Her put up got here a number of weeks after she formally hit that milestone and dethroned the girl to beforehand maintain the highest spot, Kylie Jenner. (Jenner’s follower depend stands at 382 million.) Gomez is now the third-most-followed particular person on the platform after soccer gamers Lionel Messi (with 482 million followers) and Cristiano Ronaldo (with 562 million followers).
Regardless of her immense recognition, Gomez has been open in regards to the difficult relationship she has with social media. She introduced she was taking a break from social media shortly after passing Jenner as essentially the most {followed} lady on Instagram. And she or he opened as much as Vainness Truthful in a current interview, saying that she now not personally makes use of Instagram on her cellphone, as a substitute letting her crew put up for her. She informed the outlet her break got here after imply feedback that brought about her nervousness.
“Folks can name me ugly or silly and I’m like, no matter. However these folks get detailed. They write paragraphs which are so particular and imply,” Gomez informed the outlet. “I’d consistently be crying. I consistently had nervousness…I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.”
Since that interview was printed, Gomez has solely ended up in the midst of extra social media drama, with followers analyzing TikTok and Instagram posts involving her, Jenner, Hailey Bieber, and others related to them.
