\n Selena Gomez.<\/span> Matt Baron\/BEI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Trying to be strong. Selena Gomez<\/strong><\/a> got candid about how the body-shaming comments on her social media really made her feel.<\/p>\n \u201cI lied. I would go online and I would post a picture of myself and say [the negative comments] don\u2019t matter, I\u2019m not accepting what you\u2019re saying \u2014 all the while being in the room posting that, crying my eyes out, because nobody deserves to hear those things,\u201d the Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a> star, 30, said during the Friday, March 10, episode of the docuseries Dear\u2026<\/em> on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cI was posting these things saying it doesn\u2019t bother me because I didn\u2019t want it to bother other people who are experiencing the same thing \u2014 getting shamed for what they look like, who they are, who they love. I just think it\u2019s so unfair. I don\u2019t think that anybody deserves to feel less than.\u201d<\/p>\n Gomez, who was first diagnosed with lupus in 2014, has been candid about her condition<\/a> and how the medications she takes for it causes her body to fluctuate<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI tend to hold a lot of water weight and that happens very normally. And then when I\u2019m off of [my medication], I tend to lose weight,\u201d the Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em><\/a> alum explained during a February TikTok Live video. \u201cI just wanted to say and encourage anyone out there who feels any sort of shame for exactly what they\u2019re going for and nobody knows the real story \u2014 I just want people to know that you\u2019re beautiful and you\u2019re wonderful and, yeah, maybe we have days where we feel like s\u2014t but I would much rather be healthy and take care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Three years after her initial diagnosis, Gomez underwent a kidney transplant which was donated by her longtime friend Francia Raisa<\/strong><\/a>. In the Apple series, the Rare Beauty founder opened up about how grateful she was<\/a> for the How I Met Your Fathe<\/em>r<\/a> star\u2019s generosity.<\/p>\n \u201cI will never ever, ever, be more in debt to a person than Francia,\u201d she reflected. \u201cThe idea of someone not even second-guessing to be a donor was unbelievably overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cWolves\u201d singer has been known to take breaks from social media<\/a> when the trolls would get her down. Most recently, she took a brief online reprieve<\/a> after making headlines for the ongoing drama<\/a> with Hailey Bieber<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m gonna be taking a second from social media because this is a little silly,\u201d Gomez explained on a TikTok livestream in February. \u201cI\u2019m 30, I\u2019m too old for this. But I love you guys so much, and I will see you guys sooner than later. I\u2019m just gonna take a break from everything.\u201d<\/p>\n She returned to the video nearly one week later and encouraged all her followers<\/a> to \u201cbe kinder and consider others\u2019 mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Selena](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomez-Says-She-Lied-About-Not-Being-Affected-by-Body-Shaming-Comments-%E2%80%98Nobody-Deserves-to-Hear-Those-Things-2.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Selena Gomez attends the \u2018Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me\u2019 documentary premiere, November 2022.<\/span> Matt Baron\/BEI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n