Selena Gomez Jokes About Being Single, ‘Manifesting Love’ With ‘SNL’ Cast Members During Hosting Debut: Watch

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Following in their footsteps? Saturday Night Live has facilitated many romances between celebrity hosts and show cast members through the years, and so, Selena Gomez is keeping her eyes peeled for The One.“One reason I’m really excited to host SNL is because I’m single,” Gomez, 29, said during her Saturday, May 14, monologue on the long-running NBC variety series. “I’ve heard SNL is a great place to find romance [since] Emma Stone met her husband [Dave McCary, a former segment director] here, Scarlett Johansson [who connected with Weekend Update’s] Colin Jost and Pete [Davidson] and … Machine Gun Kelly.”While the former child star used the 28-year-old King of Staten Island star’s tight bromance with the 32-year-old “Bloody Valentine” crooner as an example of SNL-based relationships, Davidson also sparked romance with several past and current flames on the set.

The Staten Island native met both ex-fiancée Ariana Grande and current girlfriend Kim Kardashian in March 2016 and October 2021, respectively, during their hosting debuts.“Since I don’t want to try the dating apps, I just want to put it out in the universe that I’m manifesting love,” Gomez teased on Saturday. “And I would like to say that I’m looking for my soulmate, but, at this point, I will take anyone.”The Wizards of Waverly Place alum’s monologue soon became a version of The Dating Game when cast members Kyle Mooney, James Austin Johnson and Punkie Johnson all volunteered to be her romantic partner.After the Texas native shot down both Mooney and James Austin’s offers since they were already married, she jokingly noted that she felt “kind of a vibe” with Punkie, 37. “Let’s see how the afterparty goes [first],” Gomez quipped.Elsewhere in her monologue,