They will never forget their roots! Lindsey lohan, Selena Gomez More famous faces made their Disney Channel debuts earlier in the day.

“Boyfriend” songwriter appeared Wizards of Waverly Place from 2007 to 2012, and although the Kids’ Network helped launch her career, she hasn’t been afraid to speak about the darker aspects of life as a child star.

“When I was young, it was all fun to me,” she said business of fashion magazine In September 2017. “But as I got older, I started to find the truth behind certain things, and that’s when it turned around a little bit. I realized that, ‘Oh, it’s really, really hard, and disgusting in some areas,’ and I had no idea that some people wanted certain things from me.

As she got older, Gomez admitted that she began to feel “violated” by comments about her changing body and noticed that the attention to her became less and less. [her] Art.” Even after leaving Disney Channel, she began to question whether or not she really wanted to be in the spotlight.

“‘Do I really love it? Is it worth it now?'” she said. “I’ll look at my crowds on tour and think, ‘Yeah, it’s worth it, isn’t it?’ But then I would look at myself in the mirror and I was just like, ‘Enough is enough, I don’t know if I can go on.’ And I put it on hold for a second. But that didn’t mean I didn’t like it, I just had to figure out what I was going to do with it. As long as I’m healthy and happy in my mind, I’m about it.

Two years later, the spring breakers The star attributed her time as a Disney starlet to helping her become a leader and a source of inspiration for her young fans.

“It’s taught me so much about being a role model, you know?” Gomez said Coach’s “Dream It Real” Podcast In April 2019. “It was the first thing I started so they were very clear on being perfect, I guess, just making sure you’re making a good impression on people. I’m grateful I got that opportunity because I think What does a forum mean?

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