Highlights
- Selena Gomez says that she is not perfect at all and has no plans to be a role model.
- The 18-year-old star says she makes a lot of mistakes all the time, reported People magazine.
- "I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.
- "I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids," Gomez said.
- The pop star recently hit a rough patch when she had to miss an appearance after being hospitalized due to malnourishment and exhaustion, but she returned to the stage days later.
Selena Gomez says that sheis not perfect at all and has no plans to be a role model.
The 18-year-old star says she makes a lot ofmistakes all the time, reported People magazine.
"I never really said I want to be a role model. Butthen when it happened I was so down for it.
"I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all thetime, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself,which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I canbe for those kids," Gomez said.
The pop star recently hit a rough patch when she hadto miss an appearance after being hospitalized due tomalnourishment and exhaustion, but she returned to the stagedays later.
While the 'Wizard's of Waverly Place' star said thatalthough she tasted success at a very young age, she didn'thave an easy childhood and she struggled with her parents'divorce.
"I wanted a family so bad. I wanted to have my dad andmy mom together. So it was really, it was really hard," shesays.
Gomez, whose high-profile romance with Justin Bieberhas made headlines, seems comfortable in the limelight, shesays it's easy to get caught up in the fame.
"This is a very superficial job. I sit in a chair fortwo hours and get hair and makeup done and talk about [myself]in interviews. That's a very vain thing to do. And I do getcaught up in it sometimes," she said.