American singer and actress Selena Gomez has grown so much since breaking into the mainstream as a teen star in Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place (2007). Now in her 30s, she has evolved into an empowered woman who embraces everything about her body. How tall is Selena Gomez, exactly?
Various sources seem to agree: Selena Gomez is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m or 165 cm) tall.
Her IMDb bio, Celeb Health Magazine, and Healthy Celeb all list her to be 5’5” flat, while Celeb Heights’ listing deviates by a fourth of an inch (5’4 ¾”). Here’s more of what we have on the singer-actress.
How old is Selena Gomez?
The Grand Prairie, Texas native was born on July 22, 1992, which had her celebrating her 30th birthday in 2022. Selena Marie Gomez, whose many nicknames include Sel, Selly, Selenita, and Conchita, was named after the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez.
Fun fact: Selena Quintanilla-Perez was Jennifer Lopez’s career-making role, in the former’s biopic titled Selena.
Selena Gomez started her acting career when she was 10 years old in Barney & Friends where she met and worked with best friend Demi Lovato. More roles came for young Selena in the following years, until she hit it big playing the role of Alex Russo in Wizards at 15 years old.
She did Wizards of Waverly Place for five years and then transitioned to more grown-up movie roles and her music career. She played Faith in 2012’s Spring Breakers along with James Franco and another former Disney teen star, Vanessa Hudgens.
It took her music career a bit more time to accelerate, starting off with her band, Selena Gomez & The Scene. They released 3 albums in 2009, 2010, and 2011 namely, Kiss & Tell, A Year Without Rain, and When the Sun Goes Down. Selena ventured solo in 2013, releasing her first studio album, Stars Dance.
It was more about the music for Selena in her 20s, marked by several collaborations with other musical artists like Zedd, Marshmello, Charlie Puth, Blackpink, and Coldplay to name a few. She released two more solo albums, Revival (2015) and Rare (2020).
In 2021, she returned to acting in the television series Only Murders in the Building, joining veteran comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short. Aside from acting and singing, Selena is also busy running and promoting her own beauty brand called Rare Beauty.
Is Selena Gomez married?
Selena Gomez is not married, but she is rumored to be in a relationship with Italian-Canadian film producer, Andrea Iervolino, according to J-14. People have been speculating since seeing Andrea at Selena’s 30th birthday party.
The Sports Grail lists Andrea’s height to be 5’8” which renders him taller than Selena by 3 inches.
Selena Gomez’s most high-profile relationship was with none other than Justin Bieber, with whom she was romantically involved for nearly 8 years. Their relationship was hounded by gossip sites and paparazzi for years, which seemed to take a toll on both parties. There was a lot of speculation that her song Lose You To Love Me was about the couple’s very public breakup in 2018.
Justin Bieber, who stands at 5 feet 7 ½ inches, is 2 ½ inches taller than his former flame.