Quote: "I delete the app from my phone at least once a week. You fixate on the (negative) ones. It's like they want to cut to your soul. Imagine all the insecurities that you already feel about yourself and having someone write a paragraph pointing out every little thing - even if it's just physical." Selena Gomez, who has been open about her battle with depression and anxiety, still has a love/hate relationship with the Instagram photo app.
Fact: Selena Gomez has asked a judge to grant her the legal right to be the only one with her name in Hollywood, according to a report. The singer and actress filed legal documents on Friday (17Mar17) to ask for the right to sell jewellery, but also included in the court files a request to ensure no one can do a live TV or movie appearance or distribute music with the name Selena Gomez.
Quote: "I've cried onstage more times than I can count, and I'm not a cute crier." Selena Gomez is an emotional performer.
Quote: "I've never met her, but I just love her hair. I think she's got beautiful, effortless hair. I think she's super beachy." Selena Gomez is in awe of Blake Lively's gorgeous tresses.
Fact: Selena Gomez performed to a star-studded crowd as she took her Revival tour to Los Angeles on Friday (08Jul16), when audience members included Vanessa Hudgens and her former High School Musical co-star Ashley Tisdale, Jason Derulo, Brooklyn Beckham, and Australian pop star Cody Simpson. Halle Berry and Tobey Maguire, who both have young daughters, were also spotted among the concert-goers at the Staples Centre.
Quote: "I have a weakness for anything savory or bad guys." Selena Gomez can't understand her taste in men.
Fact: Selena Gomez has overtaken pal Taylor Swift as the queen of Instagram. The former Disney star's 69.4 million followers have helped take her to number one on the image-sharing website. Swift is second with 69.2 million and Kim Kardashian is third with 63.6 million followers.
Quote: "She's killing it and she kind of always has been." Selena Gomez weighs in on her pop pal Taylor Swift's new feud with Kanye West, after the rapper claimed responsibility for turning the Shake It Off singer into a superstar in the controversial lyrics to his new song Famous. The line in question reads, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Yeah, I made that b**ch famous", and references his headline-grabbing stage invasion at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Quote: "It makes you want to work out and not eat anything! I did feel really short... (but) it was great to be able to dance with these beautiful women." Selena Gomez on performing at last year's (15) Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Quote: "I am so beyond done with talking about that, and him." Selena Gomez tells Rolling Stone magazine she won't be answering any questions about her former romance with Justin Bieber in 2016.
Quote: "It has been overwhelming and the response has been very supportive, which is nice - but it still makes me a little uncomfortable. I waited for the right time to talk about it because I am in a great place and I'm very healthy. I'm not trying to be loud about it: It was time to use my platform to help." Selena Gomez insists she is winning her battle with lupus after recently going public with her secret health struggle.
Fact: Selena Gomez recruited a a number of Victoria's Secret Angels to star in the new music video for her song Hands to Myself. Models such as Behati Prinsloo and Lily Aldridge are featured in the promo, lip syncing to the pop star's track. Selena recently performed at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which will air in America next week (08Dec15).
Quote: "People have this fantasy that we’re in our underwear, having pillow fights. We just play good music - sometimes live - and eat, and hang out." Selena Gomez on what goes down when she and best pal Taylor Swift are alone together.
Quote: "I talk about her obsessively. I've tweeted her often. I try to impersonate her and it doesn't really work. I actually just met her so basically what I'm saying is I'm really happy that clearly Jennifer Lawrence wasn't able to do this tonight because I love you." Selena Gomez gushed about her celebrity idol Amy Schumer before presenting her with the Hollywood Comedy Award at the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday (01Nov15).
Quote: "I've finally understood the internet is not the real world! I just feel sorry for the people who vent their anger online. How is it possible to be so negative? Those who don't like me don't have to listen to my music or look at my photos. Instead of bullying others, they should look for someone they think is cool - and be happy!" Selena Gomez takes aim at online trolls who like to pick on others.
Quote: "Honestly, I loved it. I didn't mind it. Especially because they weren't talking about other people in my life for once, which was wonderful. Honestly, though, she's incredible and very open and she just makes me open. She's so fun and she's just extremely adventurous, and sometimes I just want that in my life, so I didn't mind it." Selena Gomez enjoyed reading gossip suggesting she was romancing model and actress Cara Delevingne. The bisexual Brit, who shares a best pal in Taylor Swift with Gomez, is actually dating alternative rocker Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent.
Quote: "If she were allowed to play (more) roles beyond just teenagers with teen interests, she would show her innate maturity and strength. She has had to face pressures and scrutiny at a young age that most (people) never face in a lifetime. So when she is able to display the strength and leadership she has developed, she shines." James Franco is a big fan of his Spring Breakers co-star Selena Gomez.
Fact: Rihanna, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd are to perform during the upcoming Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. The event is to be broadcast on U.S. TV on 8 December (15).
Quote: "What? Oh, I don't know. I think I would have found that out. I didn't even know. Is that a rumour...? This is honestly so stupid." Selena Gomez responds to gossip suggesting her pal Taylor Swift has split from DJ boyfriend Calvin Harris.
Quote: "I've been dating, it's been fun... I've been on a few dates... It's weird because I don't know if I want somebody who's in the industry, who's not, who kinda gets it, who doesn't... I don't know." Singer/actress Selena Gomez is struggling to decide on the kind of guys she should date.
Quote: "I didn't want them to win. It's so annoying when I see it all over the place and everybody thinks they can bring me down. So my immediate response was I'm gonna post a picture and I'm like, 'I'm happy with me y'all'... I wasn't gonna let that (body-shaming) be the story. That wasn't the story." Pop star Selena Gomez refused to be bullied by body-shamers after she was branded "fat" as she secretly battled autoimmune disease lupus.
