Selena Gomez Got Real & Shared Her Reason For Not Maintaining Friendships After 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Ended

Mike Wass By the time Kiddo A.I. put pen to paper on a new verse for Rema’s “Calm Down,” the mellow afrobeats banger had already amassed hundreds of millions of streams and propelled the Nigerian artist to global stardom. If that wasn’t intimidating enough, the Miami-based songwriter had to capture the voice and allure of childhood hero Selena Gomez, who had been attached to the remix. She turned it around in a couple of hours. Amanda Ibanez, her real name, was given the career-making opportunity by Interscope Records senior director of A&R Vanessa Angiuli. A month or so after connecting, the executive fired off a text asking if she would take a stab at writing a spec verse for Gomez. “I read it and freaked out — obviously,” Kiddo A.I., 26, remembers. “I ran up to my room and got on Logic, set up my mic. I was so nervous that I sent two options.”

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Selena Gomez shared several photos of a recent fishing trip with her stepfather and 9-year-old sister on Thursday, writing that she’s a "Texas girl at heart." "Texas girl at heart. Cali girl for fun and NY gal for the real. Grateful, thankful and blessed lady!" the "Only Murders in the Building" star, 30, wrote on Instagram alongside photos of them holding up fish they caught.  Gomez was raised in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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and the have been going to battle for their faves since 2018 when news broke that proposed to Hailey just six months after his final breakup with Selena. For more on Justin and Selena's history, you can .What began as accusations that Hailey “” Justin from Selena quickly spiraled out of control as social media users picked apart every post made by these grown women in search of proof of their feud or Hailey's . No matter what either woman did to —including at an event in October 2022—fans continued to speculate for years. However, the drama between Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez reached a boiling point in February 2023 when Kylie Jenner seemingly joined the fray.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Selena Gomez spent five years, 106 episodes and one television movie as the face of Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” franchise. When she outgrew her Disney image and became a pop star and film actor, she left many of the relationships she forged on “Waverly Place” behind. Joining former co-stars Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise on the “Wizards of Waverly Pod” podcast, Gomez admitted that one of her biggest mistakes in life was losing touch with her Disney family. Stone and DeLuise played Gomez’s best friend and father on the Disney hit, respectively. “I think I slowly became kind of shamed. I felt ashamed of the decisions that I made,” Gomez told her former “Waverly Place” co-stars. “I didn’t want you guys to see me in the state that I was in, because A, you would have told me the truth, which terrifies me, and B, I didn’t want to let you down.”

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Selena Gomez is being open about the biggest mistake she made during her time on. Selena, who played Alex Russo on the Disney Channel original series, appeared on the podcast, hosted by David DeLuise — who played Jerry Russo, and Jennifer Stone, who played Alex's best friend, Harper Finkle. During the fishbowl segment of the podcast, where David and Jennifer ask questions pulled out of a  prop, Selena was asked, «What has been your biggest mistake so far?»Becoming emotional, Selena, 30, revealed that it was not keeping in touch with the cast of the show after it wrapped. «Probably not staying in touch with you guys,» the «Wolves» singer revealed. «No, honestly.

Selena Gomez revealed her "biggest mistake" after she got her big break on the Disney Channel’s "Wizards of Waverly Place." The actress reunited with her co-stars David DeLuise, who played her dad, and Jennifer Stone, who played her best friend, on their podcast "Wizards of Waverly Pod." One of the questions that came up from DeLuise was, "What has been your biggest mistake so far? And you can’t say a boy’s name." Gomez responded, "Probably not staying in touch with you guys." She continued, "I think I slowly became… I felt ashamed of the decisions I made, and I didn’t want you guys to see me in the state I was in. Because A, you would have told me the truth which terrifies me, and I didn’t want to let you down." The "Only Murders in the Building" star was only 15-years-old when she starred on the series, which ran for four season on the Disney Channel.

Kim Kardashian’s daughter, North West, and Selena Gomez’s little sister, Gracie Teefey, have shown that they are above any social media drama. The pair proved to be very good friends, spending time together and having fun while cooking and playing.North and Gracie shared some funny clips on TikTok, all while the internet was focused on Selena and Hailey Bieber’s apparent feud, which apparently included Kylie Jenner.

A not so magical moment. Selena Gomez got real about why she distanced herself from the Wizards of Waverly Place cast after the show’s end.