Selena Gomez praised for sharing 'authentic' make-up free selfies

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By Phoebe Egoroff

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Selena Gomez has been praised by fans for sharing several make-up free selfies on social media.

The 30-year-old 'Lose You To Love Me' singer took to Instagram to share the fresh-faced pics with her whopping 375 million followers.

Gomez simply wrote: "Me" in the caption for the images, which showed the musician looking relaxed on the sofa while wearing a comfy blue sweater.

Her hair was free from styling, with her loose natural curls framing her face.

Over six million users have liked the set of images, and 60 thousand comments have flooded the upload, with fans of the Only Murders In The Building actress expressing their praise for her.

"I admire you, Selena [...] You encourage me (us actually) to show the beauty that's within us on this suffocating social media that is Instagram where everyone needs to be perfect and happy all the time... Thanks for helping us... Thanks for helping ME [sic]," one comment read.

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"The perfect you never be ashamed for who you are always love yourself and be yourself [...] no need to change for no one be u, do u! Love you!! And never put yourself down always have positive thoughts [sic]," someone else added.

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A further user chimed in: "Best photos of you I have ever seen, because they are authentically you and you are beautiful!"

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Ever the advocate for body positivity and marching to the beat of your own drum, Gomez took to her TikTok stories (via PEOPLE) in April last year and stated: "Honestly, I don't care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway. 'You're too small,' 'you're too big,' 'that doesn't fit.' Meh meh meh meh. B***h, I am perfect the way I am. Moral of the story? Bye."

Then, ahead of her 30th birthday in July last year she said: "I love growing up. When I was younger, I was scared of it, and I thought by now my life would look so different. But now I'm like, 'Wow, this is not what I ever expected, and I couldn't be more thrilled.' I've stopped caring about what people have to say, and that's been wonderful."

Gomez has also been open about her struggles with mental health following a bipolar disorder diagnosis several years ago. "I'm going to be very open with everybody about this: I've been to four treatment centers.

"I think when I started hitting my early 20s is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad," she revealed, per TODAY.

After enlisting the help of a psychiatrist, Gomez added that "it took a lot of hard work" for her to accept her diagnosis and learn how to deal with it.

Featured image credit: Erik Pendzich / Alamy

Selena Gomez praised for sharing 'authentic' make-up free selfies

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By Phoebe Egoroff

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Selena Gomez has been praised by fans for sharing several make-up free selfies on social media.

The 30-year-old 'Lose You To Love Me' singer took to Instagram to share the fresh-faced pics with her whopping 375 million followers.

Gomez simply wrote: "Me" in the caption for the images, which showed the musician looking relaxed on the sofa while wearing a comfy blue sweater.

Her hair was free from styling, with her loose natural curls framing her face.

Over six million users have liked the set of images, and 60 thousand comments have flooded the upload, with fans of the Only Murders In The Building actress expressing their praise for her.

"I admire you, Selena [...] You encourage me (us actually) to show the beauty that's within us on this suffocating social media that is Instagram where everyone needs to be perfect and happy all the time... Thanks for helping us... Thanks for helping ME [sic]," one comment read.

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Credit: Instagram.com

"The perfect you never be ashamed for who you are always love yourself and be yourself [...] no need to change for no one be u, do u! Love you!! And never put yourself down always have positive thoughts [sic]," someone else added.

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Credit: Instagram.com

A further user chimed in: "Best photos of you I have ever seen, because they are authentically you and you are beautiful!"

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Credit: Instagram.com

Ever the advocate for body positivity and marching to the beat of your own drum, Gomez took to her TikTok stories (via PEOPLE) in April last year and stated: "Honestly, I don't care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway. 'You're too small,' 'you're too big,' 'that doesn't fit.' Meh meh meh meh. B***h, I am perfect the way I am. Moral of the story? Bye."

Then, ahead of her 30th birthday in July last year she said: "I love growing up. When I was younger, I was scared of it, and I thought by now my life would look so different. But now I'm like, 'Wow, this is not what I ever expected, and I couldn't be more thrilled.' I've stopped caring about what people have to say, and that's been wonderful."

Gomez has also been open about her struggles with mental health following a bipolar disorder diagnosis several years ago. "I'm going to be very open with everybody about this: I've been to four treatment centers.

"I think when I started hitting my early 20s is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad," she revealed, per TODAY.

After enlisting the help of a psychiatrist, Gomez added that "it took a lot of hard work" for her to accept her diagnosis and learn how to deal with it.

Featured image credit: Erik Pendzich / Alamy