Selena Gomez Just Topped Her Own Instagram Record, and All It Took Was a Happy Hour
If you’re an avid Instagram user, there’s a very good chance you’re one of the 142 million people who follow Selena Gomez. And if you’re among that group—comprising approximately 2 percent of the entire world’s population—there’s also a pretty good chance you double-tapped one of Gomez’s recent posts, which, in less than a week, has become her most-liked photo ever.
The post in question appeared late Saturday night (September 8). It’s a slideshow of two photos showing Gomez first posing with and then actually drinking a bright red cocktail. She wears a simple black strapless tube top and silver hoop earrings, and her long brown hair is slicked back into a high ponytail. As of press time, the captionless post had garnered nearly 10.7 million likes, thus securing the 13th spot on the list of most-liked IG posts, Harper’s Bazaar reports.
In doing so, the photos knock one of Gomez’s other posts down a peg. The previous record-holder for Gomez’s most-liked pic was a shot she posted almost exactly a year ago that showed her and close friend Francia Raísa holding hands across hospital beds. In the caption, Gomez explained she had undergone a kidney transplant and Raísa served as her donor. With just over 10.6 million likes, that sentimental shot now falls about 27,000 short of Gomez’s latest record-setting upload.
“I don’t have my password for Instagram. I have no apps on my phone, no photo editing apps. I have Peak, a brain game,” Gomez told ELLE for its October 2018 issue. “The reason why is, it’s not real to me. I know my voice is very prominent, but I’m not careless with it. I’m selective. As far as my personal life, someone sees me having a glass of wine? I could give two shits. I’m not trying to hide. That’s my life. I’m living it the way I want to live it. But it’s about making a conscious effort—if I can have a moment to be with my friends, I’ll take that time. So I don’t have any of it. I had to make that decision.”
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