Selena Gomez Dishes On How Her 'Only Murders In The Building' Role Came To Be

Entertainment Weekly's podcast, per . While Mabel—who starts a true crime podcast with her much, much older neighbors played by Steve Martin and Martin Short—does not have magical powers, she sure does have a similar biting wit as teenaged Alex."I adored being on [Wizards of Waverly Place] so much," she said of the , which ran from 2007 to 2012. "I felt like I did learn a lot.

Awardist Podcast.“I feel like Mabel is an older version of Alex in a way,” she quipped. “I adored being on that show so much.

Selena Gomez is bringing the drama! The actress proved sequins aren’t just for New Year’s Eve as she dazzled in a sparkly look at the season 2 premiere of Only Murders in the Building.

Mixing business with pleasure! After more than a decade of friendship, Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne took their bond to the next level when the model joined season 2 of Only Murders in the Building.

Selena Gomez has new music in the works! ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Gomez and her co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short, at the show's season 2 premiere in Los Angeles Monday night, where she revealed that she's back in the studio.«I am actually working on it right now,» Gomez shared when asked if she has new music on the way. «It's just been a little hectic with this, but um I am in the studio. I'm excited.»While Gomez didn't say when she'd be releasing new music, it would be the first new tune from the 29-year-old singer-actress since her Spanish-speaking album, , which she dropped in March 2021.While she's making time for music,  has been keeping Gomez busy, with season 2 of the hit Hulu series premiering June 28.Gomez, who stars in, and executive produces the series, told ET that this time around, she feels like she can relate to her character, Mabel, a bit more.«In a way, but I think it's also a little bit of me actually feeling like I've walked through those moments, some in my life, so yeah, I've had that,» Gomez shared.The cast not only feels more comfortable in their respective characters after season 2, but as friends too, with Short sharing that trio have bonded over the last two years.«I think it's like anything, friendship grows, trust grows and we have a great, happy, loose time on the set,» Short said.

Only Murders in the Building” star Selena Gomez took a moment during the second season’s red carpet premiere to speak out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively ending federal protections for abortion access.“It’s about voting,” Gomez told Variety.

celebrated its Season 2 premiere with a Los Angeles celebration hosted by stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short.

Selena Gomez is looking incredible for her latest red carpet appearance!

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Only Murders in the Building” was a surprising triumph last year — a comedy whose amiable, low-key wit built in power as its first season ran on. With fine work by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez at the center, it added up to a portrait of disaffected and alienated people.In its second outing, “Only Murders” no longer has its element of surprise: We know what it can do.

Selena Gomez has gotten pickier about who she works with and who she dates -- and she owes it all to Steve Martin and Martin Short. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Gomez and her  co-stars, ahead of the show's season 2 premiere, about what they've learned from each other and what to expect this coming season.«I think in general, my standards for humor and gentlemen, and just, professionals have been — the bar's been lifted pretty high working with these two, so, it's been really fun, but I'm now a little bit picky,» Gomez said of what working with Martin and Short has taught her.While season 2 sees the already nosey Charles (Martin) and Oliver (Short) trying to meddle in Mabel (Gomez)'s love life, the 29-year-old actress told ET, the legendary actor-comedians are far too protective of her to set her up with just anyone.«They're protective,» Gomez said. «We're very protective of her,» Short agreed. «You know, most of the people we know are dead,» Short joked.

Selena Gomez is reflecting on her friend Britney Spears' «day for love.» ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Gomez about attending Spears' fairytale wedding to Sam Asghari and why it was important for the 29-year-old actress to be there.«I think it was a day for love, and I want nothing more than happiness, and for her,» Gomez gushed when asked about Spears wedding, which took place at her Thousand Oaks home earlier this month. «I think it was all the people that loved her, and that was all that matters.»Gomez wasn't the only celeb in attendance at the star-studded affair. She was joined by Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore, Madonna and more A-list guests, there to support Spears on her special day.While she admittedly didn't see the memes that have come out from the group photos taken at the wedding, Gomez couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of them.«I haven't, no,» she said with a laugh.A post shared by Drew Barrymore (@drewbarrymore)A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears)The busy actress is gearing up for season 2 of her hit Hulu series, , and Gomez said it's been one for the books.«It's been very different than my past experiences,» Gomez said of working with her  co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Selena Gomez is reflecting on her involvement in the successful Hulu show ‘Only Murders in The Building,’ revealing that the creators were not sure if they wanted to hire her for one of the main roles of the popular series.During a recent interview on the Awards Chatter podcast, the Hollywood star explained the casting process for the role, explaining that creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman had already made the decision to have Martin Short as co-star, however Selena’s character was not planned in the original storyline.“My understanding is that Steve said he wouldn’t be in it unless Marty was in it,” Selena explained, “So we got Marty and that was the beginning before I was involved. Steve met with John Hoffman and they spoke and it was actually some of the producers‘ collective idea of having a female but not only a female, someone completely generations off.And while they “said he loved the idea and thought it was really fun,” it came down to the decision of choosing Selena as part of the main cast, however they were still not so sure about it.“The next part was them hoping I wasn’t going to be annoying.

TV’s unlikeliest trio made a hilarious appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”.

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