Selena Gomez was once criticized for only attracting attention for her personal life and not leaving much of an impression professionally.

Since entering the entertainment industry, Selena Gomez has become the focus of international media. To date, she still holds the record of the female star with the most followers on the social network Instagram even though she has not been very active in recent years. In the eyes of the public, she is remembered for her ink-filled love affairs with Justin Bieber, The Weeknd… or the story of suffering from the evil disease lupus erythematosus. Because of that, sometimes, there are some opinions that a star’s popularity mainly comes from these side hustles instead of their talent and career achievements.

Undeniably, the love affair with Justin Bieber is an important milestone in both Selena Gomez’s career and life. They came together when both were at the peak of their careers, creating an unimaginable media explosion at that time. Many people even compare this love story to be as attention-grabbing as the marriage between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Up to now, the noisy side stories between Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have not ended even though the two have not been related to each other for many years. After everything broke down, the public was often only interested in new details from the relationship that had officially ended long ago instead of new works of both. At the end of 2019, Selena Gomez had a performance. reappeared with the single Lose You To Love Me after a long period of fighting illness. The song’s content was inspired by the love affair between her and Bieber, attracting a lot of audience attention and helping the female singer have her first hit topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, this achievement is partly was overshadowed when some netizens said that after many years, Selena Gomez still had to cling to her ex-boyfriend to make a mark in her career. It can be said that the name Justin Bieber is like a “ghost” that has haunted the female singer’s career for many years.

However, the 9X star is facing a great opportunity to create a new milestone in her artistic career, without having anything to do with her old love. At the Cannes Film Festival taking place in France, Selena Gomez plays an important role in the film project Emilia Perez – a work that is considered a bright candidate for this year’s Palme d’Or.

Emilia Pérez’s script tells the story of the escape journey of Mexican drug lord Manitas (played by Karla Sofía Gascón). He hired lawyer Rita to help him arrange this escape to escape crime. To get rid of all the evidence, Manitas decided to change gender and live a new life. However, deep inside, the drug lord has actually long wanted to become a woman. In the movie, Selena Gomez plays the main character’s wife. Critics highly appreciated the actress’s performance, praising her for portraying both the character’s strong and soft personality.

At the premiere last weekend, the work received more than 9 minutes of applause, accompanied by many cheers, whistles and cheers. Faced with this positive reception, Selena Gomez could not contain her emotions and burst into tears right in the theater. This moment immediately went viral throughout social networks. Although it is unlikely that there will be an award at Cannes, many fans are happy for Selena Gomez as her efforts in art are somewhat more recognized on a professional level.

The result of many years of continuous efforts

Coming from a Disney child star, Selena Gomez has long proven herself to be one of Hollywood’s multi-talented artists. She started her career as an actress and immediately attracted attention with many popular television projects. After that, she tried a series of roles such as singer, musician, producer, and businesswoman and achieved certain results.

However, the evil disease lupus erythematosus seriously affected her artistic journey. At the end of 2013, Selena Gomez had to cancel the first world tour of her career due to health problems. Not long after, the female singer was diagnosed with the disease and experienced a persistent struggle both physically and mentally for many years. “I had a lot of problems with depression and anxiety. I’ve been very vocal about that. However, it’s not something I feel like I’ll ever get over. I think it’s a battle I will have to face for the rest of my life,” she shared in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar magazine in 2018.

Her health only improved after her close friend Francia Raisa donated her kidney. However, not long after, Selena Gomez was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Using medication makes it difficult for the singer to get pregnant. Selena said it was very painful to receive that information: “Having children is my very big dream. I want to have children. I will do everything to have children,” the singer once confessed.

In recent years, Selena Gomez has tried to return to art, mainly as an actress. Before Emilia Perez, the American star had many notable projects. In 2019, her film The Dead Don’t Die was also selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival and received a lot of attention from the audience. After that, she also had an impressive role in the psychological-emotional project A Rainy Day in New York with Timothée Chalamet.

From 2021 until now, Selena has starred and acted as producer of Only Murders in the Building – a popular series broadcast on the Hulu platform. To date, this project has won 4 Emmy cups and many other prestigious American film awards. In the last 2 years, she also received 2 consecutive Emmy nominations for herself thanks to the reality cooking show Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays.

Although not too noisy, Selena Gomez is gradually rebuilding her career after emotional and health turmoil. These achievements are proof that she no longer needs to borrow Justin Bieber’s name to attract the attention of the public and experts.