Selena Gomez Sparks Health Concerns From Fans During Instagram Live

By Paris Close

November 2, 2020

Selena Gomez fans can sleep easier knowing that she's okay.

The “Rare” singer-songwriter unwittingly sent her Selenators into a panic after she was spotted wearing an IV in her arm during an Instagram Live video. The pop star — who previously received a kidney transplant due to complications from lupus — was conversing with actor Timothee Chalamet about early voting in late-October when viewers noticed the musician had a tube attached to her left arm.

“I just want to know if Selena is actually okay… what’s with the IV…?” one worried follower wrote, as another asked, “Am I the only [one] who has noticed this blue thing on her arm?”

Someone else commented, “What is that darling? … in your left hand … pleeeease tell me I’m so nervous for that.”

Gomez fans needn't fret, though. TMZ has learned via insiders close to the superstar that the IV was only a vitamin drip. In fact, it’s a completely common thing for the “Who Says” songbird, who regularly gets the IV drips, and it has nothing to do with any health-related issues. The outlet also learned that Gomez wore the IV during the IG Live because she didn’t care to hide it.

The 28-year-old has been transparent about her health battles — physical, mental or otherwise — and she recently used her platform to emphasis as much in a conversation with vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

"I myself have, you know, shared my story about my mental health journey and I just read too much, I think, about how deep that this country is being affected mentally,” said Gomez, reflecting on her mental health journey. “I’ve had so many dreams about, you know, creating places that people could go to. … I think there's a part of me that wishes we had some sort of place that felt like, okay, maybe you just need to get help.”

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