Selena Gomez: If I Wasnt Famous Id Have Two Children By Now
Glamour Magazine
By Leah Ornstein - Radar Features Editor
At 20, Selena Gomez is one of the most famous and successful young Hollywood stars, but if she hadnt left her hometown to pursue fame, she thinks shed be a young mother of two!
In a new interview with Glamour magazine, the actress and singer reveals the hardships of growing up in a small town in Texas with a single mother, who gave birth to her when she was only 16, and what her life would look like if she had stayed behind in the Lone Star State.
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Born in Grand Prairie, Texas, Selenas parents split when she was young and her mother, Mandy Cornett, struggled to support her.
"I definitely didnt appreciate it when I was little," she admits about the way her mom raised her. "I was frustrated that my parents werent together and never saw the light at the end of the tunnel where my mom was working hard to provide a better life for me."
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Selena, who has been dating Justin Bieber since early 2011, admits that if she hadnt been discovered in her teens and thrust into Hollywood, that she would probably have followed in her mothers footsteps.
"Im terrified of what I would have become if Id stayed there. Im sure Id have two children by now."
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Gomez, who is extremely close to her mother, and was devastated when her mom suffered a miscarriage in December 2011, is forever in debt to her moms struggle.
"Its because of [my mom] that I can do things on my own. I like being professional. I like showing up on time," she said.
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"I like being good to people, and I know that Im reflecting her ! at the en! d of the day."
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