Gomez previously revealed that – just like so many others who suffer with chronic illnesses – it took her a long time to come to terms with her altered appearance after her kidney transplant.

“I do [feel comfortable with my scars],” she said at the time. “I didn’t, but I do now.”

Gomez went on to explain that “it was really hard in the beginning” to even look at her own reflection, saying: “I remember looking at myself in the mirror completely naked and thinking about all the things that I used to bitch about and just asking, ‘Why?’

“I had someone in my life for a very long time who pointed out all the things that I didn’t feel great about with myself. When I look at my body now, I just see life.”

And, while there are many options available to Gomez if she wishes to minimise her scar, she said that seeing it every day gives her “a sense of gratitude for myself” – and reminds her “how much my body is my own”.

As such, she has been encouraged to focus on herself and make the decisions that are best for her, rather than those around her.

“There are a million things I can do – lasers and creams and all that stuff – but I’m OK with it,” she said. “And by the way, there’s nothing wrong with [plastic surgery]. Cardi B has been my inspiration lately. She’s killing it, and she is proud of everything she has done. So there is absolutely zero judgment on my end.

“I just think for me, it could be my eyes, my round face, my ears, my legs, my scar. I don’t have perfect abs, but I feel like I’m wonderfully made.”

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