People.com Celebrity Selena Gomez: I Was 'Malnourished' and 'Exhausted' Returning to the stage, the recently hospitalized singer also says she had an iron deficiency By Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez is the Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly. Formerly at People magazine and The A.V. Club, the Critics Choice and Television Critics Association member has appeared on 'Today,' 'Extra!,' 'Access Hollywood,' 'E! News,' 'CNN,' and 'Nightline,' and can be seen frequently on 'Good Morning America.' Follow the Texas Native at @PatrickGomezLA wherever your media is social for all things 'For All Mankind' 'Top Chef,' and puppy related. People Editorial Guidelines and Melody Chiu Melody Chiu Instagram Twitter Melody Chiu is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2009, editing, writing and reporting across all entertainment verticals. She oversees PEOPLE's music and events coverage and has written cover stories on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy, Blake Shelton and Sandra Oh. The Los Angeles native graduated from the University of Southern California and has appeared on Extra!, The Talk, Access Hollywood and Good Morning America. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 13, 2011 07:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Fame Nothing can heal a teen pop star faster than a shopping mall filled with screaming fans. Selena Gomez appears to be on the mend, taking the stage Monday for a Santa Monica Place show that had to be rescheduled from Friday due to her hospitalization. “I want to thank you so much for coming,” Gomez, 18, told more than 500 young fans at the outdoor mall. “If you guys came on Friday, I’m so sorry that I couldn’t be here. … I love you guys very much.” Selena Gomez ‘Feeling Much Better’ After Hospitalization Asked by reporters for the cause of her hospitalization, she said, “I was just very malnourished, so I was low on iron and exhausted.” Showing no signs of those health problems, an energetic Gomez performed “Who Says” and “A Year Without Rain” and bantered with the crowd, telling the fans, “I do feel better!” • Additional reporting by GABRIELLE OLYA