Singer Selena Gomez reportedly "hates" being known as pop star Justin Bieber's girlfriend and wants people to know her for who she is.

According to a source, the 22-year-old, who dated Bieber on and off for the past three years is fed up of people linking her to the 20-year-old pop star, reports hollywoodlife.com.

"Hearing that she is with Justin and should be with Justin or shouldn't be with Justin is exhausting," said the source.

"She always reads about herself and Google's herself and she hates being known as Justin's girlfriend or not his girlfriend. She wants to be known in her eyes and to others as Selena Gomez," added the source.