In 2009, she was appointed aUNICEFAmbassador (theyoungest in the U.S.!

), working on behalf of underprivileged children across the world, and her work doesn’t stop there.

Keep reading to learn more about this inspiring celeb.

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“I got to go to her house.

I remember I got to meet her family and I just got super emotional.”

While she’s all grown up now, she still fears that people still see her as a teenager.

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That being said, she’s grateful for her time with the web link.

“It kind of shaped who I am in a way.”

Gomez’s break from social media has also improved her real life relationships.

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In an interview withE!

“It’s grown-ups and I don’t get it,” the then-22-year-old star said.

“It just baffles me.

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I wish I could just sit them down and say, ‘What were you doing at 15?

What were you doing at 18?

What were you doing at 21?’

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Because I can guarantee you it’s not half of what I’ve done.'”

“It’s all about how you feel at the end of the day,” she toldFootwear News.

“I could’ve had a stroke,” she said.

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She later toldVogue Australiathat she’s been to several treatment centers over the years.

“All my friends were texting me: ‘What are you doing trying to cook?'”

Gomez told the outlet.

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“But I love cooking.

I’m not great at it, but I like to add my own things …

It’s been really fun.”

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But Gomez’s down-to-earth nature means she’s perfectly fine with showing her fans that she’s not perfect.

“I think I’ve embarrassed myself enough on TV,” she joked.

Other famous faces Gomez has been involved with include Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner, andCharlie Puth, perCosmopolitan.

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She’s also not going to let her past experience make her fearful of getting into another relationship.

“I feel like I know everybody but have no friends,” she admitted.

“I have like three good friends that I can tell everything to, but I know everyone.”

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It’s easy to see why Gomez is so guarded.

Said Gomez, “I don’t trust anyone.”

In 2021, she starred in “Only Murders in the Building” alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short.

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PerDeadline, the show was her first TV role since “Wizards of Waverly Place” wrapped in 2012.

She’d like to revisit that show, too.

Still, the two remain quite close in spite of their ups and downs.

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Gomez’s relationship with her grandparents seems less turbulent, and the couple even lives with her.

She added, “Family is everything to me …

In my family, we fight hard and we love even harder.”

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