Selena Gomez is preparing to release her Revival album, and she’s doing interviews all over the place. Two of them have stuck out, and those are her discussions with Refinery 29 and Elle. Selena’s pushing away from her post-Disney image. We now know that the rumors of her wild side were somewhat overstated. Her rehab visit was actually a major health crisis involving chemotherapy for her ongoing bout with Lupus. She’s pushing a grown-up image now, and I think it’s Selena’s time to really shine. We never saw her go brazenly wild like ol’ Miley Cyrus. There were a few moments when I honestly wondered if she would go that way, like when she walked around with her cheeks hanging out of her shorts, but that was a brief blip on the radar. Selena’s gonna be fine.
In these interviews, she talks about Miley’s transformation, Justin Bieber, body shaming, and those rumors of a hookup with Cara Delevingne. Remember, they were fast friends and did some yacht frolicking together, and Selena doesn’t really answer the question there. She simply says she enjoyed the rumors, mostly because they weren’t about Swaggy. She also says “everyone” questions their sexuality at some point:
On the rumors about Cara: “Honestly, I loved it. I didn’t mind it. Especially because they weren’t talking about other people in my life for once, which was wonderful. Honestly, though, [Cara]’s incredible and very open, and she just makes me open. She’s so fun and she’s just extremely adventurous, and sometimes I just want that in my life, so I didn’t mind it. I loved it.”
Does everyone question their sexuality? “Oh, I think everybody does, no matter who they are. I do, yeah, of course. Absolutely. I think it’s healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself and challenge yourself; it’s important to do that.”
On the past few years & the Bieber breakup: “I think people really wanted to see me fail. I’d sit down in an interview and get the most harshly asked questions. Of course I got my heart broken. Of course I was pissed about it. There, everybody has it. I was so disappointed, because I never wanted my career to be a tabloid story. At this point, there is no anger. There’s closure in a very good, healthy way. We’ve seen each other. I’m always encouraging and I am proud of his journey. I think people are making it out to be something that is more tragic than it really was. We grew up together. We both made mistakes. That’s it.”
On the Disney crowd, including Miley Cyrus: “Everyone has found their identity in a really interesting way. We didn’t come out as these robots that looked and dressed the same. We had to go through our own shit. At the end of the day, it’s respecting every female artist’s choice in how she expresses herself, because that’s what she wants.”
On body shaming: “It was appalling. I had never experienced that before. I don’t want to become little or hurt or a victim. I want to be strong for girls. I just want them to know that there is an option of standing up for yourself.”
The bottom line: “I’m just a nice person.”
[From Elle & Refinery 29]
Well, I’m never a fan of blanket statements, so when Selena says everyone has “absolutely” questioned their sexual orientation, that makes me bristle. It’s not the subject matter, it’s the finality of the statement that bugs. Have many people done so? Sure, but don’t make a humongous sweeping assumption about the entire human race. Otherwise, these are solid interviews for a pop star looking to change up how people view her. She seems to be completely away from the Bieber danger, which is excellent. That’s the biggest step for her, really. She needs to stay away from him and concentrate on her health. Her career appears to be falling into place on its own.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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