Selena Gomez Opens Up About Therapy, Being Alone And Why She Doesn’t Like Being Called Pretty

Selena Gomez went on Coach’s new podcast to talk about going to therapy, being alone, and her new album.
She also got candid about why she doesn’t want to be called pretty.

Selena Gomez is currently taking a break from the spotlight and has even taken to limiting her time on social media, only updating her Instagram when she has a new project in the works or a fire selfie to drop while Justin Bieber talks about how he still has love for her. But Selena just went on Coach’s new Dream It Real podcast and gave her first big interview of the year. In it, she got candid about being true to herself, going to therapy, why she doesn’t want to be called pretty, and when her fans can expect her new album.

First off, Selena insisted she’s not media or PR-trained and that she doesn’t stick to a script when giving interviews. She said, “I don’t really think that people know my heart….I don’t know how to be trained, like how on earth would somebody be training me to speak things?”

Then she went on to say that she also doesn’t like when people focus on her looks too much. She added, “I don’t really appreciate people judging me on my looks or anything like that….I’m flattered when maybe guys are like, ‘You’re pretty.’ I am, but it’s just—I would just love someone to love me for the person that I am.”

Selena also said that one of the ways she tries to keep a healthy mindset is by logging off Instagram, because there is such a thing as too many tummy tea and hair vitamin ads. “It is not that healthy to be on it all the time because I noticed with me, I got kind of depressed looking at these people who look beautiful and amazing, and it would just get me down a lot, so I just think taking breaks is really important,” she explained.

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Mood lol (I was looking at myself in the mirror -like an idiot!) Update: taking a social media break. Again. As much as I am grateful for the voice that social media gives each of us, I am equally grateful to be able to step back and live my life present to the moment I have been given. Kindness and encouragement only for a bit! Just remember- negative comments can hurt anybody’s feelings. Obvi.

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“Authenticity is, for me, not minding being myself anymore,” she says in the episode. “I’ve always wanted to be me, but when I was younger, I was very insecure. I started in this industry really young, and I think that you kind of create this other persona of yourself.”

BRB, I’m dreaming of the simpler times of dial-up internet.

Coach’s Dream It Real podcast is a weekly conversation driving momentum for Coach’s initiative to support the next generation as they envision and create the future they know is possible. Hosted by writer and editor Heben Nigatu, who in 2016 was named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the series features interviews with celebrity guests, thought leaders and inspiring young people about their dreams for themselves and for the future.

The first episode included interviews with singer, actress and global face of Coach Selena Gomez; actor, producer and global face of Coach menswear Michael B. Jordan; and actress Maisie Williams.

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