Selena Gomez opened up to the world her truest emotions in a rare glimpse into her life with "My Mind and Me." The documentary explored Gomez's life as she battled with her mental health struggles, body dysmorphia, life under the spotlight, and even her health condition.
In 2023, Gomez seemed to be regretting that decision.
Selena Gomez Regrets 'My Mind and Me'
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter and Gomez, Universal Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge, and Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington, the Grammy-nominated singer confessed what she thought about the documentary in retrospect.
Apparently, Gomez was "very against it."
"There was a very long period of time where I just didn't know if it was a good idea," Gomez revealed. "I knew, eventually, one day I wanted to maybe just be an actress for a while, and I didn't know if it would jeopardize things in my life. I don't know what I'm doing, letting people into my life. And then the moment it was released...I had no choice at that point. And I was relieved. I felt like a huge weight was lifted."
Apple TV distributed the said documentary. It garnered critical acclaim, with The New York Times noting its "honest portrait study of stardom and mental illness."
"It's far from the first music doc to reveal that it can be lonely at the top, but it is among the few to convey that there are no easy answers for that when mental illness is at the root. Of all the portrayals of pop superstars that have been produced in-house in recent years, "My Mind & Me" is probably the one with the least celebratory third act ... which is something to celebrate," Variety said about the documentary.
For some reliving that trauma again by watching the documentary might trigger one's memories. Gomez experiences that too. She admitted that it has become"very hard" for her to watch the documentary.
"I will never watch it again, but I'm very proud of it. I couldn't have been luckier to have the people that worked on it with me," she continued to say.
Selena Gomez 'My Mind and Me' Awards
Despite Gomez drawing some distance away from the documentary, it has certainly been recognized by people in the industry.
The Critics Choice Association gave it a Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment in November 2022 as the MTV Movie & TV Awards and iHeartRadio Music Awards recognized it as the Best Documentary of 2022.
The documentary has also been nominated for a Primetime Creative Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming by Alek Keshishian, and Paul Marchand.
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