Selena Gomez revealed she has removed her Instagram account from her phone, saying that she decided to do so after realizing the negative impact that the social media platform had on her mental health.

"I used to [use Instagram] a lot, but I think it's just become really unhealthy for young people, including myself, to spend all of their time fixating on all of these comments and letting this stuff in," Gomez said in an interview on "Live with Kelly and Ryan".

The singer, who was Instagram's third-most followed celebrity, noted that she kept her account on someone else's phone, and only logs in when she wants to post something so as to ignore bullies and body shamers.

"I think our world is going through a lot, obviously. But for my generation, specifically, social media has been terrible,” she noted.