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Disney star Selena Gomez talks about her upcoming film, the Twitter backlash from dating Justin Bieber and the pressures of celebrity as a teen_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 1, 2015 12:00 PM UTC  Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber presents onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber presents onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 Theo Wargo—2014 Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 1, 2015 12:00 PM UTC Justin Bieber turns 21 years old today, but it seems like he’s been around forever. But how well do you really know the Biebs? (If you’re a responsible grownup, we’re betting, not as well as you think you do.) Read these 21 facts about the Canadian pop sensation, and you’ll be a [Belieber](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Belieber) in no time. 1\. He’s the [first solo artist](http://www.biography.com/people/justin-bieber-522504) to have four Top 40 singles before even releasing an album. 2\. He is the [youngest artist](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/entertainment-us-justinbieber-charts-idUSBRE91512820130206) to have five number-one albums in the U.S. 3\. He [delayed](http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865570048/Justin-Bieber-meets-with-Utah-girl-too-sick-to-attend-Salt-Lake-show.html?pg=all) the start of his Jan. 7, 2013 concert in Salt Lake City, Utah, because he was visiting a 7-year-old girl with leukemia in the hospital. 4\. He likes the movie [_The Notebook_](http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/interviews/justin-bieber-17q#slide-4)_._ 5\. In its review of Bieber’s 3D concert film and documentary, _Never Say Never_ (2011)_,_ [_New York Magazine_](http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/71669/)described him as “a bland, pious, profoundly unthreatening little Furby of a pop idol.” The film grossed nearly $100 million worldwide. (**MORE:** [How the Internet Made Justin Bieber a Star](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1987603,00.html)) 6. _Smallville_ and _Friends_ are his [favorite TV shows](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/justin-bieber-opens-up-to-oprah-about-selena-gomez-fame-and-loneliness/). 7\. He loves Disneyland, and has visited it on a romantic Valentine’s Day date with former main squeeze (and Disney star) Selena Gomez and to perform at the 2011 Disney Christmas Parade. just want to say LION KING is a great movie...never gets old. — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) [October 12, 2011](https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/124001508852367361?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) 8\. Jeremy Bieber, his father, is [a former MMA fighter](http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201206/justin-bieber-gq-june-2012-interview#ixzz2MF1ypbDm). 9\. T.G.I. Friday’s is Justin’s [favorite restaurant](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/justin-bieber-opens-up-to-oprah-about-selena-gomez-fame-and-loneliness/). Sorry, Tim Hortons. 10\. He [likes](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/justin-bieber-opens-up-to-oprah-about-selena-gomez-fame-and-loneliness/) the cereals Cap’n Crunch Berries and Frosted Mini-Wheats. cereal is really good — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) [November 24, 2012](https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/272249458518028289?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) 11\. His haircuts have cost up to $750, one gossip publication [claims](http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/21/justin-biebers-signature-haircut-costs-750/). That’s one thing he and [John Edwards](http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-250%5F162-3019277.html) have in common. 12\. While R&B singer Usher famously helped launch Bieber’s career, he did [initially turn him down](http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621324/usher-justin-timberlake-battled-it-out-justin-bieber.jhtml), which meant the youngster was free to consider a partnership with another singer — Justin Timberlake — until Usher watched his videos and had a change of heart. 13\. He and Kanye West are bros. Kanye [teamed up with Wu Tang’s Raekwon](http://idolator.com/5609811/justin-bieber-kanye-west-raekwon-runaway-love-remix) for a surprisingly palatable version of Justin’s hit “Runaway Love.” 14\. With more than 35.1 million followers, Justin became the [most-followed person on Twitter](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1518966/justin-bieber-passes-lady-gaga-as-twitters-top-user) on Jan. 21, 2013 — beating Lady Gaga. Now he boasts more than 60 million, but Katy Perry now holds that title with over 65 million. He still has more Twitter followers [than the population of his native Canada](http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/02/26/justin%5Fbiebers%5Ftwitter%5Farmy%5Fis%5Fbigger%5Fthan%5Fcanada.html). We can see why: sunday comes after saturday? weird — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) [March 19, 2011](https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/49038592198197248?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) 15\. If he could do any other job, he would be [an architect](http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/interviews/justin-bieber-17q#slide-7). 16\. His favorite word is #swag. Or at least we think so because he uses it constantly. [#swag](https://twitter.com/hashtag/swag?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) [January 5, 2011](https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/22711350664888320?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) 17\. His favorite website is [FreeTypingGame.net](http://www.freetypinggame.net/) 18\. He has a fair number of tattoos for a 21-year-old, including: [an owl](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/justin-biebers-tattoo-singer-debuts-new-owl-ink-photos%5Fn%5F2038380.html) and the word [“Believe”](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/12/justin-bieber-believe-tattoo%5Fn%5F1667461.html) on his left arm, a [crown](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/justin-bieber-shares-phot%5Fn%5F1849164.html) and Roman numerals on his chest, a [bird ](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/justin-bieber-tattoo-teen%5Fn%5F580607.html)on his hip and Jesus tattoos on [ribcage](http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-07-25/see-justin-bieber-his-dad-get-matching-jesus-tattoos/) and his [left calf](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/lostinshowbiz/2012/jan/12/justins-tattoo-jesus-leg-up). 