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Selena Gomez confirmed on October 9, 2015 that she had been battling lupus for years and had received chemotherapy.
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Gomez’s mother was 16 when she gave birth, and her parents divorced when she was five years old.
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Her father is of Mexican descent, and her mother, who was adopted, has partial Italian ancestry.
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She used to do a YouTube show with best friend Demi Lovato called The Demi and Selena Show.
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On December 27, 2013, it was reported that she was suffering from lupus.
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She was discovered by Disney in a nationwide casting call.
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She was named after Tejano singer Selena, who died almost three years after her birth.
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At age 17, she was named the youngest UNICEF ambassador.
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In June 2011, Gomez was hospitalized with nausea and headaches after appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, later diagnosed with exhaustion and food poisoning.
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She was the first person to reach 100 million followers on Instagram.
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She has two younger half-sisters: Gracie Elliot Teefey born June 12, 2013 through her mother Mandy and stepfather Brian Teefey, and Victoria Gomez born June 25, 2014 through her father Ricardo and stepmother Sara Gomez.
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Her role model and favorite actress is Rachel McAdams.
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Her first name Selena means moon in Greek; in classical myth, Selene was the goddess of the moon.
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She met Demi Lovato at an audition for Barney & Friends; they were on the show together from 2002 to 2004 and later worked on Princess Protection Program and The Demi and Selena Show.
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She wore a purity ring from 2005 to 2010 that said True Love Waits.
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She has six dogs: Chip, Willy, Fina, Wallace, Chaz, and Baylor.
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She and her mother Mandy moved to Los Angeles after she landed the role on Wizards of Waverly Place.
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She is involved with the charity Raise Hope for Congo, which raises awareness about violence against Congolese women.
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While filming Horton Hears a Who!, she played Steve Carell’s daughter but never met him.
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Her favorite Disney movie is Alice in Wonderland 1951.
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For her Love You Like a Love Song music video, she had horses spray-painted pink, drawing criticism from PETA and singer P!nk.
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She released her own fashion clothing line called Dream Out Loud through Kmart from 2010 to 2014, featuring bohemian styles made from recycled materials.
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She became interested in acting after watching her mother Mandy Teefey.
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She was not a huge fan of magic franchises but landed the lead role of Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place.
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She sings the theme song of Wizards of Waverly Place.
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She is a huge fan of Johnny Depp, Britney Spears, and Lady Sovereign.
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She adopted her dog Chip from an animal shelter.
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She is good friends with Taylor Swift.
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In 2013, she launched her second perfume Vivamore by Selena Gomez.
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She participated in the Runway for Life benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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She is a huge fan of Fefe Dobson, covering her song As a Blonde on her album Kiss and Tell, and Fefe co-wrote her single Round and Round.
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She is the lead singer of the band Selena Gomez & The Scene.
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In May 2012, she launched her self-titled fragrance Selena Gomez by Selena Gomez.
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She has a limited-edition collection of handbags called Selena Grace in collaboration with Coach.
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She attended Danny Jones Middle School in Texas.
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She was ranked #19 on Maxim’s Hot 100 Women of 2014 list.
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She likes putting pickle juice on her popcorn.
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She is the daughter of Mandy Teefey and Rick Gomez.
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She dated Justin Bieber on and off from December 2010 to March 2018.
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Both her family and actress Fernanda Romero are from the same town in Mexico.
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She dated The Weeknd from January to October 2017.
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There is a song about her on YouTube called Selena Gomez by Greg Kurka.
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On December 16, 2011, her mother Mandy miscarried a baby girl at 16 weeks, who would have been named Scarlett.
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Her album Stars Dance was released by Hollywood Records on July 13, 2013.
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Her second album Revival was released by Interscope and Polydor Records on October 9, 2015.
