From Billboard · Hannah Dailey · · 1m 10s
Selena Gomez won't be frozen in 2016
The singer says fans obsess over her old looks instead of accepting how she's evolved.
In brief
The singer says fans obsess over her old looks instead of accepting how she's evolved. Public figures face pressure to remain static while they naturally change and grow. Originally reported by Billboard.
Fans want to freeze her in time
Selena Gomez says people get intense about 2016 throwbacks and want her to look exactly like she did a decade ago. She's not going back.
“People want to freeze me in time to that period of my life.”
The iconic smoky eye era
In 2016, Gomez frequently wore a smoky eye look that fans still circulate online. She now calls that period hectic and says she was just trying to be cool.
“I was trying to be cool!”
2016 was her peak year
Her album Revival topped the Billboard 200 with hits like Hands to Myself and Same Old Love. At 23, she was Instagram's most followed person.
Life looks different now
Gomez runs Rare Beauty, a thriving cosmetics business, and is married to producer Benny Blanco. They're approaching their one-year wedding anniversary.
She's found her partner
Gomez says Benny Blanco genuinely listens and meets her where she is. She describes him as joyful, fun, and spontaneous.
“I need him, and I love him. He is a very joyful human.”
Here's the gist
Public figures face pressure to remain static while they naturally change and grow.
