Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Francia Raisa is opening up about her “rocky” relationship with Selena Gomez. While at the Single Soon singer’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit on Wednesday, the 35-year-old dished up some major deets about her and Selena’s friendship and rift.
She remembered meeting the Disney Channel alum when Selena was working on Wizards of Waverly Place, and Francia was on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
She explained how at the time, they got to know each other while visiting kids at a children’s hospital, and soon found out they had a lot in common: Related: Selena Reveals Why She’s So Open About Mental Health Struggles Fast forward a few years, and Francia offered up her kidney for the Rare Beauty founder, who was suffering from lupus: She added that when her and Selena’s “situation came up,” she “never pictured it” happening, but that she has “never regretted” donating her kidney.
She also wanted to clarify their beef “had nothing to do with the kidney,” and that she needed to “take some time for [herself] and figure out what the hell was going on.” Francia added: How sweet!
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