It’s cool to be teenage vampire Mavis, says Hotel Transylvania 3’s Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez loves that her young fans are excited to meet her as the teenage vampire from the Hotel Transylvania films, not as a sultry pop star

American singer and actress Selena Gomez (left) returns to voice Mavis the teenage vampire in Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (above).
American singer and actress Selena Gomez returns to voice Mavis the teenage vampire in Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (above). PHOTO: SONY PICTURES
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To most of the world, Selena Gomez is the sultry songbird behind sexy chart-toppers such as Come & Get It (2013) and Good For You (2015).

But the American pop princess has a younger and more innocent fanbase who know her only as the voice of Mavis, the 126-year-old "teenage" vampire from the Hotel Transylvania animated films.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 12, 2018, with the headline It’s cool to be teenage vampire Mavis, says Hotel Transylvania 3’s Selena Gomez. Subscribe