Celebrities who have taken a gap year

Although fame and popularity is a goal that many people want to achieve, it often turns out to be a bit exhausting.

All of these famous people need to take a break to reflect, recharge, and gain perspective on both their careers and personal lives.

Many times the followers do not imagine this part of the famous, but without a doubt, many had to pause their careers so as not to fall into chaos.

Celebrities who took a gap year

Selena Gomez

The young actress grew little by little in front of the cameras. His television debut was in ' Barney and his friends ' when he was only 7 years old. This caused him to become a famous Disney star and later, he got his musical career.

In addition to this, his media relationship with the singer Justin Bieber caused him certain problems in his feelings. Adding also the pressure and the opinions of all the fans of both.

The comments generated on social networks caused more tension, at a time when Selena was breaking all kinds of records. Little by little the situation generated certain tiredness that led her to say 'enough'.

In 2015, the actress and singer confessed her lupus diagnosis in an interview, for which she had decided to stop her career and take care of her mental health.

The actress indicated that, at that time, she had discovered panic attacks, anxiety, and depression, as side effects of lupus, which presented her with certain challenges.

Upon finishing his break, he decided to focus entirely on his music career.

Leonardo Dicaprio

After 20 years in which Leonardo DiCaprio was working to get an Oscar, it was in 2016 when he got it from the hand of " The Revenant ".

Upon receiving this long-awaited award, which the academy had denied him on several occasions, the actor's body asked for a well-deserved rest, since he had worked for many years to achieve this goal.

Throughout his career, he worked hard to get this award, and in that same year, he was shooting the film ' El Renacido ' by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Regarding this recording, the actor declared that it was the most difficult film he had ever worked on.

Thus, after this event, the actor returned to work in 2018, in the project "Once upon a time in Hollywood", which allowed him to be nominated for an Oscar again.

Britney Spears

The princess of pop debuted when she started her career at the age of 16. With his single ' Baby, One More Time ', released in April 1998, he allowed him to continuously work on his career through concerts, albums, promotions, and movies.

In 2007, all the pressure exploded, and that was when he could be seen with a shaved head and attacking a paparazzi car with an umbrella.

At that moment, her career and her life stopped, since she had to be confined in a specialized center and receive rehabilitation.

In 2008, he resumed his career with one of his most famous albums called ' Circus '. However, she was not the same Britney as before, since many situations had passed that did not allow her to be the same again.

Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis involves mental and physical effort in his working method. Between 2002 and 2017, he participated in only seven films, of which he received four Oscar nominations and two statuettes.

The actor pointed out in one of his statements that, for each film he shoots, he needs a little time to disconnect and rest, to give life to another character.

In 2017, Leslee Dart, the actor's representative, reported his definitive withdrawal, after finishing the filming of ' El Hilo Fantasma '. Dart notified an interview in ' Variety ' that Daniel Day-Lewis would no longer be working as an actor.

At that time, he was 60 years old, three Oscars and until now, he has not appeared in any movie again, following his decision.

Demi Lovato

The child star, Demi Lovato reported in 2016, through her Twitter account, that she was going to stop her career for a while.

In the tweet, he indicated that he would take a break from music and the media since he is not made for that business.

A year later, in July 2017, he decided to resume his schedule, which is said to be a mistake because in 2018 he experienced an overdose, which could cost him his life.

In 2021, he entered rehab again.

Wagner Moura

For two years, the actor was in charge of giving life to Pablo Escobar, the most famous drug trafficker in history, through one of the most-watched series on the Netflix streaming platform.

In the process of preparing the character, the Brazilian actor decided to move to Medellín, to learn Spanish with a Colombian accent. As a method to give better characteristics to the character, he gained 18 kilos.

For this, he promised not to play another character, during the filming of the two seasons of the series.

Two years after filming, it was what I needed to ' detox from Pablo Escobar ', according to the actor in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. In 2018, they decided to make a small cameo, which he again appreciated in 'Narcos'.

