Selena Gomez used TikTok to announce Thursday (Feb. 23) that she’ll be getting off social media for the foreseeable future.
“I’m good,” she instructed her followers. “I like who I’m, I don’t care. I’m massive, I’m not, I don’t care. I like who I’m. And yeah, I’m gonna be taking a second from social media ’trigger it is a little foolish. And I’m 30, I’m too outdated for this.
“However I like you guys a lot!” the pop star continued with amusing. “And I’ll will see you guys before later. I’m simply gonna take a break from every little thing.”
Coincidentally, the “Uncommon” singer’s announcement comes on the exact same day she unseated Kylie Jenner because the most-followed lady on Instagram with a mind-boggling 381 million followers. (Gomez just lately needed to shut down rampant fan hypothesis that she was feuding with The Kardashians star after, effectively, by accident laminating her eyebrows an excessive amount of. Don’t fear, it was all a false alarm and the 2 stay buddies.)
Gomez has spoken up to now about the advantages of disconnecting from apps like Instagram and Twitter. “Taking a break from social media was the very best determination that I’ve ever made for my psychological well being,” she instructed InStyle in Jan. 2022. I created a system the place I nonetheless don’t have my passwords. And the pointless hate and comparisons went away as soon as I put my cellphone down. I’ll have moments the place that bizarre feeling will come again, however now I’ve a a lot better relationship with myself.”
Watch Gomez’s announcement captured by a fan account on Twitter under.