Selena Gomez made her long-awaited return with a performance of new music at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, her first live television performance in two years.
Despite appearing nervous at times, the 27-year-old opened the show passionately, performing an intense choreographed dance routine while singing new songs Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now .
Just days after revealing that body shaming had “destroyed me”, Selena made a bold wardrobe change on stage, swapping her black dress for a tight corset, twinkle.
She came back! The show opened with Selena singing in a black dress.
Sleek Selena: Selena opened the AMAs with her first televised performance in two years
Her famous friends enjoyed the performance, with Selena’s best friend Taylor Swift and her new best friend Halsey dancing and singing during her performance.
Before that, Selena looked confident and radiant on the red carpet.
The singer hit the red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, elegantly posing for selfies with fans in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite stars.
Gomez wore a neon green mini dress, with matching neon green heels.
She wore her hair down in a bob and wore a layered diamond necklace around her neck.
No shame: Just a few weeks after revealing that fans criticized her for “ruining me”, Selena Gomez looked confident and radiant on the American Music Awards red carpet.
Following her performance, Gomez took to Instagram to share a collage of behind-the-scenes photos from the AMAs, including one that revealed a new tattoo on her thigh.
Although the new ink didn’t appear on the red carpet, some of it was seen peeking out from under her one-piece as she changed outfits on stage.
The tattoo features a pair of praying hands with a rosary wrapped around them, and Gomez tagged New York City tattoo shop Bang Bang Tattoo in her post.
Selena’s look: Gomez wore a neon green mini dress, with matching neon green heels.
Her appearance comes days after she appeared on the Generation Give Back podcast, where she spoke about body shaming.
Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, and the singer and actress revealed that she is currently dealing with “a lot of health issues, and for me, that’s when I really started to pay attention.” to more about body image.”
She added that the medication she will have to take for the rest of her life is a factor in her weight fluctuations. “Honestly, it even depends on the month,” she said.
Lupus: Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, and the singer and actress revealed that she is currently facing “a lot of health issues and for me, that’s when I really started pay more attention to body image.”
‘So in my case, I got really upset when people started attacking me for [gaining weight]. And really, that’s just my truth. I wavered. It depends on what’s going on in my life,” Gómez said.
However, even though he has accepted his truth, other people’s comments “that really affected me” and “That actually ruined me a bit”.
“I’m not afraid to put myself in front of people and hear what they have to say about it,” he added on the podcast.
Awkward: However, even though she has accepted her truth, other people’s comments, “That really makes me uncomfortable” and “That actually makes me a little confused.”
Last month, Gomez released Lose You to Love Me, the lead single from her upcoming but still untitled third studio album.
Her second single, Look At Her Now, was released the following day, and Lose You to Love Me topped the singles chart earlier this month.
The new album is expected to be released on January 10, 2020, and she will voice Betsy in the upcoming live-action/CGI hybrid film Dolittle, which will hit theaters on January 17, 2020.
