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6 things to know about Selena Gomez

6 things to know about Selena Gomez

An ingenious personality, Selena Gomez stole hearts with her highly lauded performance in the Disney universe of music, movies and television series. With innocence in her eyes and a benevolent smile, this solo artist is hard not to notice. The ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ actress worked with the much prestigious Disney world for four years, before tapping on to the beats of her tune. Taking on her career in full swing, the actress continues to be one of the top, and most followed stars among the millennials.

Selena Gomez lives a much social life and does not shy away from opening pages to her life’s chapters. However, fans can never get enough, right? One of the most talked about personalities in the celebrity circle, here are few things that you would love to be enlightened about:

Clothing line of her own

Well, this may come as a big surprise to most fans, but yes, Selena Gomez does own a clothing line of her own. ‘Dream out loud,’ her home clothing line that she launched in 2010 and made a break into the fashion industry. The artist believed that she wanted to deliver clothing pieces without exploiting the environment and thus, she insisted on using eco-friendly materials during production of the same. The pretty feminine and bohemian line also features tags that have inspirational quotes penned down on them.

Named after Tejano singer

Yes, the young star is named after Selena Quintanilla Perez, the late Tejano singer. The late singer was shot and killed in 1995, and the former Disney star loved listening to the late singer’s tracks as a child. Selena was deeply intrigued by the life of the singer and was amazed by 1997 biopic based on the late singer.

Britney Spears is her inspiration

Selena Gomez looks up to Britney Spears as one of her strongest inspirations. The first concert attended by Gomez was that of Britney Spears, and she admits to it being one of the highlights of her life. Also, post her four years of Disney stint, the actress wanted to shed her Disney image, and it was again during this time that she looked up to her inspiration and proved to be a true fangirl.

Her mom is her acting inspiration

Selena Gomez was born to a 16-year-old young mother, Mandy Dawn Teefey. Teefey has been a former stage actress and a driving force that led Selena to be inspired to take up acting a career. The artist decided she wanted to be an actress after going to performances and watching her mother get ready to perform on stage.

She loves pickles

Well, Selena is crazy about pickles and would go on a binge pickle-eating if she could. The actress has also admitted to having to want to invent chewing gum that is pickle flavored. Yes, she loves pickles.

Youngest UNICEF ambassador

At the young age of 17 years, Selena went on to become the youngest UNICEF ambassador in history. The star has contributed in a great way and also met several families through the organization.

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