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Selena Gomezis opening up about the reason she cut off herWizards of Waverly Placecostars.
On the latest episode of thePodCo’sWizards of Waverly Pod, theOnly Murders in the Buildingstar, 30, revealed toher former costarsJennifer Stone(Harper Finkle) and David DeLuise (Jerry Russo) that her biggest regret was “not staying in touch” with them after the hit Disney Channel show ended in 2012.
“I felt ashamed of the decisions that I made,“she admitted. “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.”
DeLuise responded, ““That’s really sweet, and thank you for saying that. Obviously I miss you.”
Stone also respected Gomez’s admission and shared she previously blamed herself for the rift in their friendship.
“I appreciate you saying that too because, to be perfectly blunt, there has been times where I’m like, ‘Did we stop being friends because I didn’t tell her what she wanted to hear? You know what I mean?'” she asked. “So, I appreciate you being that honest.”
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Despite the distance between the former costars, Gomez shared her appreciation for Stone and DeLuise.
“I appreciate you guys dearly,” she said. “I love you so much in a way that I’ve never loved anybody else.”
Gomez also recalled feeling safe with the cast on theWizards of Waverly Placeset.
“I think I felt safe and that’s a really hard thing for me to feel,” she shared. “I know you guys love me for me. … You guys genuinely loved me, and that’s all I could have asked for. The unconditional trust and bond we had, I miss [it] so much.”
In April, the actress shared some sweet words about the show which launched her career onEntertainmentWeekly’sAwardistpodcast.
“I adored being on [Wizards of Waverly Place] so much,” Gomez said. “I felt like I did learn a lot. We actually had great writers — we had two writers that were onFriends— and we had an incredible director that we used for most of our seasons.”
She also said she thinks there’sa strong linkbetween Alex Russo andMabel Mora, herOnly Murders in the Buildingcharacter, sharing, “I feel like Mabel is an older version of Alex in a way.”
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Wizards of Waverly Placecan be streamed on Disney+.
source: people.com
