Selena Gomez turned 30 on July 22. She’s been around since she was so young, but has been in the public eye so long, that she seems younger and older than her years at the same time. Selena had a blowout birthday weekend with lots of celebrations, including a big, formal party and smaller dinners with friends. At the big party, Selena wore a Versace gown, but later changed into a short, sequined dress with a feather hem. Everyone dressed up, there were lots of roses, a photo booth, and a cake that referenced her time on Barney. At some point during the weekend Selena had a private dinner with Taylor Swift and went to Nobu with friends. It sounds like an awesome birthday weekend and afterward Selena took to Instagram to mark the milestone.
Selena Gomez is looking back on the last decade of her life as she enters into a new one.
After turning the big 3-0 on July 22, the actress, singer and Rare Beauty founder reflected on her 20s in a candid Instagram post on Monday, admitting she finally “had a moment to catch up” now that her birthday celebrations have subsided.
“My twenties were a journey through good, hard and beautiful moments that I will never forget,” the Only Murders in the Building star wrote, captioning two black-and-white portraits of her from her birthday party. “Each of them has shaped me into the person that I am today.”
“I am someone who is still learning, but is more certain about what matters and what she wants,” Gomez continued. “Someone who is grateful for every single gift and every single lesson along the way. I am walking forward encouraged by so many strong, empowering people around me. I want to try my best to take the beautiful and the painful one day at a time and let it all make me into the very best me that I can be for myself/others/you.”
She went on to share that her “heart feels full” and “grateful” after “a few days of celebrating.”
“I can say that I’m starting to really like 30,” she said, before expressing gratitude towards her friends, followers and fans. “Thank you SO much for being a part of my life, here’s to another decade! Love you all inside and out so much it hurts!”
Gomez rang in her 30th with friends including pal Taylor Swift by her side.
The “Love You Like a Love Song” singer shared pictures of her birthday celebrations with Swift on Instagram. In one shot, Swift, 32, held up three fingers as Gomez hugged her friend with a big smile. Another found the Country star giving a thumbs up to the camera as Gomez laughed while appearing to opening up a present from Swift.
“30, nerdy and worthy,” Gomez wrote in the post’s caption.
On her Instagram Story, Gomez also thanked her fans for their birthday wishes.
“Thank you guys so much for all the bday love!!” she said.
She continued, “This year, my biggest wish is for donations to the Rare Impact Fund to support mental health. Together we can reduce the stigma [associated] with mental health and increase access to resources.”
“Love you guys so much!” Gomez wrote.
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Selena’s post split the difference between commemorating her 20s and looking toward the future, her 30s. She’s been through a lot in her teens and 20s and it seems like she’s grown up right before our eyes, which seems a little weird to say because I’m only three years older than her. (I also wish I could do 30 over, since I spent most of that year in covid lockdown. So maybe I should consider myself closer to Selena’s age). Everyone’s 20s are a bit messy and it seems like Selena is really on the other side of that now. She definitely ended her 20s well, given her recent career moves and successes, especially including her involvement in and producer Emmy nom for the best show ever.
Selena was obviously thinking about turning 30 and planning the party for a while, telling The Hollywood Reporter in June: “I am happy getting older. I find that my toleration for any sort of discomfort, usually disrespect or whatever, even just unnecessary stuff — I feel so glad that it’s not taking over me anymore. My emotions are mine and I am allowed to feel them however I want to feel them. But I am having a party because I was like, ‘You know what? All my friends back home are married with kids, so I’m just gonna throw my own party.” I’m glad she threw the big party that she wanted for herself, and based on the birthday celebrations alone, Selena really did start out 30 on a high note. Selena seems like she’s in a balanced place now in terms of her mental and physical health, and professional and personal life. It’s nice to see her happy and healthy. I do hope that her comment to The Hollywood Reporter about her therapist asking “‘Girl, are you ever gonna find a man?!’” was hyperbole because wow, let the woman live and and do what she wants to do.
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