Quote: "We're going to be Frozen, the sisters. I'm going to be Elsa." Pop star Selena Gomez reveals her princess plans for Halloween. The singer is planning to team up with her baby sister Gracie and her mother to dress up and go trick or treating.
Quote: "I would go to culinary school and learn how to be a chef. I was around food my whole life. I'm from the South. My mom's side did the casseroles, the chicken, the squash, and then my dad's side was full on, like, hours of cooking tamales and rice and beans and homemade salsa, and I'd be like, 'Can we just buy the salsa?'" Selena Gomez would focus on becoming a chef if she wasn't a pop star.
Quote: "We were babies... That, to me, was like puppy love, you know, it was very sweet. He is lovely. I do have a love for him, for sure... We actually caught up the other day and it's really fun to be able to do that." Selena Gomez still has a special place in her heart for ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas. The former Disney stars dated for several months in 2008 when they were both teenagers.
Quote: "I'm super stoked for her. We're in such different places in our lives, and we've been so consistent and we've stayed together. It's very rare to have that (kind of friendship). I'm just so thankful for her." Selena Gomez is grateful to have a friend like Taylor Swift.
Quote: "I feel like I'm a pregnant woman at nine months and I just want the baby to come out already because it means the world to me, and it's so great for me to actually be heard." Selena Gomez can't wait for fans to hear her new music on upcoming album Revival.
Quote: "I'm single ladies. I'm single and ready to mingle... I don't know if I'm ready for a relationship right now, though." Justin Bieber is almost ready to head back into the dating pool. He previously had a high-profile relationship with fellow pop star Selena Gomez.
Fact: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has become the most-followed celebrity on Instagram.com with 44.1 million fans. She has overtaken Beyonce, who has 44 million followers, while Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande round out the top five.
Quote: "I can count on one hand the people I could call and who would be there for me. Taylor is one of the greatest people... When I split with my first boyfriend and I was really sad about it, she flew into town with homemade cookies and a bunch of junk food. To this day, if I called her, she would do the same thing, despite being one of the busiest people in the world." Pop star Selena Gomez praises best friend Taylor Swift for always having her back.
Fact: Selena Gomez has officially signed up to help Gwen Stefani mentor wannabe stars on the new season of U.S. talent show THE VOICE. Gomez will join The Voice as an advisor, competing against the likes of Brad Paisley and John Fogerty, while Rihanna will offer up her tips to all celebrity mentors.
Quote: "Taylor's just been such an incredible inspiration and she's just like one of my biggest supporters... She has... never forced her opinion too much; she would just tell me what she believed and what she thinks... We've always kind of been in tune with (each other) and at the AMAs (2014 American Music Awards) when I performed... she was like sobbing backstage and she's like, 'I'm so proud of you, that was everything I always wanted people to see about you,' and it's just like really cool, she's incredible." Selena Gomez on her long friendship with fellow pop star Taylor Swift.
Quote: "I thought it was really cool at the time because it was when she was dating Justin Bieber, and I would put on my sunglasses and people would actually come up to me and think I was her and I would actually pose for the pictures. I would go with it... I couldn't crush their dreams. I couldn't tell them I wasn't Selena." Actress/singer Lucy Hale used to pose for pictures as Selena Gomez after fans constantly mistook her for the COME AND GET IT hitmaker.
Fact: Music superstars Missy Elliott, Selena Gomez, Brad Paisley and John Fogerty have reportedly signed up to become guest mentors to aspiring singers on the upcoming ninth season of U.S. talent show The Voice. The veteran stars will assist judges Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine, respectively, to dole out advice to the contestants.
Quote: "We spur each other on. People try to turn us against each other, but that will never work. We'll always support one another." Selena Gomez insists she will always have love for her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Quote: "On a good day, I would say - like a premiere day - I would be a good nine. And then, on my every day, I feel like a six. Gosh, that sounds so bad! I feel like a six or a seven." Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez rates her looks out of 10.
Quote: "I think I'm planning a dinner, so I'm going to be with my closest friends. I don't know. I guess I'm at that age where that's what you do, you know? You go to dinner with friends. It's just different." Selena Gomez is planning a low-key celebration for her 23rd birthday on Wednesday (22Jul15).
Tweet: "When you HAVE to see Trainwreck before it comes out... @amyschumer teach me your ways please. Go. See. This. Movie." Selena Gomez urges her fans to see Amy Schumer's new movie comedy.
Quote: "We met through my management because they manage her as well. It was kind of like a friendly meeting and then instantly it's just like, she's inviting me over to her house. She has a pizza oven and we've made pizzas together. She's very cool and very sweet; she kinda gives me a lot of maternal advice. It's very sweet." Selena Gomez has struck up a friendship with actress Jennifer Aniston.
Quote: "I have two roommates and one's a realtor and one is working for social media and a non-profit charity organisation. So they're so removed from my world, which is refreshing. To say the least, they are way better people than I am. They're good girls! You have to surround yourself with good people." Pop star and actress Selena Gomez admits her non-showbusiness friends help to keep her feet on the ground.
Quote: "He's this cute little German, and he's got really beautiful eyes, and he's very sweet and funny. I respect his vision because he has a way of knowing how important his role is as an EDM artist, and he doesn't spend most of his time traveling the world DJing. He really spent so much time on this record... He's great, and very talented." Singer Selena Gomez on her rumoured boyfriend, DJ Zedd.
Quote: "People ask what's your first concert and I say Britney Spears. You ask these kids when they're 30 what their first concert was and they're going to say me. I need to deliver some good stuff." Singer/actress Selena Gomez is feeling the pressure to put together an impressive concert tour.
Fact: Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez were among the stars who turned out to help pop singer Cody Simpson celebrate his 18th birthday at a lavish party in Los Angeles on Saturday night (10Jan15).
