The singer Selena Gomez 32, recalled her humble past after achieving billionaire status, achieved largely through her successful cosmetics line, Rare Beauty . The actress and businesswoman admitted that she avoids talking about financial issues and prefers to show gratitude to the fans who supported her.
“I am very grateful. Personally, I think it’s bad taste to talk about money. But I really give all the credit to the people who buy the products. They are the ones who made my dream come true. So, I’m very, very honored and happy,” said the star in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
The actress of “Only Murders in the Building“ was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, with a single mother who struggled to pay the bills. Selena opened up about her youth in a humble neighborhood and explained that some “troublemakers” taught her to value what she has.
“I remember about seven times our car was stuck on the road because we didn’t have money for gas. My mother gave up everything for me and worked three jobs. I was always taught that there were people with less than us, and we already didn’t have much. But I felt like we did, because my mother always did millions of things just to make me happy. We even volunteered at soup kitchens on Thanksgiving,” she said,
After beginning her career with child roles in “Barney and Friends” in the early 2000s, Selena made appearances on Disney shows such as “Zack Cody: Twins in Action” and “Hannah Montana.”
In 2007, she became one of Disney’s top actresses when she starred in “Wizards of Waverly Place” . She is believed to have earned around $30,000 per episode over the show’s four seasons, making her one of the highest-paid child stars at the time.
According to “Bloomberg” estimates, the businesswoman’s fortune is around 1.3 billion dollars [mais de R$ 7 bilhões, na cotação atual]. Rare Beauty represents the majority of the equity. In addition to her beauty empire, Selena has a colossal presence on social media, with more than 424 million followers on Instagram, as well as collaborations with big brands like Puma and Louis Vuitton.
This content was originally published in Billionaire, Selena Gomez recalls the past: “We didn’t have money for gas” on the CNN Brasil website.
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