Selena Gomez insists she will always 'shine' despite 'having a lot of people try to tear me down' as she shares lighthearted Instagram with male pal
Selena Gomez won't let fame 'get to her.'
The Heart Wants What It Wants hitmaker insists she isn't too worried about the negative comments she gets because of her huge levels of success because she's been 'doing this long enough' to realize people will always criticize her.
'I think I've been doing this long enough to realize that no matter what people perceive of me, I always shine through at the end of the day. So I've had a lot of people try to tear me down, but I'm here. I've always been myself,' the ex of Justin Bieber told E! News.
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Lighthearted: Selena Gomez told E! News on Friday that she will ignore haters; here she is seen in a silly Instagram with a male pal
Smart cookie: 'I think I've been doing this long enough to realise that no matter what people perceive of me, I always shine through at the end of the day. So I've had a lot of people try to tear me down, but I'm here. I've always been myself,' the ex of Justin Bieber told E! News
The beauty, who is on a world tour to promote her new album Revival, also said her MO has been to keep it positive.
'I've been graceful, and I've tried to handle myself with as much class, and it's only because I know how hard I work and I'm not gonna let any of that get to me,' said the siren.
'You're not meant to say, "Once I get there, I'll have it all." I think that's the biggest lesson I've needed to learn, is how to be present in the moment, and to know that I'm always going to strive for something.'
Working hard: The beauty, who is on a world tour to promote her new album Revival, also said her MO has been to keep it positive. 'I've been graceful, and I've tried to handle myself with as much class, and it's only because I know how hard I work and I'm not gonna let any of that get to me,' said the siren
She's on the road again: The Texas native will be singing Hands To Myself and Same Old Love on her tour
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old singer previously admitted she plans to give up social media one day.
She shared: 'I’m utilizing social media right now because of my age and because, to be honest, everybody else in the world was talking about me, so I wanted a f***ing say.
'I honestly had to, because I didn’t really expect my life to be as public as it was. Is this going to destroy me or make me? I still have to make that choice on a daily basis. In a few years. I’ll give all of it up.
Her plus one: This interview comes just as Gomez announced she was going to attend Monday's Met Ball Gala with pal Taylor Swift. The event takes place in New York City every year and pairs designers with stars
'I don't understand all of that sometimes. I think about things very realistically, because I feel like some of those accounts probably don't even actually exist.
'I also get very weird about that stuff. I'm like, "Well, why isn't like everybody selling 40 million albums?"'
This interview comes just as Gomez announced she was going to attend Monday's Met Ball Gala with pal Taylor Swift.
The event takes place in New York City every year and pairs designers with stars.
Kim Kardashian is expected to attend and has said she will show off her new slender 139 lb figure.
Why she's on Instagram: Meanwhile, the 23-year-old singer previously admitted she plans to give up social media one day. She shared: 'I’m utilizing social media right now because of my age and because, to be honest, everybody else in the world was talking about me, so I wanted a f***ing say'
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