Fact: Pop star Selena Gomez has inked a new recording deal with major label Interscope. Gomez was previously signed with Disney's Hollywood Records for seven years, but now she joins a roster of artists such as Lady Gaga, Eminem, Lana Del Ray and OneRepublic on Interscope.
Fact: Selena Gomez has had the letters 'T' and 'S' in a broken heart styled onto her fingernails to mark best friend Taylor Swift's 25th birthday on Saturday (13Dec14). Posting a photo of her new look on Instagram, the pop star wrote, "I mean it's my bff (best friend forever) birthday weekend so..."
Quote: "I definitely have so much respect and love for him. Going into the studio is just very therapeutic. It was my way of having it be a message more to people in general. People everywhere feel this feeling. They should understand when anybody goes through that. They just can't help what they want and (who) they love." Singer Selena Gomez still has strong feelings about her on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber. The former Disney star poured out her emotions about their troubled love affair into her new song, The Heart Wants What It Wants.
Quote: "I give of myself so much, I let people pull at me in every direction, and I want everybody to be happy. Eventually I would be in my bathroom sobbing right before I go onstage. And then I'd just put myself onstage and I'd want to be there for those people. I never took a moment to just go away and be myself and figure it out. I kept pushing myself and I think the biggest thing I learned is, 'It's Ok. I'm going to stop when I need to stop, I'm going to feel when I need to feel, and I don't care what comes with that or what people want to say.'" Selena Gomez on what she has learned about herself following a tough year of self help.
Quote: "They taped the mic underneath the table when I was shooting the video and I had shot the video over a year ago. So, in that state, where I was in that place emotionally, I went in and I went into the room by myself, and I looked at the actual mirror in the music video, and I had a conversation (with) myself to every question I had in my mind in that moment." Selena Gomez on the raw promo for her new single The Heart Wants What It Wants.
Fact: Singer/actress Selena Gomez will be the first celebrity to have their wax figure featured at the new Madame Tussaud's museum in Orlando, Florida. The Come and Get It hitmaker has already been immortalised in wax at the Hollywood, New York and Washington, D.C. locations.
Quote: "From hotel room album listening parties, kitchen dance floor album listening parties to driving on the pch (Pacific Coast Highway in California), windows down album listening parties. The best part is we were the only ones there. Each time. So happy, honored and proud to know you and your diaries. @taylorswift #1989 Buy It!!!" Selena Gomez urges fans to buy her best friend Taylor Swift's new album 1989.
Quote: "I get picked on by grown adults all the time... and I don't get it. It just baffles me. I wish I could just sit them down and say, 'What were you doing at 15? What were you doing at 18? What were you doing at 21?' Because I can guarantee you it's not half of what I've done'." Selena Gomez cannot understand why so many of her fiercest critics are grown-ups.
Quote: "I had a crush on him. I went through my whole Almost Famous phase, so I was, like, (character) Penny Lane for a good month. I wore the outfits and had the hair and the glasses... and then I found out I was going to be a part of the movie and it took me a minute at first, because I kind of had a little bit of a crush on him." Selena Gomez admits to a longtime crush on her 46-year-old Rudderless co-star Billy Crudup.
Quote: "I didn't know they were airing my episodes anymore, but my mother called me and said at three in the morning Gracie got up and she just couldn't go back to sleep, so she was flipping through Netflix and she picked an episode of Barney and sure enough, I was on it and she called me and she said, 'I will never escape this purple dinosaur'." Selena Gomez's little sister is discovering her sibling was once a big children's Tv star.
Quote: "It's good, yeah. I can walk around naked now." Singer Selena Gomez on the best part of owning her own home.
Quote: "I don't think about it. Half the time I don't really pay attention to it. I might post something that means I'm super excited about something, but I could post a picture of a water bottle and people will think it's subliminal for something." Singer Selena Gomez on her cryptic posts on social media, which many fans believe refer to her on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Quote: "I think it's just one of those things where people change and people grow apart." Singer Demi Lovato admits her friendship with Selena Gomez may have run its course.
Tweet: "Usually this S represents 'Swift' but today I'm wearing it because Selena Is 22!!!!" Pop star Taylor Swift marks her close friend Selena Gomez's birthday on Tuesday (22Jul14) by flashing an initial necklace on Instagram.
Fact: Selena Gomez has a new gal pal in British model Cara Delevingne - the friends were photographed sunbathing on a yacht off the coast of St. Tropez, France, where the pop star is celebrating her 22nd birthday on Tuesday (22Jul14).
Quote: "I would want Selena Gomez to play me in a movie. She is a cutie." Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez has given Selena Gomez the seal of approval to play her if a biopic about Lopez is ever made. Ironically, Lopez made her big break as an actress by portraying another Selena, slain Latino star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, in 1997 biopic Selena.
Fact: Selena Gomez has replaced her parents with one of Hollywood's top agencies a week after dropping them as her managers. The actress and singer relieved her mother and stepfather of their managerial duties last week (ends11Apr14) and has signed with bosses at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and Brillstein.
Fact: Sir Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Pfeiffer and Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul were among the celebrities who partied in the California desert this weekend (11-13Apr14) as they attended the Coachella music festival. Selena Gomez was also spotted at the event with Kim Kardashian's half-sisters, Kylie and Kendall Jenner.
Fact: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez fuelled rumours they have reignited their romance on Tuesday night (08Apr14) when the Come and Get It hitmaker paid a late night visit to Bieber at a recording studio in Miami, Florida.
Fact: Pop star Selena Gomez enjoyed a girls' night in, drinking tea with Taylor Swift on Saturday (28Dec13) as they chatted to pal Demi Lovato via a video call. Documenting the catch-up with a screen shot of the girls on Instagram.com, she writes, "Just a Saturday night. Taylor's tea, Demi's laugh. Honestly, can't complain."
