Selena Gomez has told fans that years of heavy nicotine vaping left her voice permanently altered, and she does not expect it to recover.
The singer and actress shared the warning in an Instagram Story, framing it as a reason to avoid the habit altogether.
In the post, Gomez was direct about the damage she attributes to nicotine use.
"I'm not going to be able to change my voice," she said. "I vaped nicotine, a lot."
Gomez, known for her role in Only Murders in the Building, also stressed how difficult nicotine is to leave behind.
She aimed her message at two groups: people already struggling with the habit and those who have not yet started.
"Everyone knows – that's somewhat vaped – nicotine is so hard to quit," she said.
"And I think I just wanted to say, if you're going through it, or if you are even trying to vape, it's just not worth it."
She returned to the effect on her voice, acknowledging that listeners may respond to the change in their own way.
"And it's changed my voice," she added.
Quitting brings relief despite lasting effects
Even with the lasting consequences she describes, Gomez said she is glad to have stopped vaping.
She also offered encouragement to anyone facing a similar struggle, noting that hard habits can be overcome.
"But I am really excited because I stopped, and I just hope we can keep it up," she said.
"It's really hard, but I know if you are going through something you can get through it too.
It sucks."
The remarks fit a longer pattern of Gomez speaking publicly about her health.
By her own account, she has dealt with lupus, a kidney transplant, chemotherapy and mental health difficulties, along with widely covered personal struggles.
In a 2021 interview with Elle magazine, she reflected on how those experiences piled up.
"My lupus, my kidney transplant, chemotherapy, having a mental illness, going through very public heartbreaks – these were all things that honestly should have taken me down," she said.
She also described the uncertainty that came with each new setback.
"Every time I went through something, I was like, 'What else? What else am I going to have to deal with?'"
she said.
Her projects have touched on those themes as well.
In 2022 she released the documentary My Mind & Me, which followed six years of her life, career and mental health struggles.
Two years earlier, she launched Rare Beauty, a cosmetics brand whose stated mission is to build an inclusive environment in beauty and beyond.
The company also set up the Rare Impact Fund to raise money for mental health services.
Her latest comments center on her decision to stop vaping and her caution that nicotine dependence can be hard to break.
