{"id":54459,"date":"2022-04-12T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=54459"},"modified":"2022-04-12T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:12:48","slug":"selena-gomez-knows-shes-perfect-the-way-she-is","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-knows-shes-perfect-the-way-she-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez Has the Perfect, Empowering Response to Online Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_54460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54460\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54460 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1373249538.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selena Gomez arrives at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 27, 2022 (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/sag-awards-2022-selena-gomez-oscar-de-la-renta\/\">Selena Gomez<\/a> knows there&#8217;s no pleasing everyone. Growing up in the spotlight, the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=179872X1687632&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sephora.com%2Fbrand%2Frare-beauty-by-selena-gomez%3Fom_mmc%3Dppc-GG_10717062399_106678313220_aud-1211675839080%3Akwd-931315125573__453348229608_9004331_c%26country_switch%3Dus%26lang%3Den%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjwxtSSBhDYARIsAEn0thRmr5F9aiyal6IxdWwVWA0OpjyG8yqgF0vSzWULEYUHvgqBJH3kTg4aAs3qEALw_wcB%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds\" target=\"_blank\">Rare Beauty<\/a> mogul has had to deal with more than her fair share of criticism and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-body\/\">body shamers<\/a> but has now imparted some sage wisdom with the best way to deal \u2014 self-love.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/only-murders-hulu-selena-gomez\/\"><em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a> actress opened up via TikTok\u2019s new Stories feature, getting candid about her body and her Jack in the Box food order. \u201cSo, I be trying to stay skinny,\u201d she began. \u201cBut I went to Jack in the Box, and I got four tacos, three egg rolls, onion rings, and a spicy chicken sandwich.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CcMPFUgDE24\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CcMPFUgDE24\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Fan Account (@selenagomezecu2.0)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut honestly, I don\u2019t care about my weight because people b***h about it anyway,\u201d she told her TikTok followers. Gomez continued in a mocking voice, reading comments she\u2019s gotten from the public or the media surrounding her weight before confidently claiming her space with a loving proclamation. \u201c\u2018You\u2019re too small;&#8217; \u2018You\u2019re too big;\u2019 \u2018That doesn\u2019t fit,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cB***h, I am perfect the way I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video was reposted by a fan account for longevity.<\/p>\n<p>With a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@selenagomez?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> account that has amassed a whopping 38.2 million followers, Gomez&#8217;s profile is filled with levity and humor, with cute voiceovers, videos with friends like Cara Delevingne and clips of Gomez dancing around her house by herself. Fans can also expect <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-makeup-routine\/\">makeup tutorials<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-bob-bangs-haircut\/\">haircut reveals<\/a>, and funny clips with her <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/only-murders-hulu-selena-gomez\/\"><em>OMITB<\/em><\/a> costars, comedians Martin Short and Steve Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Having always been candid about <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-mental-health-101\/\">mental health<\/a>, and the impact of her lupus diagnosis, Gomez&#8217;s weight has fluctuated while living in the public eye. Consistently commenting on the negative consequences of social media on mental health, the star has famously taken long breaks from the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez went on to sign off with a tongue-in-cheek remark saying, \u201cMoral of the story? Bye.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31863,"featured_media":54460,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,38,16,2723],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Selena Gomez Replies to Body Critics with Empowering TikTok Response<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taking to TikTok with the perfect response to body shamers, Selena Gomez\u2019s unshakable confidence is a valuable lesson in self-love\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-knows-shes-perfect-the-way-she-is\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Selena Gomez Has the Perfect, Empowering Response to 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