Selena Gomez is an acclaimed American actor, singer, producer, and businesswoman. She has acted in Disney’s extremely successful long-running TV- show, the "Wizards of Waverly Place" and has also acted in several other movies and TV- shows. She also has several Billboard Top 10 hits with songs such as “When you come and get it,” “Same old love,” “It ain’t me,” “Hands to myself” and others.

Facts about her personal life

1. Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992, in Texas, US. Her mother gave birth to her when she was only 16! Selena was also the only child in her family. Unfortunately, her parents divorced when she was five-years-old, leaving she and her mother alone. Her mother, at times, had to work three or four jobs just to support the family.

2. She announced she had lupus in BillBoard's Oct. 17, 2015, issue stating, "I was diagnosed with lupus, and I've been through chemotherapy. That's what my break was really about. I could've had a stroke." In 2017, she had to do a kidney transplant as both her kidneys failed.

Luckily, her best friend Francia Raisa had a perfect match for the kidney transplant and provided a part of herself for Selena.

3. A few of her previous relationships include Nick Jonas, who she dated from 2008 to 2010. Then, she was in an on-off relationship with Justin Bieber which lasted from 2010 to 2014. Lately, she dated the Weeknd from 2017 onwards, only to break up recently after 10 months.

4. After the break-up with the Weeknd, Selena is now often is seen with her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. Recently they even went to the church together!. Many people speculate that Selena and Justin have gotten back together.

5. She drinks olive oil before any concert to preserve her voice during the concert.

She also likes to drink Ginger juice and other sour and spicy products.

Facts about her career

6. She was the executive producer of the cult hit Netflix show, "13 Reason Why." She was initially supposed to be the lead cast but later decided to work behind the screen. She also mentions the show being a "passion project" for her and how she was determined to make it happen.

7. She made history by being the youngest UNICEF ambassador at the age of 17 in 2009. She has further worked with many charitable organizations in order to provide sustainable living conditions for children in developing nations.

8. Throughout her career, she has won over 90 awards and has been nominated for over 140 awards.

Some of the awards include the ALMA award, American Music Award, People's Choice award, and Teen's choice award.

9. 15 years ago in 2002, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato acted together in the children show "Barney and Friends." Both the celebrities were good friends back then and even now, they still are, after both having successful individual careers.

10. She has sold over 7 Million albums and 22 Million singles worldwide with a total of over 5.7 Billion views averaging from all her videos on YouTube. Although her net worth by the end of 2016 was just a mere $22 million, its predicted that it will grow to $45 million in 2017.