Selena Gomez Reveals Why ‘It’ll Be Very Hard to Return to Music’

Actress-singer Selena Gomez has admitted that it will be “very hard” for her to return to making music after the success of Emilia Perez.

The 32-year-old actress played a starring role in the Jacques Audiard-directed musical crime film and revealed that she plans to “focus” on film and TV projects in the coming months.

Speaking at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, she said, “I think film and art-making and being around such incredible, talented people that have done nothing but uplift me along the way. It’s going to be very hard for me to ever go back to music after this.”

The Wolves hitmaker hopes Emilia Perez will serve as a launching pad for her acting career, reports Female First.

She explained, “The director just really trusted me, and I was so grateful because I’ve gotten to show people that I am capable of doing more. I hope that this is just the beginning for me.”

Although Gomez has already found success as both an actress and a singer, the Good For You hitmaker recently admitted that she feels “a little too old for the pop-star life.”

In an interview with Variety, she shared, “I definitely think my strong suit is probably acting. But one thing I’m proud of in music is being able to tell a story—my favorite songs are mostly ballads, and they’re very transparent and honest. But I think I might be a little too old for the pop-star life. I’m genuinely so happy to just be in this new era of my life because, in a lot of ways, it’s just the beginning.”

For now, Selena intends to focus on her acting career.

“I love storytelling, and my music career is separate. However, I don’t see that being a forever thing,” she said.