Selena Gomez facts that you never knew!

With hits like "The Heart Wants What It Wants," "Same Old Love," "Kill Em With Kindness," the beautiful Selena Gomez is a globally famous singer and producer who first rose to prominence as Alex Russo in the TV series Wizards of Waverly Place. I bet many people didn't know this. Selena is a household name, but most of us still don't know many things about her.  Did you know that she was the first person to have one hundred million followers on Instagram? Well, there are more such facts for you to know. Read on!

Her mom was her inspiration

Did you know that Selena's mom was an actress? Yes,  Mandy Dawn Teefey was a stage actress. She gave birth to her beautiful baby girl Selena when she was only 16. Little did she know that her little girl would grow up to become one of the world's most famous singers. Selena often saw her mother prepare for her stage performances, and that's why she got inspired to become an actress.

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She was named after this singer!

Do you know the “Queen of Tejano music”? Yes, Selena Gomez was actually named after one of the most celebrated Mexican-American singers, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who is considered as one of the greatest Latino artists of all time.

She has her own line of clothing

Selena Gomez has her own fashion clothing line that she launched in 2010. It’s named “Dream Out Loud”. Not only are the materials used, eco-friendly, but there’s a special feature on the tags of the clothes. They all have inspirational quotes on them!

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She's the executive producer of 13 Reasons Why

I bet many didn't know this.  Selena is the executive producer of the hit Netflix original show, 13 Reasons Why. She mentioned that this was her 'passion project.' Dylan Minnette, the show's lead, talked about how she spent a whole day on set and interacted with everyone. She even took them out for dinner and watched a movie with them. Her generosity and caring nature all so touched them.

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She eats whole lemons and drinks olive oil.

Here's a weird Selena Gomez fact for you. Everyone has weird food habits. Even Selena has got some. She likes to eat entire lemons and drinks olive oil, apparently to maintain her amazing voice. 

Youngest UNICEF ambassador

At the age of 17, Selena Gomez joined UNICEF. It was the year 2009. That was when she became the youngest ambassador of UNICEF.

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She is dedicated to her roles in movies

Selena Gomez is not just a brilliant singer but also an extremely talented actress. Her dedication to the roles in movies is pretty evident in her acting. In the 2011 film, “Monte Carlo”, Selena Gomez had to learn how to play polo. Not just did she learn that but also took weeks of British accent training. And I am not just talking about one British accent, but two different ones! Selena had admitted that it was really difficult to learn two different accents and also remember the dialogues.

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She's an avid skateboarder

Selena is known for her beautiful voice and looks. But little does everyone know that she is so much more than all of that.  Selena is an avid skateboarder and surfboarder.  She loves to skateboard and surf in her free time!

She wears her heart on her sleeve

Apart from the fact that Selena looks absolutely adorable, we love her because she's pure at heart and never shies away from projecting her feelings.  After her breakup with Justin Bieber,  she went through a rough patch in life. Her song "The Heart Wants What It Wants" beautifully captured her emotions during that time.  She even broke down while performing that song at the AMAs.

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She is bold and never lets anything get in her way!

 Right before performing in the 2019 American Music Awards, Selena got a panic attack! Yes, you heard it right. Singers and performers do get nervous before getting on the stage even though they have done it end number of times. But the panic attack didn’t stop her from going on to the stage and delivering an extremely powerful performance on her song “Lose You to Love Me”.

She suffers from Lupus Disease and had a kidney transplant

The beautiful popstar isn't what we see on the screen.  She has gone through a lot in her life.  She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Lupus Disease. In 2017, she had to undergo a kidney transplant, and her best friend Francia Raisa donated her kidney.  Well, if this isn't true friendship, then what is!