Neilson Barnard / Getty ImagesOn Monday night, the singer took to her to reflect on how her body has changed by comparing two photographs taken 10 years apart.
Michael Kovac / Getty Images for AFI“Today I realized I will never look like this again,” she wrote alongside the first image of her — when she was 21 — in which she wears a zebra print bikini while on vacation.
Kevin Mazur / WireImageShe followed up with a second photograph that was while she was vacationing in Mexico. In this picture, she wears a black, high-waisted bikini bottom with a white bikini top while climbing onto a yacht from the ocean.
Gilbert Flores / Golden Globes 2024 via Getty ImagesIf you know anything about Selena, you’ll be aware that she’s always spoken candidly about her body, particularly after she was in 2014.
Frazer Harrison / Getty ImagesDue to complications relating to lupus, Selena actually underwent a kidney transplant in 2017, and since then she’s said that a “combination” of these medical factors can cause her to Stefanie Keenan / Getty Images for Rare Beauty“I have lupus and deal with kidney issues and high blood pressure, so I deal with a lot of health issues, and for me that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff,” she said during a podcast appearance in 2019.She said at the time that her fluctuations really depend on “what’s happening in [her] life” and the medication she’s taking to treat her condition. She also confessed that public commentary on her weight can be difficult to deal with.
Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images“It’s the medication I have to take for the rest of my life — it depends on even the month, to be honest,” she explained. “So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for that. And in reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate.”
Kevin Winter / Getty Images“That got to me big time,” she said of people’s comments about her body, before adding: “I don’t care to expose myself to everyone and hear what they have to say about it.”
Allen Berezovsky / Getty ImagesOver the years, Selena has been she’s been about her experience with lupus and how it impacts her body image.
Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty ImagesShortly after the in 2023, Selena addressed the persistent and invasive commentary about her body by explaining during a live stream that she tends “” when she’s taking certain types of medication.
Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images“I would much rather be healthy and take care of myself,” she said . “My medications are important, and I believe that they're what helps me.”She added: “I just wanted to…encourage anyone out there who feels any sort of shame for exactly what they’re going through, and no one knows the real story.”
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