Selena Gomez has finally opened up about recently reuniting with her former flame Justin Bieber.
The singer was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year, and in the magazine’s cover story, she opened up about allowing her ex Justin back into her life.
“I’m 25. I’m not 18, or 19, or 20. I cherish people who have really impacted my life. So maybe before, it could have been forcing something that wasn’t right.
“But that doesn’t mean caring for someone ever goes away. And [that goes for] people in general. I mean, I grew up with Demi [Lovato]. Nick and Joe [Jonas] and Miley [Cyrus] – we’ve gone through seasons in our lives,” she said.
“I don’t think it’s as serious as people make things out to be half the time. It’s just my life. I grew up with all of these people, and it’s so cool to see where everybody is.
“It comes back to the idea of me remaining full. I think a true representation of love is beyond just yourself.”
The brunette also spoke about her split from The Weeknd, and admitted that they ended things as “best friends”.
“I truly have never experienced anything like that in my life. We ended it as best friends, and it was genuinely about encouraging and caring [for each other]. And that was pretty remarkable for me.”
However, it’s worth noting that Selena recorded this interview before Selena and The Weeknd recently unfollowed each other on social media.
Speaking about the constant media attention surrounding her personal life, Selena said “For a while I just wanted to defend myself. I wanted to scream and say, ‘You have no idea! I’m allowed to do this! And make these choices!'”
“I loved being a part of the projects I was on, I loved what I was doing, and I feel like the attention to that kept going away. I remember feeling that I was defined not by my work but by who I was.
“The moment I released ‘The Heart Wants What It Wants,’ which was the first time I had shared a lot of where I was in my personal life, I think a switch happened there. Would I like people to care about worldly things that matter? Things that should actually be discussed more? Yes. But I can’t control that. And I don’t want to.”
