Selena Gomez reflects on bikini snap from 2013 as she discusses her body image: ‘I will never look like this again’
Selena Gomez shared a little body positivity to her Instagram on Monday.
The actress, 31, posted a throwback snap in a tiny zebra bikini, followed by a more current bathing suit photo which saw her displaying a fuller figure in high-waisted bikini bottoms and a white tube top.
‘Today, I realized I will never look like this again…’ Selena — who previously admitted to ‘crying my eyes out’ over body shaming comments — wrote over the first photo, taken in Miami, Florida, in 2013.
‘I’m not perfect but I am proud to be who I am… sometimes I forget it’s ok to be me,’ she wrote on the next image, taken in Mexico in 2023.
Selena has shared body positivity messages a number of times in the past. Last February she also went after body shamers while revealing that her lupus medication is responsible for her weight gain.
Selena Gomez, 31, shared then and now bikini snaps to her Instagram Stories on Monday; (L) Pictured in Miami in 2013, (R) Pictured in Mexico in 2023
Earlier in the day Gomez went make-up free and sported grey cashmere-style sweats with beige fuzzy slides for a pamper session at the skincare salon Face Place in West Hollywood.
The pop star had her hands full as she arrived to the 52-year-old facility – which offers medical aesthetic procedures like Botox, Radiofrequency Microneedling, Kybella, and Plasma Fibroblast Skin Tightening.
Last February Gomez said she will ‘never be a model’ as she went after online trolls who have commented on her body.
The Only Murders In The Building actress explained that she will ‘hold a lot of water weight’ due to several medications she takes and also encouraged fans to practice self-love even in moments of feeling shame.
The Lose You to Love Me singer – who has previously been vocal about her autoimmune disease diagnosis and mental health journey – also said: ‘When I’m off of it, I tend to kind of lose weight.’
While continuing to celebrate body positivity, the former Disney star expressed that the minor side effect is incomparable to her health: ‘My medications are important, and I believe they are what helps me.’
In response to the haters, she told them to ‘go away, ’cause, honestly, I don’t believe in shaming people for [their] body or anything.’
‘So, yeah, not a model,’ she said, adding, ‘Never will be.’
Selena Gomez body positive message on International Women’s Day
