Teen singer Selena Gomez has asked the media to leave her alone as she doesn't want to talk about her private life.

The Disney star is rumoured to have dated Nick Jonas and Taylor Lautner in the past but said she wants people to focus on her acting rather than her private life.

She said to UK's You magazine: 'My ideal would be not to be known for whom I'm dating, because eventually that's all you will be known for.

'It's hard, because people are curious about who's in my life, but I want to be known for my work. And I never want to view myself as any different or any better than anyone else.'

Gomez added: 'If I wanna go eat at a little restaurant that isn't fancy, I'll do it. If I wanna go out without make-up and not care what I look like, I will.'