Tweet: "I'm the happiest I've been in a while.. So blessed and thankful for the future, for release and to finally be happy for those I loved." Selena Gomez tells fans she's at peace after cancelling her Australian tour to concentrate on herself after months on the road.
Quote: "I went overseas to visit my ex-boyfriend while he was on tour and we were in this place that I've never been and this, like, emperor... goes up to Justin and goes, 'Here, I want to give you this three million dollar diamond to give to Selena'. It was his wife's diamond!" Selena Gomez on the weirdest gift she was offered while dating Justin Bieber. She insists she didn't accept the diamond.
Quote: "It's really small. It's pretty. I've actually had it for over a year now. I've been pretty good at actually keeping it hidden, (but) it's my favourite Bible verse. It's Philippians 4:13 - 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me'." Selena Gomez on her new tattoo.
Quote: "Part of you wants to have that rebellious feeling where you're just like, 'Forget it, I can do anything I want'. I've tried it, and I've never been that girl. I'm always going to be the girl you want to take home to your parents, not for the night." Selena Gomez is happy to be one of pop's good girls.
Quote: "I like it, I mean, we're not gonna fight over boys and clothes, so... it's great, though I kind of feel like I'll be a big aunt." Singer/actress Selena Gomez on the 20-year age gap between her and her new baby sister, Gracie, who was born in June (13).
Quote: "We used to have to tell (awards organisers) everywhere that we went that we'd like to be seated together and now they don't even ask us, they just (put us together)." Selena Gomez and her pal Taylor Swift love catching up at awards shows.
Quote: "To be honest, I always liked Selena, but I really did not want to go that side because Justin would kill me! I would probably receive a call from (mutual manager Scooter Braun) telling me to stay away!" The Wanted star Nathan Sykes briefly considered romancing Justin Bieber's ex Selena Gomez before he began dating singer/actress Ariana Grande.
Quote: "This is my last record for a while. I'm going to tour it and then I'm going to just kind of get into acting for a really long period of time, hopefully, (but) I'm a woman, so I change my mind all the time. One day I want to do acting and just that, and then other times I just want to do music and just that, so it changes." Selena Gomez is planning a break from music after all her commitments attached to hit new album Stars Dance are completed.
Fact: Selena Gomez and Bruno Mars picked up their first MTV Moonman trophies at the Video Music Awards on Sunday (25Aug13). Gomez landed the Best Pop Video award for Come & Get It, while Locked out of Heaven earned Mars the Best Male Video prize.
Quote: "I've known him for a really long time and we enjoy each other's company every now and then. But I'm definitely single and enjoying being that." Singer/actress Selena Gomez confirms she is back on the market following her split from on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Quote: "He and I have had such a history together and I'll always care about him and try to protect him if anyone tries to be mean." Singer Selena Gomez insists she'll always care about ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Fact: Singer Selena Gomez celebrated her birthday again on Friday (26Jul13) during a free concert in New York's Central Park for U.S. breakfast show Good Morning America when she was presented with a surprise cake, as fans sang Happy Birthday to her. Gomez turned 21 on Monday (22Jul13).
Quote: "Me and her are very cool now, so favourite (is) Demi. Wow. I want to say... I'll go Miley and (then) Selena, because Selena, I haven't seen you in a while, so. I saw Miley, she was very nice to me recently." Joe Jonas is closer to his ex-girlfriend Demi Lovato than old pals Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, who both previously dated his younger brother Nick.
Fact: Selena Gomez has been announced as one of the winners of the 2013 Young Hollywood Awards. The singer's new record Stars Dance has been named Fan Favorite Album Award, and she also landed the Most Anticipated Tour Award.
Quote: "I had a shot of Jack... I don't remember (how many)." Selena Gomez enjoyed a little Jack Daniels bourbon after turning 21 on Monday (22Jul13) and therefore hitting the legal age to drink in the U.S.
Quote: "I could never touch that status. It was ridiculous, but it did give me motivation! That's something that I definitely, at her age, would love to be doing. She's fierce and was definitely owning it that night." Selena Gomez was left impressed by a recent Beyonce concert performance.
Quote: "I'm sure you could actually see those pictures of me being, like, way stressed out about it. And it's hard, because what do you do? Do you just wanna sit in your house and hide and not go anywhere?" Selena Gomez struggled to deal with the tabloid attention her split from on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber attracted.
Quote: "I met Bradley Cooper and I don't even remember what I said - that's how embarrassed I was. I wanted to say he was a great actor, but he blinded me with his eyes." Singer/actress Selena Gomez was starstruck at a meeting with the Oscar nominee.
Quote: "I'm a relatively new big sister, but it's the best thing ever. My bliss is coming home and seeing her after I have been working." Singer/actress Selena Gomez, 21, loves doting on her new sibling Gracie Elliot, who was born last month (Jun13).
Quote: "It depends what day it is. I can't keep up." Justin Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette has no idea if the teen superstar is back together with his on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez following fresh reports of a reconciliation. The young couple split last year (12), but briefly reunited earlier this year (13).
Fact: Selena Gomez showed her charitable side on Tuesday (18Jun13) by donating a few dollars to a homeless man in Los Angeles. The singer/actress was behind the wheel of her black Bmw Suv (Sports Utility Vehicle) when she spotted the male on the sidewalk and pulled over to offer him some money.
Quote: "Momma, Brian, and me are all so grateful for all your well wishes. My lil sissy Gracie Elliot Teefey was born on June 12. Luv you all so much." Selena Gomez confirms reports her mum Mandy Teefey has given birth to a baby girl in a proud big sister post on her Facebook.com page. The tot is 37-year-old Teefey's daughter with the pop star's stepdad, Brian Teefey.
Quote: "Incense, pickles always. I don't know. I actually have a boring rider. I'll be honest... ramen (noodles). That's what I have. I'm more about food and apparently incense." Pop star Selena Gomez has very basic needs on her tour rider.
