Little girls grow up fast. Especially if you are constantly in the spotlight from a young age, like Selena Gomez. The singer and actress will celebrate her thirtieth birthday on July 22. A new milestone in her life, and one she’s really looking forward to. “I love growing up. When I was younger I was afraid of it. I thought my life would be so different. But now I’m like, wow. I don’t care about what people have to say about me anymore and that’s great.” Because the singer has had to take a lot of criticism in the past. Especially about her body. “I am often told that I am ‘too small’, while others think I am ‘too big’. I also often see comments that I am ‘too thin’ or ‘too fat’. So I stopped worrying about my weight. I am perfect just the way I am. I gave up on having a ‘perfect body’. It took me a long time to realize that I just have to be myself.”
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