Selena Gomez just unfollowed loads of celebrity friends on Instagram

New year, new her?!

Selena Gomez
Author: Carl SmithPublished 8th Jan 2018
Last updated 8th Jan 2018

Selena Gomez seems to have started her Spring cleaning early by unfollowing LOADS of her celebrity friends. It's no secret Selena has a bit of a love/hate relationship with social media; and now she's given her profile a 2018 revamp with a new icon and really-quite-ruthless unfollow spree.

Even on-off Disney BFF Demi Lovato wasn't safe!

After updating her icon to a photo of her mum Mandy Teefey, Selena clicked the unfollow button on hundreds of accounts. So, who fell victim to the cull? Well her assistant Theresa Mingus, a fair few close friends, Gigi Hadid and Demi Lovato all got the chop.

It was good news for the likes of Taylor Swift, Amy Schumer, Jessica Alba, stylist Kate Young, and kidney donor Francia Raisa, though. They all managed to keep a follow from Instagram's most followed user.

Her follow list's now shrunk from an already-pretty-streamlined 316 to just 37; but we probably shouldn't be too concerned over the state of Selena and Demi's friendship. They've still commented on each others' posts since the mass unfollow occurred.

Selena Gomez unfollows celebrity friends

Speaking all things social media in an interview last year, Selena admitted, "As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out.

"It had become so consuming to me. It's what I woke up to and went to sleep to. I was an addict, and it felt like I was seeing things I didn't want to see, like it was putting things in my head that I didn't want to care about. I always end up feeling like s--t when I look at Instagram. Which is why I'm kind of under the radar, ghosting it a bit."

Last month Selena deleted her Instagram, but she wasn't off it for long and last weekend she also posted a heartfelt photo, saying, 'The home I grew up in, from birth to 13... (no one was home when I knocked this time lol). I visit this place every chance I get. In many ways it very well could have been better than my life today, but I’m grateful for a voice that can enable change today.

'Even when I don’t know how to do it well or actually want it. I love you Grand Prairie. Thank you.'

In other Selena news, the 25-year-old is back with her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and the pair were recently spotted working out at a gym together out in Los Angeles.

After rekindling their romance in November, the pair have been pretty much inseparable and welcomed the New Year in together in Mexico.

Now check out Justin and Selena's full relationship timeline in the gallery below:

When did Justin and Selena first meet?

Where did it all begin? Well, the year was 2009 and Scooter Braun (Biebs' manager at the time) got in contact with Selena's mum (also, her manager) and BAM.... the rest was history.

Selena and Justin start as friends

The pair hit it off and quickly become BFFS with Selena describing Bieber as "her little brother"....well they do say the best relationships are the ones that start as friends, first....

Bieber woo's Gomez with a super romantic gesture.

Biebs being the helpless romantic he is, chose the most romantic night of the year to serenade Selena at Dick Clark's New Years Rock and Eve show NYE'09 (what an absolute cutie!!)

The First Kiss? The moment we have been waiting for is finally here!

After a year of denying fueling rumours and accusations of the pair dating, the paps got a snap of the pair sharing an intimate kiss on a yacht in NYE'10, (you can't say they don't give us what we want to see in style!)

It's Official! Justin and Selena go public.

Ok, so now we're in 2011 (February to be exact) and Jelena make their first official public appearance at the Oscars Vanity Fair Party. Yeah, there's no denying that look of love they both have (how adorbssssss)

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are officially boyfriend and girlfriend!

Selena was actually the first to make their relationship official when she appeared on Ellen, admitting he was now more than just "her little brother."

Jelena has Hollywood spinning with their cute PDA moments at every event.

2011 was a year of romance for the adorable pair making out and showing major PDA at different events and red carpets, including The Kids Choice Awards!

Jelena still going strong, showing Hollywood how it's done.

Summer luvin'- young loves dream spent the best honeymoon period with a trip to Mexico, and Bieber celebrating his bae's 18th with even shouting her on his gram the caption 'Happy Birthday Baby' #goals

Stronger than ever- Justin and Selena are seriously turning into couple goals!

The pair finished the year as solid as they started by showing a united front at the American Music Awards, even after false paternity suit Justin had been accused of by fan Mariah Yeater. Seems like what doesn't break this couple makes them stronger!

Steady but surely; the couple shut down marriage rumours.

