Selena Gomez has disclosed the cause of her four-year Instagram hiatus.
Giving her staff control over her social media profile was described as the ‘greatest gift’ by the 31-year-old musician.
At the 2024 TIME 100 Summit, Selena—the most followed woman on Instagram with an astounding 428 million followers—spoke about the reason she decided to withdraw from the photo-sharing app.
I let my team to post on Instagram for me after taking a four-year hiatus. It was, in my opinion, the best present I could have given myself. I was more in the moment. I felt better, Selena remarked.
The Ring hitmaker declared that she would phone her friends rather than wasting hours reading through Instagram.
It’s more relatable. I believe that taking pauses is essential. You have the opportunity to invest your energy elsewhere and interact with the environment a little bit more effectively,’ she remarked.
Ariana Grande has 379 million Instagram followers, while Kylie Jenner has 400 million. Selena is the most followed woman globally.
Selena expressed in another interview that she is “sad” about the expectations of beauty set by her age.
The actress criticized the usage of airbrushing and filter techniques, saying that there are “very unrealistic” standards in the realm of beauty.
In her own words, she expressed her sadness for her age, saying, “I personally felt that there’s a very unrealistic standard when it comes to the cosmetic world.”
“And I just wanted to break that down for anyone to look at something that’s probably been touched up and made to look nice.”
The creator of Rare Beauty and star of Only Murders in the Building has acknowledged that she is a complete makeup novice.
‘I have a makeup line, but I don’t know how to do makeup,’ she declared. When people use my items, I want them to feel good about themselves.
“And we try to be very conscious of even naming the products to be reminders of joy or just finding yourself.” This applies to all of our products, from our Find Comfort collection to anything that comes to mind, body, and spirit.
Selena, who became well-known in her teens thanks to Disney Channel, stated that her sole objective was to create cosmetics that her admirers would find enjoyable.
She claimed that all of her “spent years” striving to look a specific way had been ultimately “a waste of time.”
I really truly just wanted to create pleasant makeup for people. I don’t think it’s necessary to have a certain appearance. It’s exhausting, and I’ve been trying to do it for years. Time wastage