![]() ![]() Selena Gomez says she had to censor what she said publicly when she starred on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place. Now I think being the best role model is being honest, even with the ugly and complicated parts of yourself." "It's stuff that I was also putting on myself to be the best role model I could be. "I wasn't a wild child by any means, but I was on Disney, so I had to make sure not to say 'What the hell?' in front of anyone," Gomez recalled. The Only Murders in the Building star, 30, opened up about her early days in showbiz - including starring in the Mickey Mouse network's Wizards of Waverly Place from 2007 to 2012 - for Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue, admitting thinking back to that period can be "triggering." Disney execs have famously tried to craft squeaky clean images for its child stars, especially in the '00s era in which Gomez came up with Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Selena Gomez talks about being censored as a Disney Channel child star - and its lasting repercussions. (Photo: Christopher Polk/NBC/NBC via Getty Images) Selena Gomez, at the Golden Globes in January, is not the Disney kid she once was - and that's a been a good thing for her. ![]()
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