Quote: "I like to show a little bit of skin in a nice way. I love picking out clothes, and it would be a blast to just play dress-up all the time." Singer/actress Selena Gomez enjoys getting all dolled up.
Quote: "That's the most personal track on the record, for sure. I think it's a sweet way of releasing it. It's not an aggressive approach to what people are probably expecting. I'm sure he'll love it too." Singer Selena Gomez is convinced her on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber will be a fan of her new song, Love Will Remember, inspired by their young romance.
Quote: "I'm in my twenties. I wanna have fun. I wanna enjoy my life and not have to worry about every single thing." Actress/singer Selena Gomez defends herself when quizzed about rumours she recently rekindled her romance with pop star Justin Bieber. The young couple is reportedly taking another shot at love after splitting late last year (12).
Quote: "I think the song has that Hindu, tribal feel and I wanted to translate that. I've been learning about my chakra and bindis and the culture... It's beautiful." Selena Gomez defends her decision to wear a sacred Hindu symbol on her forehead during her recent performance at the MTV Movie Awards. The singer has come under fire from religious leaders, who claim she disrespected Hindus by taking to the stage with a bindi.
Quote: "Someone that can make me laugh.. (and someone who is) great to my parents." Selena Gomez details the qualities she is looking for in her ideal man following her split from Justin Bieber.
Quote: "I ran away from Jennifer Aniston when she said, 'Hi'. I was terrified of her. I was scared, so I ran away and I'm really embarrassed about that." Selena Gomez is still embarrassed by a meeting with Jennifer Aniston in 2009.
Quote: "It's good to have both. It's great to just pick up a phone and call Taylor (Swift) and say, 'I have people following me, and I'm having a bad day', but if I were to say that to someone else, it's like, 'Oh, boo hoo'. But it's nice to have people back home that grew up with me too." Actress/singer Selena Gomez likes to balance her celebrity friends with her childhood pals from her native Texas.
Fact: Singer/actress Selena Gomez thrilled fans of U.S. Tv show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (19Mar13) by performing an acoustic cover of YouTube.com sensation Sam Hart's Mario Kart Love Song. The 20 year old and host Fallon sat on stools while singing the comical tune, about the popular video game, and donned fake moustaches as Nintendo characters Mario and Luigi.
Quote: "I'm single... I'm so good." Selena Gomez confirms she and Justin Bieber are over for good.
Quote: "She loves this kind of vibe. She's super into indie movies and indie directors... I think it was more of her pushing me and being like, 'You should go for it!'" Actress Selena Gomez admits her mother Amanda encouraged her to play a college girl turned bad in new movie Spring Breakers.
Tweet: "Saw Spring Breakers last night #Sxsw2013 Craaazy!" Horror mastermind Wes Craven is a fan of James Franco and Selena Gomez's new movie, about a group of college students caught up in a drug deal gone wrong, after attending the Sunday night (10Mar13) premiere at the South by Southwest music and film festival in Austin, Texas.
Quote: "It was so funny. The rest of the girls were in the trailer doing crunches. I didn't mind. I didn't care. People take pictures. People already have opinions. So whether I was in a bathing suit or a turtleneck, I was fine." Actress Selena Gomez had no qualms about shooting scenes for her new movie Spring Breakers in a bikini.
Quote: "I just try and support whatever he's wanting. I think she's a sweetheart and whatever they decide is great." Justin Bieber's mum Patti Mallette supports her son through his break-up with Selena Gomez.
Quote: "I love all of them, they're so sweet, they’re really good guys." Selena Gomez admits she's a big fan of the One Direction boys.
Quote: "I'm really good. I've been recording, having a lot of fun with my girlfriends, having a good time. I'm having a lot of fun expressing everything that I'm feeling. I've been telling people I'm definitely a little bit more sassy now. I'm a little bit more mouthy." Singer Selena Gomez is hitting the studio and enjoying the single life following her split from boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Fact: Singer Selena Gomez will perform a special acoustic charity show in New York City on 19 January (13) in aid of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). The young star, who is a Unicef ambassador, will appear at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan to raise money for the organisation.
Fact: Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift have sparked rumours they're working on a new track together after the pop stars were spotted arriving at Conway Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday (17Nov12). Cyrus spent two hours in the studio with Gomez and left before the singer's best pal Swift joined her there in the evening.
Tweet: "Things aren't always easy. There is a lot of pressure. I'm figuring it all out. I'm trying. But I care, I notice, I still hear u (sic)." Justin Bieber appears to comment on rumours of a reconciliation with Selena Gomez following their reported split.
Quote: "I don't know, you know. I'm just taking it day by day." Actress/singer Selena Gomez on how she's handling the media attention following her rumoured split from boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Tweet: "Focused on the positive. 30 million Beliebers with me. I'm never leaving u (Sic) because u r (sic) always there 4 (Sic) me. Love u." Pop star Justin Bieber sends a message to fans amid reports he has split from his longtime girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Quote: "I'm terrified of what I would have become if I'd stayed there. I'm sure I'd have two children by now... (but) I love the people and I'm glad I grew up there." Selena Gomez, 20, on growing up in Texas.
Quote: "I adore his fans. I would never, ever want to disrespect them. You know, I get it: I was obsessed with Jesse MCCartney growing up! He was my world. My high school crush. So I respect it, and if anything, I admire it." Selena Gomez insists she understands why fans of her boyfriend Justin Bieber can be over-protective at times.
Quote: "Taylor's amazing. She's so smart and sweet and humble - and she's way more successful than I am! So when I see her after everything she's been through and she just wants to go home and bake cookies with me. That, to me, is awesome." Singer/actress Selena Gomez admires her best pal, country sweetheart Taylor Swift.
Quote: "You can't. Not with him. He likes to look cool. No defeating the swag." Selena Gomez admits her boyfriend Justin Bieber refuses to wear disguises to go incognito in public.
