Teen singer Selena Gomez has asked the media to leave her alone as she doesn't want to talk about her private life.

The 디즈니 별, 스타 is rumoured to have dated Nick Jonas and Taylor Lautner in the past but said she wants people to focus on her 연기 rather than her private life.

She said to UK's 당신 magazine: 'My ideal would be not to be known for whom I'm dating, because eventually that's all 당신 will be known for.

'It's hard, because people are curious about who's in my life, but I want to be known for my work. And I never want to view myself as any different 또는 any better than anyone else.'

Gomez added: 'If I wanna go eat at a little restaurant that isn't fancy, I'll do it. If I wanna go out without make-up and not care what I look like, I will.'