Last week, Selena Gomez hit the red carpet for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards wearing a velvet Valentino gown. The singer-slash-actress, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy for her starring role in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, took her younger sister Gracie as her plus one, walking the red carpet to show off her designer piece which featured a plunging neckline, a high-slit down the front, and exaggerated purple, off-the-shoulder sleeves.
Following her appearance at the awards show in Los Angeles, people began to comment on Gomez’s body, with critics on social media advising the 30-year-old to “lose weight.”
Clearly hearing about the online discourse surrounding her weight, Gomez took to Instagram Live following the event, alongside her 9-year-old sister, to address the body-shamers. “I’m a little bit big right now because I enjoyed myself during the holidays,” she said to Gracie, adding: “I mean, right?”
Gracie agreed, to which Selena laughed and added, “But we don’t care.”
@popnewsdaily She was also streaming Taylor and miley in the car 😭 #selenagomez #bodyshaming #bodypositivity #mileycyrus #taylorswift
Last April, Gomez addressed the constant conversations around her body, saying being “skinny” wasn’t worth depriving herself of her favourite foods. On TikTok, Gomez said she’d just ordered four tacos, three egg rolls, onion rings, and a spicy chicken sandwich at Jack in the Box, adding, “Honestly, I don’t care about my weight because people b— about it anyway. ‘You’re too small,’ ‘you’re too big,’ ‘that doesn’t fit.’ ‘Meh meh meh meh.'”
“B—, I am perfect the way I am,” she added. “Moral of the story? Bye.”