Quote: "My preacher suggested it to me just for fun so I’m reading it just for fun." Selena Gomez insists the media has read too much into photos of her carrying self-help relationship book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. The pop star is dating Justin Bieber.
Quote: "How can you not like her...? She's so sweet. She's good for him and they're great together." Justin Bieber's mum Pattie Mallett is a big fan of her son's girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Fact: Singer Selena Gomez brought along two specials guests to the Toronto Film Festival premiere of her new film Hotel Transylvania on Saturday (08Sep12) - her Canadian boyfriend Justin Bieber's young sister Jazmyn and brother Jaxon. The cute trio posed for pictures on the red carpet together.
Fact: Actress/singer Selena Gomez has purchased Jonah Hill's former Los Angeles home. The five-bedroom estate features a pool, a spa and a tennis court. According to x17online.com, the property was listed for $2.9 million (£1.8 million).
Fact: Teen superstar Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez were unlikely attendees at a concert by cult jam band Phish on Wednesday night (15Aug12) after the Baby hitmaker was invited to the Long Beach, California gig by his musical director Dan Kanter.
Quote: "(He's) fun. I'm lucky. (But) I'm 20. I don't take anything in my personal life too seriously." Singer Selena Gomez prefers to take her romance with Justin Bieber in her stride.
Quote: "I would die to work with Justin Timberlake." Justin Bieber's pop star girlfriend Selena Gomez would love to swap one Justin for another.
Fact: Selena Gomez had a 20th birthday to remember at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (22Jul12) - after winning the Choice Music Group prize, the audience sang Happy Birthday to her as a collection of cupcakes were wheeled out onto the stage.
Tweet: "Happy birthday beauty Selena Gomez!!! Cheers to this one being your best year yet." Singer JoJo sends her best wishes to pal Selena Gomez, who turned 20 on Sunday (22Jul12).
Fact: Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Seth Green and Carly Rae Jepsen were among the stars who turned out for the premiere of Katy Perry's new documentary Part Of Me at Hollywood's Grauman's Theatre on Tuesday (26Jun12).
Quote: "I know I'm taking risks but I don't think I could do that. That would be a little too much for me." Teen star Selena Gomez rules herself out of playing the lead role in an upcoming bigscreen adaptation of saucy novel 50 Shades Of Grey.
Quote: "I'll be going to Bulgaria to shoot that. It's kind of an action movie with Ethan Hawke about us in a car. It's a car chase the entire movie. I'm kind of excited to get thrown around in a car." Selena Gomez on her upcoming movie Getaway.
Quote: "I heard that one a long time ago, and I wanted it so bad because it's so addicting (sic). I would sing it all the time and butcher it for everybody who hadn't heard it before, but it's a great song!" Selena Gomez admits she fought to record her boyfriend Justin Bieber's new single Boyfriend.
Quote: "That was probably the most humiliating thing that's ever happened to me. They were showing these little elderly couples, and it was so cute. Then all of a sudden we're both looking up and we come on (the screen)... It was so awkward. It was so weird. I mean you have to kiss, right?" Selena Gomez on locking lips with boyfriend Justin Bieber at Wednesday night's (18Apr12) Los Angeles Lakers game against the Sacramento Spurs.
Fact: Pop couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez appeared on rival U.S. TV contests on Tuesday night (17Apr12) - Bieber premiered a clip from his new Boyfriend video on The Voice, while his girlfriend performed on Dancing With the Stars.
Fact: Selena Gomez has a new tattoo - she had a small heart inked on the inside of her wrist at Los Angeles' Under the Gun body art parlour on Wednesday (22Feb12).
Fact: Singer/actress Selena Gomez is sporting a new Valentine's Day gift from her pop star boyfriend Justin Bieber - the beauty posted a photo of a ring, shaped like a cursive J and decked out in diamonds, on her index finger on the Internet on Wednesday (15Feb12).
Fact: Selena Gomez has filmed a cameo in Latino filmmaker Nicolas Lopez's new movie, Aftershock. The film, about the 2010 Chilean earthquake, also features director and Inglourious Basterds star Eli Roth.
Fact: Selena Gomez served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Wizards Of Waverly Place costume designer Shannon Larossi and her partner on Thursday (08Dec11). Gomez and her boyfriend Justin Bieber were among the guests at the beach ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Quote: "To be honest, that’s what every girl thinks; they want to smell good for the boy they like at school or for a crush. That’s what the main thing is." Pop star Selena Gomez on what makes a scent special. Justin Bieber's girlfriend is developing her own perfume.
Quote: "Mine don’t get out... I like to do things that are a little bit different, and he always gets mad because everything he does gets out." Selena Gomez on keeping her romantic surprises under wraps. Boyfriend Justin Bieber recently rented out the Staples Center in Los Angeles and a theatre in his native Canada for romantic movie nights with Gomez - but word quickly spread.
Quote: "I’ve told him (to pull them up)... He laughs." Selena Gomez has tried to reason with boyfriend Justin Bieber about his famous low-rider trousers look.
Tweet: "My baby is sick :( praying for his surgery." Actress Selena Gomez is concerned about the health of her new puppy, Baylor. The teenager adopted the dog from a shelter during a recent trip to her boyfriend Justin Bieber's native Canada.
Quote: "She's really cool, she stays strong too. She's playing it really cool. I'm sure she is (scared) but she's got good people around her and she's always staying safe." Selena Gomez is trying not to worry about her alleged stalker, according to the singer/actress' boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Tweet: "Vancouver!! Honestly I will move here one day. Shot 2 movies here and have SO many beautiful memories..." Selena Gomez has her sights set on moving to her boyfriend Justin Bieber's native Canada.Visit our Facebook page for a chance to Win a SIGNED Justin Bieber Poster
Tweet: "Brazil, I love you all. You have all been amazing to me while I have been here and I will be back soon. :)" Pop star Selena Gomez sends fans her love after joining her boyfriend Justin Bieber on stage for a duet at his show in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night (06Oct11).
