Selena Gomez got her purity ring 10 years ago, but a lot has changed in a decade for the 23-year-old star, including taking her ring off.
"[I'm] not embarrassed to say that the ring has come off. I got it was I was 13 and I respect so much what it represented, but it isn't for everyone," the singer told the U.K.'s Sunday Times.
The star first asked her father for the ring as a young teen.
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"I said, 'Dad, I want a promise ring,'" she recalled. "He went to the church and got it blessed. He actually used me as an example for other kids. I'm going to keep my promise to myself, to my family and to God."
Selena also opened about her past relationship with Justin Bieber, which ended for a second time in 2014.
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"It's difficult for people to separate us. The internet wants to freeze this moment in time and constantly repeat it," she explained. "I didn't think I was doing anything bad by falling in love. There's such an emphasis on people being the perfect thing and then destroying them because it's good press."
Through her ups and down, Selena has leaned on bestie Taylor Swift through it all.
"I can count on one hand the people I could call and who would be there for me. Taylor is one of the greatest people. When I split with my first boyfriend and I was really sad about it, she flew into town with homemade cookies and a bunch of junk food," she said.
-- Jesse Spero
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