SELENA Gomez has recently addressed her weight gain to defend herself against internet trolls.
The clip from her Instagram Live was reposted by a Selena Gomez fan account on Twitter.
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In the video, Selena was very casual and serious as she talked about how the medication she’s on affects her body.
She told her fans that the medication makes her hold a lot of water weight and that it was normal.
When she’s off the medication, Selena tends to lose the water weight, she said.
She explains: “I just want to encourage anyone out there who feels any sort of shame for exactly what they’re going through and nobody knows the real story.
“I just want people to know that you’re beautiful and you’re wonderful and yeah we have days where maybe we feel like s***, but I would much rather be healthy and take care of myself and my medications.”
She continues: “Not a model, never will be. I think they’re awesome, mind you, I just am definitely not that.”
The celebrity ended her live session by telling any haters to “go away because honestly, I don’t believe in shaming people for body or anything.”
LOVE FOR GOMEZ
After seeing the clip from Selena’s Instagram Live, fans were brokenhearted to discover that she needed to defend her body image.
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One wrote: “Selena herself spoke about her illness…and taking medication brings consequences…we must know that perfection does not exist.”
Another fan said: “Don’t let the naysayers get you down. You are a beautiful & special person. Thanks for being a role model for other women suffering from a standard that isn’t logical!”
A third commented: “This is the saddest thing! The fact that haters can disrespect her so cruelly is beyond disgusting.”
Someone else wrote: “It’s so sad how Selena Gomez has to excuse herself for her gain weight, it’s proving just how the entire internet is evil towards women.”
HEALTH TROUBLES
In 2007, Selena contracted lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack healthy parts of itself.
Her battle against lupus forced her to get a kidney transplant in 2017.
Selena’s good friend and actress Francia Raisa donated a kidney to her – but complications in surgery meant Selena had to undergo yet another emergency procedure to keep her new kidney in place.
Selena later said: “She [Francia] gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis.”
On the Today show, Francia revealed: “[Selena] goes, ‘I don’t know what to do, the [donor wait] list is seven to 10 years long. And it just vomited out of me. I was like, ‘Of course, I’ll get tested.’”
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