Fact: Selena Gomez is set to try her hand at presenting - she has been unveiled as the host of the 2011 Mtv Europe Music Awards. The teen star will take control of the annual prizegiving when it takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6 November (11). She will also compete in the category for Biggest Fans. Her boyfriend Justin Bieber is up for three honours at the event.
Tweet: "My fans are incredible! 7 million and growing. I love you." Selena Gomez is celebrating after reaching seven million followers on Twitter.com.
Fact: Controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards, who famously created the life-sized statue of Britney Spears giving birth, has crafted two near-nude bronze statuettes of Justin Bieber and his teenage girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Quote: "We don't even think about where we go. We just like being together." Pop star Selena Gomez doesn't care where she goes on a date, as long as she's with boyfriend Justin Bieber.Visit our Facebook page for a chance to Win a SIGNED Justin Bieber Poster
Tweet: "HappyBirthdaySelena is a trending topic. Thank you all so much for a great birthday." Selena Gomez thanks her Twitter.com fans for making her big day one of the most popular subjects on the social networking website. The Disney star turned 19 on Friday (22Jul11).
Tweet: "Happy Birthday @Selenagomez!! I love you. :)" Teen star Demi Lovato sends her best wishes to her pop pal Selena Gomez, who turns 19 on Friday (22Jul11).
Quote: "I think my mom has planned something for me. I didn't really ask for anything, so I'm basically just going to be at tour rehearsal during the day and maybe go to dinner at night with my family. Pretty boring. I actually think Justin will be in Atlanta, but that's OK. We all gotta work." Selena Gomez doesn't expect boyfriend Justin Bieber to attend her 19th birthday party on Friday night (22Jul11).
Quote: "I laughed. There is nothing you can do, you just have to blow them off." Teenage singer/actress Selena Gomez found the funny side of reports which suggested she was pregnant with boyfriend Justin Bieber's baby.
Quote: "It was awesome. I didn't know (she had written it). I heard the song and I fell in love with it. I thought it was really fun and catchy. (And then) I went in the studio and on the thing it said, 'co-written by Britney Spears,' and I almost had a heart attack. So it is an honour. I'm very excited." Singer Selena Gomez admits she was thrilled to find out her idol Britney Spears wrote a song for the Disney star's new album.
Quote: "We went and we got all this Notre Dame gear, so we're, like, wearing the Notre Dame jacket and the Notre Dame visor and we learned that's not how you fit in at college... As we were walking around masses of people ended up following us... They had to call security but it's all we have that's close to a normal college experience." Selena Gomez on visiting Notre Dame University in the U.S. with pal Taylor Swift.
Quote: "I was supposed to be good in the movie, but I was so bad that they actually had to write it in that I was not good." Selena Gomez on her polo skills in new film Monte Carlo.
Quote: "I hit a pole. I was very stressed and I reversed and I hit it... There were photographers following me and I got scared." New driver Selena Gomez has already had her first accident with a stationary object.
Quote: "He passed the test." Selena Gomez on taking boyfriend Justin Bieber home to meet her mum.
Fact: Justin Bieber's romance with Selena Gomez has received the seal of approval from his family - the young couple was spotted on a day out in Canada with the Baby hitmaker's relatives on Wednesday (01Jun11). The pair was photographed in a park in Toronto with members of Bieber's family, including his dad and young siblings, according to People.com.
Quote: 'I'm 18. I'm not going to marry anybody I'm with, and I know that. The next heartbreak I have, I'm sure I'll be like, 'How can I live without this person?' But I'm still trying to dive in and enjoy it." Actress Selena Gomez, who is dating pop star Justin Bieber, is realistic about her relationships.
Fact: Justin Bieber showed off new body art when he hit the beach in Hawaii with girlfriend Selena Gomez. The 17-year-old pop sensation, who already has a small bird inked on his hip, now has Jesus tattooed in Hebrew on his left rib.
Fact: Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez are enjoying a relaxing break following the Billboard Music Awards at the weekend (21-22May11) - they have jetted to Hawaii for a vacation in Maui.
Quote: "I can't lie, it hurt, but I try to remember I have amazing fans and the people who are being nasty are in the minority. I have to wonder, would they say those things to my face or if they saw me in the street? People hide behind the internet because it's a barrier." Selena Gomez is convinced fans of her boyfriend Justin Bieber wouldn't target her with nasty messages if they met her face-to-face.
Fact: Superstar Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Selena Gomez, Brad Paisley, Jennifer Hudson and Nicki Minaj have joined Lady GaGa among the performers staging special free shows in New York's Central Park this summer (11) as part of U.S. breakfast show Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series. The Poker Face hitmaker will kick off the weekly gigs on 27 May (11).
Quote: "I want to be in love, to give my all and fall head over heels... The next heartbreak I have, I'm sure I'll be like, 'How can I live without this person?' But I'm trying to dive in and enjoy it." Disney star Selena Gomez, who's currently dating pop star Justin Bieber, opens up about love.
Quote: "He's been in my life for so long and it's just nice to have someone there who understands what you're going through." Actress/singer Selena Gomez gushes about her pop star boyfriend Justin Bieber.
Quote: "I think it's awesome that people are interested; I don't really understand why, but I love him. He's been in my life for a very long time. He's one of my best friends." Selena Gomez on her alleged romance with Justin Bieber.
Quote: "I got my diploma the day I shot my graduation scene in the movie." Life mirrored art for actress Selena Gomez on the set of new film Monte Carlo.
Fact: Justin Bieber's rumoured girlfriend Selena Gomez is working on her first Spanish-language album.
