Selena makes startling confessions in the July 2012 issue of ‘Elle’ magazine including what it’s like to grow up poor! Find out all the details!

Selena Gomez may be a huge pop star today, but she didn’t always live among the rich and famous! Selena went through rough times as a child!

Selena Gomez: What It Was Like To Grow Up Poor

Selena’s parents divorced when she was just 5-years-old! The “Love You Like A Love Song” singer was an only child with her mom Amanda Cornett, a stage actress, and they quickly found themselves living a life of poverty! “I can remember about seven times when our car got stuck on the highway because we’d run out of gas money.”

Fortunately, Selena’s mother was determined to show her daughter the world despite their monetary standing! “She saved up to take me to concerts. She took me to museums, aquariums, to teach me about the world, about what’s real,” Selena added.

Today, Selena, 19, is a thriving actress/singer, immersed in a deep relationship with Justin Bieber, and has a bright future ahead of her! We say her mom did a job well done!

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