Selena Gomez is a name to reckon with. The former Disney star started out as a child actress and later achieved massive success both in acting and music. She has acted in several films and television shows like ‘Only Murders in the Building‘ and ‘Hotel Transylvania.’
Recently, the 30-year-old artist opened up about her days with Disney and how they “explicitly told” her not to use a very common phrase. So let’s find out what that phrase was and why Disney forbade her from using it on sets. Keep on reading to know more about this.
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Selena Gomez Was Barred From Using A Common Phrase By Disney
Selena Gomez started out her career at a very young age in the series ‘Barney & Friends’. As a teenager, she acted in Disney’s television series ‘Wizards of Waverly Place.’ However, there was one thing that she wasn’t allowed to say around that time.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the 30-year-old artist said that Disney “explicitly told” her to not use a very common phrase. It was, “What the hell?” “I wasn’t a wild child by any means, but I was on Disney, so I had to make sure not to say ‘What the hell?’ in front of anyone,” she said.
Gomez stated that she was “putting” pressure on herself to be “the best role model” while portraying Alex Russo on the Disney show. It ran between 2007 to 2012. “Now I think being the best role model is being honest, even with the ugly and complicated parts of yourself,” Gomez added.
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Gomez Also Talked About Mental Health
In the same interview, Gomez also talked about her Apple TV+ documentary film ‘My Mind and Me,‘ where she delved into her mental health issues. She said that venting out in that documentary has held her a lot.
The actress said that she is no longer “haunted by the idea that people would always associate” her with Disney. “I definitely feel free of it,” she added.
Gomez said that sometimes she gets triggered but she is not afraid of who she was in the past; stating that she wants to be a different person from who she was back in the day.
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