Selena Gomez has confessed that years of vaping nicotine has permanently changed her voice and she is using her experience to warn followers against taking up the habit.
The 34-year-old singer and actress revealed directly in a video she shared to her Instagram Stories Sunday, October 18, that the damage is irreversible. “I won’t be able to change my voice,” Gomez remarked. “I vaped a whole lot of nicotine.
Gomez, who recently quit the habit, said breaking the addiction was tough and recommended anyone thinking about vaping to pause. “Nicotine is so hard to quit and I just wanted to say if you’re going through it or if you’re even trying to vape it’s just not worth it,” she added. It’s so dumb and it’s affected my voice.
Gomez, who has been candid about her speaking voice’s change over the years, answered with trademark bluntness to those who have commented on the subject. “So if you guys don’t like hearing my voice that’s completely understandable. I don’t care. “Just don’t listen to it,” she advised with a laugh.
But despite the irreversible change, Gomez said she’s optimistic about her desire to quit. “I’m really excited because I’ve stopped and I’m just hoping I can keep it going,” she added. It’s incredibly hard, but I know that if you’re going through something, you can get through it too. “It’s a bummer.”
The news comes after speculation regarding her voice. Gomez later said in a December 2025 Instagram Live video that she had experienced internal swelling of her throat, not vaping. Sometimes things happen. I act odd. Sometimes my throat swells up within. “That’s it,” she said then.
Gomez, diagnosed with lupus in 2015, has been upfront about her health difficulties, including a kidney transplant she had in 2017. Lupus flares can also lead to swelling in the area of the larynx, which can impact the voice.
The statements come as the health repercussions of vaping are under increased scrutiny. Vaping has been linked to breathing problems, asthma, dental problems, bad sleep and mental health concerns in a new investigation, while the long-term effects are unknown.
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