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).
Taylor Swift’s years-long friendship with Gigi Hadid is one for the ages.The duo were first photographed together alongside Jaime King and Ireland Baldwin at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party.
One year later, Hadid appeared in Swift’s star-studded “Bad Blood” music video alongside Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Karlie Kloss, Hailee Steinfeld and more.“[It was] just like the craziest thing you’ve ever seen,” the supermodel exclusively told Us Weekly in May 2015 ahead of the video’s release. “It’s just amazing how Taylor has the self-confidence and the confidence in her friends, her generation and this generation of women that she loves to empower other people and I feel like that’s really what this is about.”That same year, Hadid began dating the Grammy winner’s ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, who infamously ended his relationship with Swift via a 27-second phone call in October 2008.
Swift, however, approved of her pal’s new partner and joined the couple on several public outings before their split in November 2015.The former Victoria’s Secret model moved on with former One Direction member Zayn Malik, and the two announced they were expecting their first child together in April 2020.
At the time, a source exclusively told Us that Swift “approve[d]” of Malik’s relationship with her BFF, and later gifted their daughter, Khai, a homemade pink blanket following her birth in September 2020.
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