Selena Gomez hints towards early retirement

Selena Gomez recently opened up about her career as a singer and if she is planning to release another album soon. While talking on an episode of the Smartless podcast, releasing on January 7, the 31-year-old artist reflected on her decades-long work.

“I started having a lot of fun with music and then touring was really fun. But I was doing my TV show Wizards of Waverly Place at the same time and I just found it really fun so I just kept going,” she recalled. Selena added: “But the older I get, the more I’m kind of like, ‘I would like to find something to just settle on.

Hinting towards an early retirement, the Single Soon hitmaker confessed that she only has “one more album” left in her, “I would probably choose acting. I want to chill because I’m tired now.”

Selena released her last album Rare in 2020 and simultaneously worked on movies like The Broken Hearts Gallery, This Is The Year as an executive producer.

However, the Rare Beauty mogul hasn’t performed live since she postponed her 2016 Revival tour because of mental health issues related to her lupus diagnosis. Selena was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder and sought treatment at a mental health facility following the tour.

Selena Gomez: My exes think I’m crazy

The “Heart Wants What It Wants” hitmaker Selena Gomez who has previously dated the likes of Justin Bieber and The Weeknd – joked that all of her former flames think that she’s crazy but she insists she “doesn’t care”.

Speaking to YouTube star Nikkie Tutorials, she said: “It’s hard to find a man in quarantine … It’s just funny that I release things that say I want a boyfriend and stuff … and I’m like, ‘I didn’t really mean it, though.’ Guys are a lot of work … Every one of my exes thinks I’m crazy but I don’t care.

Meanwhile, Selena previously revealed she wants a boyfriend who is “genuine”, as she shared some of the key traits she looks for in a partner.

She said: “I love genuine, you know? I feel like in the first five seconds, I can tell if I’m meeting someone that just wants one thing. And then I can tell when it’s a good group of guys and they’re cool.”

The brunette beauty also revealed she wants a partner who can make her laugh – but is still “down to earth and cool”.

She added: “I love funny. I don’t like arrogant. I don’t like, um, show off-y. I love playful and adventurous but down to earth and cool.”

And for anyone thinking of trying their luck with the singer, Selena said she prefers to be approached in a “natural way”.

She explained: “I like group situations. So, I find that that’s what makes me comfortable, if they’re someone maybe I know of someone I know. I tend to like to be approached in a natural, organic way.

“And I hope that whoever is doing that is actually interested in me and not really my name. So, it’s pretty hard but that’s usually the best way.