19\. Before he hosted _Saturday Night Live_ in 2013 (and [apologized for smoking pot](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/11/watch-justin-bieber-sort-of-apologizes-for-marijuana-use-on-saturday-night-live/)), his first appearance on the show involved performing in a “Church Lady” sketch with comedian Dana Carvey. Carvey debuted the character on _SNL_ in 1986 — eight years before Bieber was even born. 20\. In his backstage dressing room, he has been said to request three packages of white lo-rise tube socks—one in size XS and two in size L—as well as one XS mens white crew neck T-shirt and one in size L, [according to](//time.com/3699079/here-are-7-amazing-things-music-stars-ask-for-in-their-dressing-rooms/) _The Smoking Gun._ 21\. His [favorite sandwich](http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-justin-bieber-20102710) is tomato and mayo on Wonder Bread. ### Lights, Camera, Infraction: 12 Memorable Celebrity Mugshots  Justin Bieber Miami Dade County Jail/AP  Bruno Mars WireImage/Getty Images  Paris Hilton Los Angeles Sheriff's Department/Getty Images  Robert Downey Jr. Culver City Police Department/Getty Images  Frank Sinatra Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Amanda Bynes Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office/WireImage/Getty Images  Kid Rock DeKalb County Sheriff's Office/Getty Images  Kiefer Sutherland Glendale City Police Department/Getty Images  Nicole Richie Glendale Police Department/Getty Images  Mel Gibson Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department/Getty Images  James Brown Aiken County Sheriff's Office/Getty Images  Lindsay Lohan Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department/Getty Images _This article was first published on March 1, 2013, and the statistics in the piece have been updated._ ## Transcript Hi, I'm Belinda Luscombe, I'm Editor at Large at Time Magazine. We have today the star of the movie Monte Carlo, Selena Gomez. It's me, Cordelia. Yes, I'm still in Paris. Mother's forcing me to go to some charity thing to repair my rep. I don't know. Polar bears, hungry people. This movie is actually a little more like your life. Cordelia has a lot of problems with the tabloids. Yeah. That's one of her. How is that something, how does that affect your life? Because obviously, there's a lot of tabloid interest in you, especially since you started dating Justin Bieber. Does it limit the way that you live? Sort of. Yes. But at the same time I I can't be afraid to continue to live my life, because I'm only 18. But I also know that people are watching, so I try to just focus on the things that make me happy. Try to focus on my fans, and my music, and my film, and things that I can continue to focus on. It's a tricky business. The guys, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, the Jonas Brothers. They don't have the same pressures on them. Do you feel that there's a double standard? Yeah, yeah. I also think that guys get more attractive, the older they get. And and I think that's unfair. [ LAUGH ] But no. Of course, [ INAUDIBLE ] I think, sometimes, they, it is a little bit different for them. But I, I think I kinda of have it better, to be honest. I I think, sometimes, fans for male singers, or pop stars, or actors, can be a little crazy, because they I was that way with like Justin McCartney and N'Sync. If I ever saw them I would probably pass out, and I would freak out and scream. And what I love about my fans is that, I could probably have lunch with every single one of my fans. I'd probably sit down and talk to them and have like a really cool conversation, which I've done before with my fans. Speaking of people with crazy fans, when it first became public that you were dating Justin, the Twitter- verse lit up with, kind of, adolescent angst that Justin was taken. Now as a young woman, it's got to be weird to have people talking about you in that way to the public. I mean. Half of these girls who are saying things would ever say it to someones face. The idea and illusion is you can say whatever you want. However you want. The meanest thing you can say. And nobody at the end of the day will know it's you. And I am human, so of course it hurts my feelings. And I don't like reading it. But ultimately, I eventually have gotten to the point where I laugh at it. And I have incredible fans. And I'm really happy. Your good friend, Demi Lovato, recently withdrew from her tour. And went off her show, and sought help for some issues she's having. When you look at what's happening with Demi. Then, do you think, gosh. Do I have to look to myself and worry. I mean, you've been up since five this morning. You know? You're in Dallas on the weekend, and Santa Monica on Friday. Is there a point at which, I know your mom was looking out for you but. And you did actually have to go to hospital recently recently so. Yeah. Is there, you're only 18, is there a kind of. Do you ever go, I might be getting close to my breaking point here sometimes. Yeah. I feel that way. It's a lot of pressure. But I enjoy it. So it's all, it's, it's all about, I guess it's all about how you, you handle it. It can, it can get crazy, and there are moments where I can get really weak and just wanna give up for a minute. And, those are the moments where I can, I can say I need to stop. I have those moments, but I, I guess I've been lucky so far. Catch my health part, but I'm getting better still. Glad to hear it. You're also selling, auctioning, whatever, your tap water. I just want to verify, this is actually from your tap? Yeah. [ CROSSTALK ] It's crazy, yeah, it's so crazy. They they told me about the, the tap campaign. And I thought it was really fun and, and different. It's a little odd to sell your water, but it made sense at the same time cuz it also encourages you to use tap water, I suppose. Are you getting competitive? Like you want more, to sell more of your tap water than some other [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ LAUGH ] no, so far I haven't gotten competitive. I'm just glad that a bunch of celebrities signed on to do it, cuz that means a lot of them want to help, which is cool. Thanks very much Selena Gomez. 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