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Two teen stars cope with the harsh realities of fame
Selena
GomeZ:
actress at 7, pop
star at 16, still
going strong
at 19
Drew
Barrymore:
movie star at 7,
drug addict at 12,
movie mogul
at 36
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Now
everywhere she went.
Now that she is 19, Selena is ready
to make the transition from cute
child star to glamorous leading lady.
Already, she has appeared on the cover
of many high-profile magazines. She
also played her first grown-up role, in
Monte Carlo. With her reputation for
being hard-working and professional,
Selena seems headed for a bright future.
Still, those closest to Selena sometimes
worry that the pressures of being young
and famous will take a toll. Life in the
spotlight can have a devastating effect
on young stars. Just look at Selena’s
Selena graces the
red carpet with
her date, Justin
Bieber. Inset:
Selena at 7, on
Barney & Friends
contemporaries. Lindsay Lohan’s
highly publicized problems with
the law and drugs have made it
nearly impossible for her to get
acting work. Miley Cyrus is now
This young star is keeping
things real
S
elena Gomez is having a very, very good year.
a hard time—she was recently diagnosed with an eating
disorder. So when Selena was hospitalized last June
for exhaustion, many feared the worst. Yet she quickly
bounced back.
Having a tight-knit, supportive family is a big reason
Her latest album, When the Sun Goes Down,
Selena is able to handle her fame. “I have parents who
rose to number three on the charts. Her new
treat me like a normal kid,” she says. “I consult them
movie, Monte Carlo, raked in millions at the
about everything.” Whenever she is anxious, Selena
box office. She just started her own fashion line. And
confides in her mom, who is also Selena’s manager. “At
she’s been seen dating one of the biggest heartthrobs
the end of the day, family is all you’ve got,” Selena says.
on the planet—Justin Bieber.
Selena entered show business at age 7 when she
joined the cast of the kids’ show Barney & Friends,
but her big break came in 2007 when she landed the
Selena also tries to live an “ordinary” life. She spends
her free time watching movies, reading, and hanging
out with a close circle of trusted friends.
With five wins at the Teen Choice Awards last August
role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel hit Wizards
(that’s one more than Bieber!), an upcoming movie,
of Waverly Place. Only 15 at the time, she was an
and her first international concert tour, it seems this
immediate sensation. By 2008, Selena was one of
promising young star is poised to be that rare child
the most-recognized young stars in Hollywood, and
actress who successfully transitions to an adult career.
hordes of devoted fans were begging for her autograph
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And that is anything but ordinary.
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Selena Gomez
estranged from her father. Even
Selena’s best friend, Demi Lovato, is having
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