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A 30-year-old actor, singer and businesswoman has cracked the 400 million mark in Instagram followers, becoming the first woman to do so.
Selena Gomez, who got her start on “Barney & Friends” as a child, has now made history, beating out Kylie Jenner (and her 382 million followers) to become the most-followed woman on the platform.
Yet, the “Only Murders in the Building” star is still trailing behind two of the most famous men on the planet: soccer moguls Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have 562 million followers and 442 million followers, respectively.
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Actor and musician Selena Gomez attends a special screening of the Apple Original Films documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” hosted by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul at Metrograph on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) -
Steve Martin, left, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Gomez, who has been very open about her struggles with mental illness and other health issues, has spoken out about the dangers of social media and even said she was taking a break from it for a while last month, Vanity Fair reported.
At the time, however, she assured fans she was “very happy.”
“I’m good, I love the way I am,” she said, in part.
In celebration of her recent landmark accomplishment, Gomez took to Instagram saying, “Wishing I could hug all 400 million of you.”
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