Selena Gomez has done her first big interview of the year, appearing on Coachโs first episode of its new Dream It Real podcast.
She spoke about being true to herself, going to therapy, why she doesnโt want to be called pretty, and when her fans can expect her new album.
Here are some highlights from the interview.
On understanding her heart:
โI donโt really think that people know my heart,โ Gomez says. โI think that sometimes people may think that I politically say the right thing or Iโm safe or Iโve been trained to speak this way. I donโt know how to be trained, like how on earth would somebody be training me to speak things?โ

โI think that a lot of people donโt understand my heart, you know?โ Gomez continues. โAnd I also donโt like that, it can be sometimes about appearance too. I donโt really appreciate people judging me on my looks, or anything like that.โ
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When asked what she means by that, Gomez explains, โI just think that the world today, with so much exposure to everythingโฆitโs great to dress up and to feel beautiful and to do those things, butโฆand Iโm flattered when, maybe, guys are like, โYouโre pretty.โ I am, itโs just notโฆI would just love someone to love me for the person that I am.โ
On when we can expect a new album:
โWorking on this new record, I just wanted it to be me, all me (so no collaborations). Every song is a story Iโve experienced. To that point, I think thereโs no one whoโs going to tell my story better than myself. I just really wanted to kind of just live with my story a bit and create it into something that means a lot to me.โ
On how fans can learn from her experiences:
โYouโre enough. Youโre absolutely enough. And if you deal with things that are really difficult like family issues, or anxiety, depression or substance issues, I just think that youโre never too far gone. I really believe that. I think every person is valuable and important and we are all equal and not to, I always feel like I get cheesy, but itโs genuinely from my heart.โ
โI care about the world and the only message that I would say is that youโre enough. That you are valued and even if you feel absolutely alone, that there are millions of people that feel that way, and I want to encourage them to get to know who they are and itโs really hard. Itโs really, really hard.โ

โI donโt want people to think itโs labeled on and itโs gone. I spent years of my life trying to navigate who I am and overcome so many obstacles. So I donโt think itโs easy. I believe in people and Iโve seen amazing people go through the hardest things, and it inspires me.โ
On how Instagram can be unhealthy:
โIt is not that healthy to be on it all the time because I noticed with me, I got kind of depressed looking at these people who look beautiful and amazing, and it would just get me down a lot so I just think taking breaks is really important.โ
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โBut just know that most of it isnโt real. And I hate to say that, I donโt mean to be rude, but itโs very unrealistic in a lot of ways, and I think that for me, I want to protect the youngest generation because they are exposed to so much information, and I feel like that causes a lot of anxiety at the youngest age.โ

โLike, I didnโt grow up with that. I had dial-up internet. I think that sometimes people are exposed to too much, and you should really protect what youโre seeing and be mindful, be really mindful of how it makes you feel.โ
Check out the Dream It Real podcast here.