Shakira

The Colombian singer has created a career since she was very young, which requires her to always be in concerts, promotions, tours, releases, in addition to staying with her family.

In 2017, the singer decided to postpone ' El Dorado World Tour ', since she had suffered a hemorrhage on her right vocal cord, after so many years without rest.

In an interview, he indicated that, at the time he lost his voice, the specialists gave him only two options: surgery or divine intervention. Between the two, she opted for the former, which allowed her to resume the world tour after a year.

Emma Watson

The famous actress Emma Watson, in charge of interpreting Hermione in the Harry Potter saga, had a strong job after showing perfection in each of her appearances.

In 2016, the actress announced to People magazine that she would be taking time out to take care of herself and study feminism.

After his break, two great projects came into his life which was: ' Little Women ' and ' Beauty and the Beast '.

Justin Bieber

The singer's career has been full of excesses since its inception. He has had to experience criticism from his millions of fans for certain behaviors, in addition to his relationships with Selena Gómez and Hailey Baldwin.

For this reason, in 2019 he decided to announce his break to avoid "falling apart" and thus be able to maintain his marriage and become the father he wants to be.

So far, their marriage is on the right track and the couple seems to be closer than ever, as well as being a very loving father to their little one.

Lady Gaga

All divas need a well-deserved break, such as the case of Lady Gada, who had to stop her career due to chronic disease: fibromyalgia.

On her 2018 concert tour, in one of her presentations, the singer had to stop the event due to the severe pain she suffered.

In her Netflix documentary, 'Gaga: Five foot Two', she asks her fans to be more understanding, since it is important to take care of her due to chronic pain because it is not a game.

Channing Tatum

The actor was devastated by the criticism generated from the sci-fi action movie ' Jupiter Ascending '. At that time, he was very involved in the Marvel project ' Gambit ', where he would work as a protagonist, he was paralyzed.

In 2018, he divorced actress and model Jenna Dewan.

All this caused the actor to make the radical decision to leave acting for a while.

In the course of that time, he has regained strength and has maintained a love relationship with Zoe Kravitz, an American actress. Little by little, he has allowed himself to return in a healthy and renewed way.

Katy Perry

In 2012, the singer had a difficult time going through a divorce with Russell Brand. This was very hard for her and she considered taking a sabbatical. However, he had to wait for 2014 to do so.

In 2017, Perry, at the 2017 Grammy Awards ceremony, confessed to Ryan Seacrest that he was unemployed to take care of his mental health.

During that time, she started a relationship with Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares a lot of happiness, and her first daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom.

Ryan Reynolds

Since 2016, when he leaped Hollywood with the movie " Deadpool ".

After five years, the Canadian realized that the only thing that matters is family.

For this reason, in 2021 he reported that he would retire for a while, without a return date, to spend more time with his family, since the time that is lost is not recovered.

Beyonce

Queen B took a sabbatical in 2011, and at that time she had no problem telling her reasons.

To the newspaper ' The Sun ', the singer told him that she had to stop so that her mental health was not in danger.

The singer has had two decades being media and a musical reference.

Ed Sheeran

In 2016, Ed Sheeran decided to take a radical turn in his life, as he decided to take more care of his relationship with his wife Cherry Seaborn. In addition, he decided to return to travel and small pleasures in life.

By resuming sports, a healthy diet, and abandoning addictions that are not recommended, he managed to lose 20 kilos.

Now, the singer has a better version and is a happy father of a family.

Adele

The Oscar winner for her song ' Skyfall ' in 2013, at the time when her second album ' 21 ', continued to sweep the sales.

Four months before getting the Oscar, Adele had become a mother. After picking up the statuette, he decided to stop and enjoy his son.

In 2015, he came back with his third album ' 25 ', which received good reviews and good sales.

The world of fame can tire artists, so some decide to step away for a while.

The most common case and the main reason for many is mental health care, which if not done, could be very unfavorable.