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).
'Wizards of Waverly Place' Showrunner Talks Selena Gomez's Character & Sexuality, Makes 2 Big Revelations About Her Relationships
justjared.comIn an ideal world, Selena Gomez would have played one of the first bisexual characters on the Disney Channel, at least according to Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner Peter Murrieta.
If you weren’t aware, the 30-year-old Only Murders in the Building actress starred in the series as Alex Russo, a wizard. During the show, she had one big relationship with Gregg Sulkin‘s character Mason Greybeck, a werewolf.
However, there was another relationship that Peter wanted to play up as much as possible while he was in charge of the first three seasons.
He opened up about Alex’s sexuality and revealed an ideal ending during a recent podcast appearance. In the process, he spilled some major tea about two of Selena‘s onscreen relationships, one of which he said would not have been possible at Disney at the time. Scroll through the biggest revelations about Selena Gomez and Alex Russo’s relationships on Wizards of Waverly Place…
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