Selena Gomez Says Not Staying in Touch With 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Cast Was 'Biggest Mistake'

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.”

, Selena Gomez says the man for her still seems to be nonexistent. In a TikTok video posted on March 15, joked that while some girls complain about being ignored by their crushes, at least they have a guy to crush on. Gomez can’t even find that. “I hate it when girls are like, ‘Oh my gosh, my crush doesn’t even know that I exist!’” the star said.

Nicola Peltz-Beckham has joked that she is indeed in a throuple with her husband, Brooklyn Beckham, and her close pal Selena Gomez. Speculation that the three of them were more than friends were sparked after they looked undeniably cosy on a trip to Mexico together, where they rang in the New Year. At the time Selena, 30, joked that they were in a throuple, with Nicola, 28, now echoing similar sentiments.

Nicola Peltz claims she's in a "throuple" with Selena Gomez.

Selena Gomez is in a “throuple” with Nicola Peltz and her husband Brooklyn Beckham.

has affected her in her private life—admitting that though she tries to maintain a positive outlook for her fans, it is incredibly hurtful behind the scenes.A new episode of Apple TV documentary series Dear… features Selena as she opens up about her mental health and body image struggles. Talking of , she said, “My weight would constantly fluctuate because I would be on certain medications. And obviously, people just ran with it.

Selena Gomez said this week she "lied" about not being hurt by social media trolls writing negative comments about her body.  "I lied. I would go online and I would post a picture of myself and say [the negative comments] don't matter, I'm not accepting what you're saying — all the while being in the room posting that, crying my eyes out, because nobody deserves to hear those things," the 30-year-old said on her episode of Apple TV+’s "Dear…" that aired on Friday, according to BuzzFeed.  She continued, "I was posting these things saying it doesn't bother me because I didn't want it to bother other people who are experiencing the same thing — getting shamed for what they look like, who they are, who they love. I just think it's so unfair.

Selena Gomez is opening up about Francia Raisa‘s selfless act in donating one of her kidneys to her.

Trying to be strong. Selena Gomez got candid about how the body-shaming comments on her social media really made her feel.

Selena Gomez opened up about her response to being body shamed and explained both how and why she “lied” about how the hurtful comments made her feel in the past.

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Selena Gomez gave her fans an update, following weeks of surrounding drama. On Sunday, the star posted a new TikTok video. In the clip, the Rare Beauty founder spends five minutes doing a full face of makeup, using all of her products.

OK, so Selena Gomez might be a liiittle bothered by all the drama!

Selena Gomez is living her best life… despite all that online drama she’s found herself in!

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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 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.

Selena Gomez is looking back at the reasons she made the decision to not stay in touch with a few of her Wizards of Waverly Place co-stars.

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.