Selena Gomez wants to learn more Spanish.
The Bad Liar hitmaker is keen to embrace her Latina culture as much as possible and wants to learn more of the language as she is 'proud' of her roots.
'I look at myself in the mirror every day and think, "Man, I wish I knew more Spanish,"' the 25-year-old dished in a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar
Going back to school: Selena Gomez, pictured at he Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 4, has revealed she wants to learn more Spanish
'Most of the time, though, I try to separate my career from my culture because I don't want people to judge me based on my looks when they have no idea who I am. And now more than ever, I'm proud of it. But I still need to learn Spanish.'
And the 25-year-old singer and actress knew how important it was when she met a single Latina mother on the set of her Disney show Wizards Of Waverly Place.
She the magazine: 'She was like, "It's really incredible for my daughters to see that a Latina woman can be in this position and achieve her dreams, someone who isn't the typical, you know, blonde with blue eyes."
Learning the langauge: The 25-year-old dished about her desire to embrace her Latina roots in a recent cover interview with Harper's Bazaar
'When I was younger, my idol was Hilary Duff! I remember wanting blue eyes too. So I think I recognized then that it meant something to people. That it matters.'
Meanwhile, Selena previously revealed that she thinks her life was better 'in many ways' when she was younger than it is now.
She wrote on Instagram: '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.
Role model: The actress-singer said she keeps her culture and career separate but she has come to realize how important it is to young Latinas to realize that it's possible to find success
'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. (sic)'
Meanwhile, she and her on-off-on beau Justin Bieber, 23, were spotted on Saturday heading toward Los Angeles International Airport in a black SUV, en route to a mystery location to commemorate Valentine's Day.
The duo, who initially dated between 2011 and 2014, looks to be going stronger than ever as a couple after reconciling last year.
Though Bieber doesn't speak Spanish either, he did sing in Spanish for the hit song Despacito.
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