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for this episode. So today we're talking about the
weekend and Selena Gomez, and it's a pretty short relationship
but I wanted to cover them. Why must?
Well, for I feel like the weekend is kind of mysterious
and I wanted to, you know, learn a little bit more about him and
talk about him. But also obviously, a very well
requested episode is Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber.
And I didn't really quite feel ready for that episode yet.
It's just so daunting. Yeah, a big one.
And it seems like there's so much toxicity and back and
forth. And I wanted to kind of dip my
toes in to that story. And I think this is a piece of
that puzzle. Selena Gomez in the weekend.
So this was a way to to kind of start that story.
Yeah. So interesting the weekend.
He definitely is on the soundtrack of my college years
and he's a huge star, but I honestly don't know like much
about his personal life so I'm intrigued.
Yeah, and this was a short relationship.
As I said, it was 10 months. I feel like people kind of
forget about it, but it has all the elements of an interesting
story for the couples that we've covered, you know, exes and
getting with your friends. Ex.
And. The issues that that can cause.
Modern. Day story too, like I'm gonna
bring up Instagram a lot and which is yeah, expected cause
Selena Gomez was at this time I think the most followed person
on Instagram. Do you know who is now?
Is she no longer? I don't think it is.
Let me see. I think it's an athlete, yeah.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person.
Interesting. Let.
Me see the top list and then oh and then Lionel Messi is right
after him and then Selena Gomez's third wow, she has
staying power that Selena still. Has that title.
I know who's 4th? Kylie Jenner.
OK, who's 5th? Dwayne Johnson and then Ariana
Grande and then Kim Kardashian. Then Beyoncé and then Khloe
Kardashian. Wow.
Then Justin Bieber you. Don't follow any of those
people. I know then Kendall Jenner.
Wow, this family, that Kardashian family and then
Taylor Swift. Wow, I'm surprised Taylor Swift
is so low. I know that is shocking, but
yeah, first of all, three words that I would use just for this
couple. What 3 words would?
You use? I actually forgot to write it
down, but I would say Whirlwind. Whirlwind.
Okay. Quick kind of the.
Same thing. Yeah, and I guess confusing.
Confusing with the. Confusing word.
Okay, wind quick and confusing. It seemed like they were burning
brighter and brighter and then it quickly dissolved.
Bad. But who is Selena?
She was born in Grand Prairie, TX to teen parents.
At just 16 years old. Her parents gave birth to her
and when she was five years old they later divorced.
And very much a rags to Rich's story.
Her mother often struggled to provide for Selena when she was
really young. I have to imagine, like, you
know, the stories that you hear with these celebrities is like,
oh, and I was always getting up and performing for the family.
And I wanted to, you know, I, I just had like, so much spunk
compared to other kids. So they had to put me in acting
like, OK, sure, but that's a lot of kids.
I think she partially was put into acting and modeling because
her mom didn't have a lot of money.
And that was a source of income for her family.
At 7 years old she started doing like commercials and going to
auditions and then at 10 she was cast in Barney and Friends as a
regular in Texas. And then she had really small
roles and other things like Spy Kids 3D and Walker, Texas
Ranger. Demi Lovato was on Barney too,
right? Yes, yeah.
And that's how they became friends.
And then in 2006, she entered the Disney Channel scene when
she guest starred on The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.
And then that led her to guest star on Hannah Montana.
And, and that led her to get the leading role of Alex Russo on
Wizards of Waverly Place. And while she was on Disney, she
was in a love triangle with Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus.
Like Miley, she also dated Nick off and on.
And you can hear a little bit more about that in our Miley and
Nick episode. Kind of crazy that this is like
the second episode in a while that I'm plugging that one.
But that might. Be.
Mel loves Disney. Yeah, or Disney Channel.
Hey, I mean, it's the time period in which I grew up in,
yeah. True.
And like all Disney stars, of course, she had a music career
starting with her band Selena Gomez in the scene.
I'm curious where the scene is now all.
Right, I will have to stop the episode right there.
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