Selena Gomez reveals she ‘lied’ about being hit by body-shaming comments

Selena Gomez has spoken openly about the body-shaming comments she received online and revealed she cried her eyes out while reading it.

The 30-year-old shared her thoughts on social media as the most followed woman on Instagram on Friday’s episode of the Apple TV+ docu-series. Darling…Throughout her career, Gomez has used her platforms, including her TikTok, to send messages about self-love and body positivity, despite what trolls would say about her looks online.

On the new episode of the Apple TV show, she opened up about how her weight was “constantly fluctuating” as she took various medications for her lupus, an inflammatory disease that affects the immune system. She then noted that people were quick to comment on her body during these changes.

“People just ran with it,” Gomez said. “It was like they couldn’t wait to find something to bring me down. I was embarrassed because I gained weight because of my lupus.”

The “Rare” singer then admitted that while she said online that the body-shaming remarks didn’t bother her, it was actually the opposite.

“I lied, I went online and posted a picture of myself and said, ‘It doesn’t matter, I don’t accept what you’re saying,'” she explained in response to the criticism. “Being in the room all the time posting this, crying my eyes out because no one deserves to hear those things.”

“I’ve been posting these things and saying it doesn’t bother me because I didn’t want it to bother other people who are going through the same thing and being ashamed of how they look, who they are, who they love. I just think it’s so unfair. I don’t think anyone deserves to feel worse.”

This isn’t the first time Gomez has spoken openly about how her body has been affected by lupus, which she was diagnosed with in 2014. During a TikTok Live last month, she shared a candid response with body shamers who have made comments about her looks. In the video, she explained that when she takes her medication, it “tends to hold a lot of water weight“.

“When I get off that, I tend to lose weight,” he said Only murders in the building said Stern. “I just wanted to say and encourage everyone out there who is kind of ashamed of what they’re going through right now and nobody knows the real story.”

She went on to remind her fans that they were “beautiful” and “wonderful” before stressing the importance of her medication.

Earlier this week, Gomez sent her fans a message about mental health, encouraging them to be kinder to those around them. In the comments section of her recent TikTok, she said her “heart was heavy.”

After telling her fans that she loved them, she wrote: “I am deeply grateful for each and every one of you people. You make me incredibly happy.”

In a second comment, the “Who Says” singer added, “Please, please be kinder and mindful of the mental health of others. My heart was heavy and I only want good things for everyone. All my love.”