What a face! The adorable Selena Gomez gained fame on the hit Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place but has grown into a bona fide movie star and pop recording artist. Oh yeah, and she has the most famous ex-boyfriend in the world. Some kid named Bieber. Snakkle takes a look back at Selena’s rise to fame.

Based on the life of Tejano singing sensation Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, this tragic tale of love, family, and aspiration chronicles her rise to stardom, the achievements she made, and the dreams that were cut short.

Check out these pics of former mini mega couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez in their younger days before the fame.

The Oxford Dictionary named “selfie” as word of the year. And what a year it has been for the selfie, a new craft honed to perfection, and none have perfected the art better than some of our favorite celebrities. We’ve seen them hamming it up for the camera in various states of undress, costumes and facial expressions. And many of the pictures aren’t too far from many of them before the fame.

Will the selfie be over in 2014? We doubt it! Check out some of our favorite selfies from the year.

The red carpet is a way to publicly share your love of someone special, celeb-style. In honor of all moms, Snakkle looks back on some of the more sentimental red carpet moments, proving that moms make great arm candy.

Even today’s mega music stars where once young kids with dreams of music fame and glory. For many, they prayed and wished to Santa for the fame and recognition they now have, and many have gone on to release their own Christmas songs and albums for fans. For the holidays, Snakkle takes a fun look back at these singing sensations way back before the fame, when the stars were still just in their eyes.

Is there anything cooler than free backstage passes? Or a partner or spouse who will dedicate Billboard chart-topping songs to you? Snakkle looks back on A-list singers and actors who fell head over heels for each other. Free movie and concert hookups for all!

“Goodbye, England’s Rose,” sang Elton John at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, while the world watched with tears and empathy. On August 31, 1997, we lost the People’s Princess in a tragic, paparazzi-fueled car chase through the streets of Paris. Fate has taken a number of other much-missed public figures before their time; now we’re celebrating the life of England’s Rose and 12 other celebrities lost to tragedy.

BFFs4Evs? Snakkle looks back on some of Hollywood’s most successful friendships. Boy bands and Disney and Nickelodeon stars struggled with fame, fortune, and the ever-present lens of the public eye… but at least they had each other! Click through this gallery to find out which pinkie-swear promises were kept.