Selena Gomez has been praised by fans for sharing make-up free photos as she reveals she was more deeply impacted by body shaming than she first thought.
The American singer and actress, 30, showed off her candid snaps to her 398 million followers, having recently opened up about her lupus diagnosis.
Selena wore a low-cut top and had her luxurious dark hair in waves as she posed at home.
She captioned the post: "Violet chemistry," and quickly received thousands of comments from her fans and fellow stars praising the look.
YouTuber Whitney Simmons said: "ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING GORGEOUS we love you queen"
"There she goes in all her glory," commented model and influencer Suede Brooks.
YouTube star Bramty added: "Literal natural beauty!!!!!"
Her make-up free posts come after the actress publicly opened up about facing criticism over her fluctuating weight.
In an episode of the Apple TV+ docuseries, Dear... Gomez said she tried to portray herself as someone who didn't care about hurtful comments, but she was actually "crying her eyes out".
The star has previously opened up about her lupus medication, which causes her to gain weight.
"My weight would constantly fluctuate because I would be on certain medications. And obviously, people just ran with it," Selena said on the show.
"It was like they couldn't wait to find a thing to bring me down. I was being shamed for gaining weight because of my lupus."
Gomez said she would continue posting online, trying to not listen to the hateful comments but would actually be very upset.
"Though I was posting these things saying it doesn't bother me, because I didn't want it to bother other people who are experiencing the same thing, getting shamed for what they look like, who they are, who they love," she continued.
Last month, the former Disney star took aim at trolls in a TikTok livestream.
She explained the medication makes her "hold a lot of water weight".
In January, the Rare Beauty founder shut down more body shaming comments she received after attending the 2023 Golden Globes.
Selena has been open about her battle with the autoimmune disease since 2015 when she revealed she had the condition.
She has since undergone chemotherapy and a kidney transplant, donated by her friend Francia Raísa, in a bid to treat the disease.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune conditions, where the body makes antibodies against itself and starts to attack it. It can range in severity.