2012 started well for the stronger than ever couple with them actually having to shut down engagement rumours, both stating they were still far too young to be thinking of marriage....

HEARTBREAK; Justin and Bieber split up

Come Nov'12- DISASTER STRUCK, Jelena are no more. Hollywood's answer to a young Romeo and Juliet have officially split, blaming their busy schedules. This is the first break up of many...hold on to your hats people, it's gonna a bumpy road from here....

2013 Reunion? Are Justin and Selena back on?

With months apart and Justin kinda going off the rails a bit (various vandalism scandals and who can forget the infamous egging incident...) Selena is obvs concerned about her ex and it seems they reunite in May'13 with this Insta pic...much to the dismay of Selena's BFF, Taylor Swift.

Justin Bieber spiraling out of control since split with Selena Gomez.

Selena shut down the rumours of a reunion, despite the super confusing Insta pics. This sent Justin into an even more downward spiral, and he was arrested for a DUI at the start of 2014.

Missing Gomez? Bieber shouts out his ex on Insta with heart felt post.

Justin was clearly missing his former other half, tweeting this pic of Selena with the caption 'most elegant princess in the world.' Poor Biebs....

Back on? Justin posts reunion pic of him and Selena?

Biebs sent Jelena fans into meltdown with this pic captioned 'Our love is unconditional'....we are now in June'14 btw, just to keep you in the loop.

Officially back on! Justin and Selena confirm they are back together.

A couple of months later Justin uses the gram to confirm the pair are back together...keeping up ok?

Paris Shutdown! The Jelena and Jenner love feud!

Who remembers the Kendall/JB saga? Yep we're at Oct'14 and the getting through the Jendall episode. Which we all remember was short lived and just a little bit weird....

Justin Bieber fights hard to win his girl back.

Justin resorts back to his Insta to show the unconditional love he has for Selena, using all his efforts to try and win her back.

Selena Gomez releases heartfelt song directed at ex, Justin Bieber.

A month later Gomez releases her single, "The Heart wants what it Wants", confirming to Ryan Seacrest that the video is about her on/off relationship with Bieber. She also gave Jelena fans a glimpse of hope of the relationship potentially igniting again when stating that she will always care for him...(ooo fingers, toes, everything crossed!!)

Justin Bieber confirms he's single.

After Selena's emotional performance of her JB dedicated single she confirms her and Justin are not back together, which is later reaffirmed by Justin with a captioned pic he posts with his "good friend" Hailey Baldwin.

New year, New Selena? Gomez starts dating new flame Zedd.

Selena decided to take a break from the Jelena drama and date Zedd in Jan'15. The romance was predictably short lived and thrown into a loop when she had dinner with the Biebs during her time with Zedd.

Jelena reignite the flame and get back together?

Months later her split from Zedd, Selena grabs dinner with Justin around the same time of The Met Gala where Justin shouted out how beautiful he thought Selena looked as he left the event...again sending Jelena fans into meltdown about a possible reunion....

Is the Reunion we've all been waiting for???

Ok, we're now in Nov'15 and it's looking like this could be the long awaited reunion we've been eagerly, on the end of our seats been waiting for. Justin serenades Selena in a LA hotel with covers of his songs "Sorry" and "My Girl". They later go off for a stroll where the paps catch them slow dancing and possibly sharing an intimate kiss (I know, we're dying too!!!)

Jofia? Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie seem to be a new thing.

A year later...and it seems Justin has a new love interest in the form of Sofia Richie. He shares a stream of pics on Insta of the pair and is seen holding her hand an awful lot. The Jelena fans weren't too happy about this at all and took to social media to slam the Biebs for being so insensitive towards Selena...and of course the Insta feud between Selena and JB erupted where serious shade was thrown and resulted in Justin deleting his gram all together...#oops.

Selena Gomez is now dating megastar The Weeknd.

It looked like the end for Jelena when Selena starting publicly dating The Weeknd and not being shy about it either...the pair looked smitten and we were finally settling into seeing our girl in a happy, healthy relationship. Unfortunately it only lasted 10 months and yep you guessed it...she was spotted with Justin straight after (sigh)

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez start hanging out again, could this be it?

Since splitting with the weekend, Selena has been seen hanging with Justin an awful lot; going on cute bike rides together, cuddling, going to hockey matches, and yes ATTENDING CHURCH TOGETHER...if that doesn't scream 'more than just friends' I don't know what does.