauty.
‘I’ve been in makeup since I was seven years old. I feel like that kind of messed with me,’ shared the crooner to Elle magazine.
From 2002 until 2004 she was on Barney & Friends. By 2006 at age 14 she was guest starring on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. From 2007 until 2008 she popped up on Miley Cyrus’ show Hannah Montana. And from 2007 until 2012 Selena was the star of Wizards Of Waverly Place.
‘You’re so young and then working. I have professionals doing my makeup and suddenly I can look 25 when I was 16, and it was crazy.’
‘Then I felt like, “Oh, I look too young all the time. I should achieve that look more. I should try that.” It just made me question my beauty for what it was.’
The Good For You hitmaker went on to label herself as a ‘victim’ of wanting to alter her face because of beauty trends, revealing that creating her year-old Rare Beauty makeup line to encourage others to ’embrace’ themselves for who they really are.
She told Elle: ‘I’ve been a victim to wanting to change my face and do things because I see such like intense trends.
‘I think the most rewarding part of creating this line is that we create a place for people who don’t necessarily want to get work done or change their face.
‘They just want to embrace what they are and what they have. Even if you do like to wear more makeup, even that will kind of work with what my brand.’
The ex of Justin Bieber added: ‘That’s why I wanted the brand to be there for girls and guys and whoever to feel like it’s okay to not look like everybody else.’
This comes after she admitted getting nominated for a Grammy for the first time in November was a shock.
‘Thank you so much. I cried like a little baby. I was very excited,’ she told
‘I worked really hard on that project, so it was a lovely surprise. I’m very excited!’ she said.
Selena – who wrote six of the seven songs on Revelación – previously admitted honoring her heritage in her music is something she has wanted to do for a long time.
‘This has been something I’ve wanted to do for 10 years, working on a Spanish project, because I’m so, so proud of my heritage, and just genuinely felt like I wanted this to happen,’ said Gomez, whose father is of Mexican descent and was named after Tejano singer Selena, who died in 1995.
The singer’s mother is partly of Italian ancestry.
‘And it happened, and I feel like it’s the perfect timing,’ she added.
‘Just with all the division in the world, there’s something about Latin music that globally just makes people feel things, you know?’ Gomez observed.
Before the Grammy Awards, she is getting ready for Christmas and is looking forward to a lot of fun with her family and friends.
‘Every year we do a white elephant and usually those are hilarious gifts,’ she said.
‘It just consists of adults playing with dumb toys and bunch of kids being happy. And a lot of good food. I’m really looking forward to being with my family. It’s been a busy year for me, so I’m excited,’ the pop star said.
Last week Gomez was nominated for a Critics Choice Award as best actress in a comedy series for Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
