Selena Gomez Addressed Comments About Her Weight By Explaining How Medications Affect Her Body

Selena Gomez recently said of her social media usage these days, “The only thing I have on my phone is TikTok because I find it to be a little less hostile.” It seems, though, that sometimes, even TikTok isn’t completely free of hostility: In a recent live broadcast on TikTok, Gomez talked about the effects that medications she takes have on her body, apparently in response to comments about her weight.

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She explained, “I tend to hold a lot of water weight, and that happens very normally. And then when I’m off of [a medication], I tend to kind of lose weight. […] I just wanted to say and encourage anyone out there who feels any sort of shame for exactly what they’re going through, but nobody knows the real story. So I just want people to know that you’re beautiful and you’re wonderful and… yeah, we have days where maybe we feel like sh*t, but I would much rather be healthy and take care of myself, and my medications are important and I believe they are what helps me.”

Gomez concluded, “So, yeah: not a model, never will be. And I think they’re awesome, mind you. I just, I definitely am… definitely not that. So, that’s it. This is getting a little too… much, but I just wanted to tell you I love you guys, and thanks for supporting me and understanding. And if not… go away, ’cause honestly, I don’t believe in shaming people for body or anything.”

Meanwhile, she recently discussed how her new music is going.