Quote: "I don't have a perfect boy. I guess they need to be honest and they need to be someone who I can really be myself around. Although, if they look identical to Shia LaBeouf that would be great! You should be out having fun when you're younger, not getting caught up in a committed relationship." Selena Gomez, who has been romantically linked to pop star pal Justin Bieber, finds the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps star very sexy.
Quote: "I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do. I still get butterflies and wobbly legs around a boy I like. But the best thing is to be very open and don't shut yourself off. Enjoy being young." Selena Gomez, 18, doesn't like going on dates.
Fact: Glee star Cory Monteith was honoured for his fashion sense at the 2010 Hollywood Style Awards, walking away with the Future Style Icon prize. The actor was presented with the accolade by Disney star Selena Gomez at Sunday's (12Dec10) Las Vegas ceremony.
Tweet: "Happy birthday @taylorswift13!!! I love you so much!!" Disney star Selena Gomez sends birthday wishes to her best pal Taylor Swift, who turned 21 on Monday (13Dec10).
Quote: "She does that straight look a lot but nobody sees it." Selena Gomez insists best pal Taylor Swift is always experimenting with her hair - and the new straight look she debuted at the American Music Awards is nothing new to her.
Quote: "I love her... She's one of my best friends... We go to the mall, to the cinema; we go to IHOP (restaurant International House of Pancakes)." Selena Gomez loves hanging out with best pal Taylor Swift.
Quote: "I turned 18, but I feel 15. My heart is still very young... I've always been very independent, but I don't think I'm ready to leave the house or do anything dramatic that normal 18 year olds would do." Disney star Selena Gomez is in no rush to grow up.
Quote: "She's sweet. She's a sweetheart." Justin Bieber on actress Selena Gomez, who he is reportedly dating.
Quote: "I don't have a perfect boy. I guess they need to be honest and who I can really be myself around. Although, if they look identical to Shia LaBeouf that would be great!" Selena Gomez harbours a crush on Transformers star SHIA LABEOUF.
Quote: "My best friend Taylor Swift uses her music to deal with break-ups, whereas I eat loads of chocolate." Selena Gomez takes a different approach to pal TAYLOR SWIFT when dealing with heartache.
Quote: "I don't think it's the hair, I don't. He's got game. He knows what he's doing. Yes, he does. He knows exactly what he's doing." Teen star Selena Gomez thinks pop singer pal Justin Bieber is a big flirt.
Quote: "Everybody wants to cut his hair. I want to cut his hair! You're with him and you have, like, a 45-second conversation and it's like, (he's flicking his hair the entire time) and I'm like, 'Why are you doing that!'" Teen star Selena Gomez was to chop off her pop star pal Justin Bieber's famous locks.
Quote: "It's awful (but) it coats your throat... I gag every time." Selena Gomez on drinking olive oil before shows - a tip she picked up from her heroine Kelly Clarkson.
Quote: "I really don't like it when people say I'm wholesome. I don't like that at all! I never said I was that, and I never tried to portray it." Disney star Selena Gomez is shedding her good girl image at 18.
Quote: "I had to adjust my look. I wore sports bras for a flatter look." Eighteen-year-old actress Selena Gomez had to strap down her breasts to portray a 15-year-old in new family movie Ramona and Beezus.
Quote: "I love him. He's like my little brother... I like to say his name onstage because, if I'm performing badly, I say his name and the audience will cheer." Selena Gomez uses her friendship with Justin Bieber to pump up her fans at bad concerts.
Quote: "My ideal would be not to be known for who I'm dating, because eventually that's all you will be known for. It's hard, because people are curious about who's in my life, but I want to be known for my work. And I never want to view myself as any different or any better than anyone else." Disney star Selena Gomez, who split from boyfriend Nick Jonas at the start of March (10), wishes gossips would concentrate on her career achievements.
Quote: "I'm not here to replace anyone. Miley is such a sweetheart. There is no feud! There's nothing going on!" Selena Gomez laughs off speculation she's after Miley Cyrus' teen queen title.
Quote: "People can talk about me all they want, but it really hurts me when they start to talk about my friends - I get really protective about that, that's when I think it goes too far." Selena Gomez is fed up with gossip about her love life.
Fact: Disney singer/actress Selena Gomez turned the tables on TV host Jimmy Fallon when she took charge of the interview and questioned the comedian about a variety of topics. The 16 year old was a guest on U.S. TV's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (16Jun09).
Quote: "I actually get told that I'm a very dark person. I like to dream, but I also like to be realistic; sometimes, when something is so nice and sweet, I just crush it. I don't mean to, but I don't want to be let down." Disney star Selena Gomez, 16, rebuffs her media stereotypes.
Quote: "Hes a wonderful guy, and anybody would be extremely lucky to be dating him." Actress/singer Selena Gomez on rumoured boyfriend Nick Jonas.
Fact: Actor Zach Braff leads celebrities with the most friends on the social networking site MySpace.com, boasting 344,003 friends. Reality-TV star Kim Kardashian and Disney pop princess Selena Gomez trail the SCRUBS star with 295,496 and 196,633 respectively.
Fact: Disney actress Selena Gomez, 16, is the youngest star to be named a Unicef ambassador for their ongoing Trick-or-Treat campaign. The charity aims to encourage American children aid their impoverished peers around the world by collecting donations in addition to their yearly candy.
Quote: "I'm studying for my drivers test, because I'm the only 16-year-old I know who can't drive. I'm not allowed to drive in Los Angeles. My mum only lets me drive in our neighbourhood." Teen star Selena Gomez is hitting the books, so she can hit the road.
Quote: "That's not really the audience I'm going for. I mean, my mom loves the show and it's a very popular show, but that's not the direction I'm looking to take at this time." Selena Gomez, 16, insists she won't be among those in the running for any movie or TV adaptations of Candace Bushnell's SEX + The City prequel novels.