Selena Gomez subtly clapped back at trolls who body-shamed her appearance at this year's Golden Globes.
As the nominee for Best Television Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series for her starring role in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, Gomez walked down the red carpet in a strapless Valentino gown with exaggerated purple sleeves attached that extended to a floor-length shawl.
She was accompanied by her nine-year-old sister, Gracie.
In an Instagram live clip that was later shared on TikTok, the singer said from inside a car following the awards show:
“I’m a little bit big right now because I enjoyed myself during the holidays."
She leaned over to Gracie and added with a laugh:
“I mean, right?”
“But we don’t care.”
Here is the clip of Gomez suggesting she doesn't have time for haters.
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Gomez didn't specifically mention the fat-shaming comments after photos of her from the red carpet circulated online, but the clip of her taking the high road suggested she was responding to the harsh judgments.
\u201c#SelenaGomez knows how to take the high road! The "Only Murders in the Building" star seemed to subtly clap back at body shamers following her appearance at the 2023 #GoldenGlobes this week.\u201d— Access Hollywood (@Access Hollywood) 1673815977
\u201cSelena Gomez said she\u2019s \u201ca little bit big right now\u201d \u2014 and she doesn\u2019t care.\n\nThe \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d actress shut down body-shamers on social media after she attended the 2023 Golden Globes\u00a0in a strapless Valentino gown.\n\nThoughts???\n\n#SelenaGomez #Lovelytitv\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
Social media users had plenty to say about people's obsession with body image.
\u201c@lovelyti I think she looks sooo much sexier with a little more meat on her! Why do these Hollywood critics want everyone to look like Olive Oyl? Give us them sexy curves any day! Who wants to look at a celery stick when you can be checking out a peach!!!\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti Being slightly bigger is nothing to be ashamed about, people need to my their own, there's people out there doing much worse than putting on a couple extra pounds.\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti Shes still beautiful though wth. People should mind their own business and not comment on others bodies.\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti \u2018A little big\u2019 where? She\u2019s curvy but not fat \ud83d\ude44\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti Nothings wrong with her. She looks fine!\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti Screw them Selena! LOL\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
\u201c@lovelyti Big? Where?\u201d— lovelyti (@lovelyti) 1673885973
Gomez has been enduring online shaming throughout her career.
She had been open about health and mental issues, including the fact that she suffers from lupus–an inflammatory illness where the body attacks its own tissues–which required her to get a kidney transplant in 2018 when she was 25.
She had just returned from a social media hiatus that she took presumably for a mental health break.
In a Vogue interview from 2021, Gomez said she took a three-year break from the internet and had her assistant post photos and captions to her social media pages.
Last year on Instagram Live, she spoke up about those who made comments about her body, saying:
“I don’t care about my weight because people b*tch about it anyway. ‘You’re too small. You’re too big. That doesn’t fit.'”
“B*tch, I am perfect the way I am.”
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