Selena Gomez: What It Was Like To Grow Up Poor
selena-mom-ftr-FFN_RIJ_HEROES_SET1_060709jpg_3124496Selena makes startling confessions in the July 2012 issue of Elle magazine including what its like to grow up poor! Find out all the details!Selena Gomez may be a huge pop star today, but she didnt always live among the rich and famous! Selena went through rough times as a child!
Selenas parents divorced when she was just 5-years-old! The Love You Like A Love Song singer was an only child with her mom Amanda Cornett, a stage actress, and they quickly found themselves living a life of poverty! I can remember about seven times when our car got stuck on the highway because wed run out of gas money.
Fortunately, Selenas mother was determined to show her daughter the world despite their monetary standing! She saved up to take me to concerts. She took me to museums, aquariums, to teach me about the world, about whats real, Selena added.
Today, Selena, 19, is a thriving actress/singer, immersed in a deep relationship with Justin Bieber, and has a bright future ahead of her! We say her mom did a job well done!
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