Who is Selena Gomez’s mum who could be her twin, Mandy Teefey? The Disney alum’s mother is the CEO of mental health site Wondermind, executive produced 13 Reasons Why – and wasn’t a Justin Bieber fan
Selena Gomez and her mum Mandy Teefey have never been afraid to speak out about the importance of mental health, and in a recent interview with Elite Daily, Teefey dished out helpful advice on how to take a break from our phones.
With social media proving to be one of the biggest factors associated with poor mental health among young people, the star’s mum said: “[Take breaks] in increments: Turn off your phone for maybe 15 minutes and put it away, because it is sort of an obsession and you kind of miss it.”
Her daughter Selena Gomez takes social media breaks too, from days to months at a time. “Whatever time Selena needs, she gives herself,” she explained.
“Don’t do things that other people are doing on Instagram because it looks like it’s a good thing to do. Instead, reconnect with yourself by doing less, reflect on what’s important to you, and don’t get caught up in the FOMO,” the pop star’s mother added.
Here’s what else we know about the 47-year-old.
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Where is Mandy Teefey from?
Teefey, 47, was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1976. According to her IMDB profile, she was adopted but has Italian ancestry.
How old was Selena Gomez’s mum when she had her?
“I was a teen mom with Selena, obviously, and was very judged by that, even by my counsellors and my teachers [who said] that I failed and [to] just let go of it,” Mandy told Entertainment Tonight in March 2017.
She is the CEO and co-founder of Wondermind
In 2022, Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey and Daniella Pierson founded Wondermind, described by Forbes as “the world’s first mental fitness ecosystem.”
According to the platform’s website, Teefey currently serves as Wondermind’s CEO and “is drunk with passion and fuelled by drive [to] anchor Wondermind deeply in story, because the team truly understands the value and hunger for inclusive content and the need to change the narrative on how mental health is portrayed.”
She was also executive producer on Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, a TV drama centred on the aftermath of a teen’s suicide.
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She didn’t approve of Selena Gomez’s ex, Justin Bieber
She has another daughter
Mandy had her second daughter Gracie Elliot Teefey with her current husband Brian Teefey in 2013. Gomez often shares photos with her little sister on Instagram.
- Selena Gomez and her mum Mandy Teefey have never been afraid to speak out about the importance of mental health – and Teefey recently shared some advice in a new interview
- Teefey got pregnant with her now-ex Rick Gomez at 16, and they welcomed Selena Gomez in 1992 – she’s since married Brian Teefey and had another daughter, Gracie Elliot Teefey