Rhianna Benson
Selena Gomez has rightfully put two fingers up to online trolls who've subjected her to ceaseless criticism since she made the brave announcement that she can't get pregnant.
The TV star and musician made the emotional admission during a conversation with Vanity Fair, where she touched on the prospect of motherhood.
Earlier this year, the 32-year-old lifted the lid on her parenting plans, telling press that she'd formed a general idea of what she wanted to achieve - which included becoming a mother - before her 35th birthday.
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"I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone," she admitted at an Time 100 Most Influential Companies event back in May.
Just three months later, however, Selena - who is currently dating fellow hitmaker Benny Blanco - revealed that she wouldn't be able to carry her own child and was therefore looking into alternative means of parenting.
"I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy," she explained. "That was something I had to grieve for a while."
Since then, while hundreds of the 'Who Says' singer's fans have rallied around her in order to show her support, others have taken it upon themselves to shame Selena for her ongoing health problems and fertility news.
Thankfully, however, the former Wizards of Waverly Place actress has seemingly found a means of combating online trolling - by telling the social media users to 'f**k off'.
In a video which has now gone viral online, Selena could be seen delivering a powerful message to those giving her stick on social media.
Appearing at a Women in Film dinner in Beverly Hills on Thursday night (19 September), she could be heard saying: "I truly believe that there is power in being vulnerable and telling people when you need help or when you want help — that is not shameful."
She went on: "So yeah, I shared that I can’t carry a child. Yeah, I shared that I have bipolar. F**k off. That’s what my life is. That’s who I am.
"I really want to be an advocate for women, and that’s why I share; that’s why I like to be honest, because everybody’s going through something,” she explained.
"I don’t have it all put together. I’m not a, you know, whatever. I am me, and that’s all I can be."
The actress - who was diagnosed with lupus sometime between 2012 and early 2014, and underwent a kidney transplant in 2017 - advised: "Do not ever let anyone tell you that you are not a good person.
"Screw anyone who tells you you’re a victim. You’re a survivor in my book."