Selena Gomez reveals she’s had a kidney transplant donated by best friend Francia

The US pop star has been battling Lupus for the last year 
In recovery: Selena Gomez underwent a kidney transplant this summer
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Jennifer Ruby14 September 2017
The Weekender

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Selena Gomez has revealed that she had a kidney transplant this summer during her on-going battle with Lupus.

The pop star told fans that her best friend Francia Raisa had donated one of her own as the “ultimate gift” during surgery, which took place just a few months ago.

Explaining why she hadn’t been around to promote her new music recently, Gomez told her followers that she had been in recovery.

“I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of,” she wrote on Instagram.

“So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering.

“It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you.”

Gomez said that until she was ready to go into detail about the operation, she just wanted to thank the team who had helped her over the last few months.

“Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery,” she wrote.

“And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed.”

Gomez cancelled a series of concerts last year after revealing that she was struggling to cope with anxiety and depression, brought on by her Lupus diagnosis.

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