Selena Gomez turned 31 yesterday and celebrated in a big way, according to several media reports. She celebrated this momentous occasion with a grand party to which she invited friends such as Paris Hilton and Christina Aguilera.

At the celebration, Gomez wore a strapless red mini dress with floral appliques and black strappy sandals. The photos she shared also captured her dancing with party guests and the moment a giant birthday cake was attached with sparklers and presented to her. She and her friends, dressed in Barbie-themed pink outfits, attended a private screening of Barbie's new movie, and according to People, after watching the movie, the group enjoyed an intimate dinner, where Gomez shared a photo of her "pink-clad friends surrounding a table laden with delicious-looking food and drinks. friends." The birthday girl herself also got into the spirit of the film."

"I am thankful for so many things in my life," Gomez captioned the Instagram post. "And one of the things I'm most grateful for is the work I've been able to do with the Rare Impact Foundation through @Rarebeauty (her makeup line). Because of you, we have been able to raise awareness and increase access to mental health services for young people. This is my true passion in life."

And what Gomez really wanted for her big day was not a gift, a cake, or even a private movie screening, but to ask for a donation to the aforementioned Rare Impact Fund instead of a gift." If you have the means, please consider donating to help us make a difference," she writes.

"I love you all."

Gomez launched the Rare Impact Fund in 2020 "as part of her commitment to mental health and self-acceptance," the fund's website says.

According to Page Six, Gomez has been candid about her mental health journey; she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2020 and suffered a "mental breakdown" during her 2016 "Revival" tour, which she canceled early, after past feelings of not wanting to live She had.

"At one point she said, 'I don't want to live now. I don't want to live,'" Gomez's former assistant, Teresa Mingus, said in Gomez's Apple TV+ documentary, My Mind and Me.

In addition to her music career, Gomez is currently starring in Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" and is building her own empire with "Rare Beauty" and other projects.