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Before Selena Gomez got her long locks chopped, she did a photo shoot for Parade Magazine. The article is entitled “The Very Sweet Life of Selena Gomez” and it’s all about her being a role model, Princess Protection Program, her friendship with BFF Demi Lovato, Taylor Lautner and being labeled as the next Miley Cyrus.
On setting a good example: But Selena seems unlikely to slip up. She’s all too aware that, as a star of the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and of the new Disney TV movie Princess Protection Program, she has to set a good example for kids. “I think that it’s part of the job where you turn into a role model,” she says. “It’s not something I aimed toward. But now that it’s kind of a title, I do embrace it, because it’s very sweet to have little girls have posters and T-shirts of you.
On being linked to Taylor Launter: To her fans, Selena is as well-known for her rumored offscreen roles: ex-girlfriend of Nick Jonas (the youngest in the Jonas Brothers band) and current girlfriend of actor Taylor Lautner of the film Twilight. But while she declares, “I love talking about boys,” she won’t confirm or deny those relationships. “I used to worry about it, but I decided that it’s wrong not to go out to eat with friends or to the movies, because people might see me.” She adds: “It’s exhausting to shield yourself all the time. Still, it seems that boyfriends are all people care about when they write about me.”
On PPP and BFF Demi Lovato: ” Boyfriends are part of the plot of Princess Protection Program, in which she co-stars with her real-life best friend, Demi Lovato. “It’s about fitting in and doing the right thing. But, more important, it’s about friendships,” Selena says. “It’s good to have a girl-empowering movie that’s fun.”
She and Demi have bonded over being stars at such a young age. “On tour and on our shows, we are forced to be mature,” she says. “So when we get together, we’re able to be 16. We have sleepovers and do each other’s hair and makeup and all that stuff.”
On being called the next Miley Cyrus: “I don’t get mad about that anymore. It kind of comes with the territory. I know there’s never ‘the next.’ You’re your own person. I’m not here to be ‘the next.’ I’m here just to be Selena. That’s it!”
Source: Parade Magazine