Oh, child. Selena Gomez’s response to Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber’s being pregnant announcement was all about preserving her peace. Simply days earlier than the Biebers introduced they had been anticipating their first little one collectively, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer made the choice to disable her feedback on social media to keep away from any pointless drama.
The Solely Murders within the Constructing star defined her resolution in an interview with Right now’s Hoda Kotb at a psychological well being summit put collectively by her Uncommon Magnificence Influence Fund. “I disabled all my feedback on my pictures on Instagram for less than my buddies. So I feel I’ve created boundaries to assist me,” Selena informed Kotb.
“Clearly folks fussed about it. They fuss about every thing,” the 31-year-old stated. Regardless of the response from followers, Selena insisted that it was the precise resolution for herself. “I felt empowered by doing that, by saying, ‘That is only for me,’” she added.
This isn’t the primary time the Uncommon Magnificence founder is making a change to her social media habits. She has taken a number of social media breaks all through the years, and through a panel on the TIME100 Summit in April 2024, she opened up about her previous resolution to let her group handle all of her posts and feedback on Instagram. “I took 4 years off of Instagram, and I let my group publish for me for these years,” she shared on the time. “I felt prefer it was probably the most rewarding reward I gave myself.”
Throughout her break, Selena remembers being “extra current.” She defined, “I used to be happier. I might really get actual telephone calls [from] folks telling me about their story, and I might really hear it as an alternative of going, ‘Oh, I already know what you probably did at present.’ It’s extra human.”
Because the world’s most-followed girl on Instagram, it makes full sense for Selena to set wholesome boundaries round social media—and that’s not even contemplating the potential drama from Justin and Hailey Bieber‘s current announcement. The couple, who’ve been collectively since 2018, revealed they had been anticipating their first little one collectively in a heartfelt publish to social media on Could 9, 2024. Whereas a bundle of pleasure is usually a cause to rejoice, the rumored feud between Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber was certain to have some social media customers spreading hate as an alternative.
As followers of Bieber and Gomez know, the pair had an on-again, off-again relationship that spanned a number of years. Their last breakup happened round March 2018, nevertheless it wasn’t lengthy earlier than Bieber moved on with Hailey Baldwin (now Bieber.) The pair had briefly dated prior to now, and formally obtained again collectively in Could 2018. The couple then obtained engaged in July 2018, just some weeks after rekindling their romance. They went on to get married in a civil ceremony in New York Metropolis in September 2018. A yr later, the Biebers had a bigger spiritual ceremony with household and buddies in South Carolina.
Their current publish to Instagram additionally revealed that they’d a vow renewal in Hawaii forward of their being pregnant announcement. In footage posted to social media, the Biebers may be seen standing on the altar once more. Hailey wore a white lace Saint Laurent costume, which confirmed off her rising child bump, together with an identical veil.
The pair have all the time been candid about their need to have kids. “We all the time knew that we had been aligned on what we wished in our future,” Hailey informed ELLE in 2021. “We had talked about desirous to be married younger and having a household younger and constructing a life. Even earlier than we knew we wished to be with one another.” Now, evidently dream is lastly coming true.
