Selena Gomez Trivia | 61 facts about the actress

Selena Gomez is an American actress and a pop star. She has become one of the biggest stars of her generation.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about her life and career.

1. Her full name is Selena Marie Gomez
2. She born on July 22, 1992
3. She is an American singer, actress, and producer
4. She has been regarded as a “triple threat” by media outlets
5. Gomez began her acting career on the children’s television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004)
6. In her teenage years, she rose to prominence for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012)
7. Alongside her television career, Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The Dead Don’t Die (2019), and A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
8. She voiced the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–2022)
9. Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020) and Living Undocumented (2019) through her production company, July Moonhead Productions
10. She also executive produces and stars in the HBO Max cooking series Selena + Chef (2020–present) and the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–present)
11. The latter earned Gomez critical praise
12. She also earned a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy series at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards
13. Gomez released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene
14. All of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200
15. They were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
16. These albums were Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011)
17. Additionally, Gomez released three solo studio albums
18. These are Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015), and Rare (2020)
19. Each debuted atop the Billboard 200
20. She also released the Spanish-language EP Revelación (2021)
21. For the EP she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
22. A number of Gomez’s singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100
23. The songs that reached the top 10 are “Come & Get It”, “The Heart Wants What It Wants”, “Good for You”, “Same Old Love”, “Hands to Myself”, “We Don’t Talk Anymore”, “It Ain’t Me”, “Lose You to Love Me”
24. Her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 is “Lose You to Love Me”
25. Many of her songs are recognized by their characteristic, hushed vocal stylings
26. As of 2017, Gomez has sold over seven million albums and 22 million singles worldwide, according to Billboard
27. She has received various accolades and was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in 2017
28. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020
29. She has a large following on social media and is the most followed musician and actress on Instagram
30. Gomez’s other ventures include makeup, clothing, handbag and fragrance lines
31. She has worked with many charitable organizations
32. She has served as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17
33. Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas
34. Her parents are Ricardo Joel Gomez and Texas-born former stage actress Mandy Teefey
35. She was named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, who died in 1995
36. Her father is of Mexican descent, while her mother, who was adopted, has some Italian ancestry
37. Gomez’s paternal grandparents emigrated to Texas from Monterrey in the 1970s
38. Gomez was fluent in Spanish until age seven
39. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and she remained with her mother
40. Gomez has two younger half-sisters and a younger stepbrother: Gracie Elliot Teefey, through Amanda and her second husband, Brian Teefey, and Victoria “Tori” and Marcus Gomez, through Ricardo and his second wife, Sara
41. She earned her high-school diploma through homeschooling in May 2010
42. Gomez was born when her mother was 16 years old
43. The family had financial troubles throughout Gomez’s childhood, her mother struggling to provide for the pair
44. At one point, Gomez recalls that they had to search for quarters just to get gas for their car
45. Her mother later recalled that the two would frequently walk to their local dollar store to buy spaghetti for dinner
46. Gomez had a close relationship with her grandparents as a child and appeared in various pageants
47. Her grandparents often took care of her while her parents finished their schooling, and she has said they “raised her” until she found success in show business
48. In 2020, Gomez moved to a $4.9 million mansion in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino
49. Gomez was diagnosed with lupus sometime between 2012 and early 2014
50. In September 2017, she revealed on Instagram that she had withdrawn from public events during the previous few months because she had received a kidney transplant from actress and friend Francia Raisa
51. During the transplant, an artery broke and emergency surgery was conducted to build a new artery using a vein from her leg
52. Gomez has been open about her struggles with both anxiety and depression
53. She began pursuing therapy in her early twenties and also spent time in treatment facilities
54. When she reached 100 million Instagram followers, Gomez said she “sort of freaked out” and has since taken several extended breaks from social media, due in part to negative comments
55. In April 2020, she revealed she has bipolar disorder
56. Gomez dated singer Nick Jonas from 2008 to 2009. She appeared in the music video for his band’s song “Burnin’ Up”
57. From December 2010 to March 2018, Gomez was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber
58. In 2015, she began dating Russian-German DJ Zedd shortly after recording their song “I Want You to Know”
59. They broke up later that year
60. In January 2017, Gomez began dating Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd
61. They moved in together temporarily later on in September, but broke up a month later