Everyone needs friends — even famous pop stars. Selena GomezShe is close to her inner circle, which is tight-knit.
The “Lose You to Love Me” singer certainly has a few famous friends, including Taylor Swift Julia Michaels. Gomez says that her friends who are less well-known are the ones she admires most. She hopes they will set an example for her followers.
“I want there to be more friendships like this,” she said on the Tatatu video podcast “Giving Back Generation” in September 2019. “I think there needs to be because I know when I was growing up, I went to school for a little bit until I was home schooled. People were — if my cousin wasn’t captain of the cheerleading team, I would have been destroyed. Because I was just, you know, I was kind of a nerd, and I just hung out with like one person, and that’s hard because people — at least when I have meet and greets or talk to people they always talk about friendships.”
The Wizards of Waverly PlaceAn alum stated that her fans often share their vulnerabilities with her in those moments. “They’ll always say, ‘I don’t have a lot of friends,’ and they don’t feel comfortable with talking to people because they’re afraid they’re going to get burned,” she explained at the time. “That’s what I love, even my fans, they all know your name, and they feel a connection to you guys. I just wanted to share that because I hope what the takeaway from this is … I want to be an example of friendship and what it can look like and the importance.”
The group Selenators enjoy seeing includes Courtney Lopez (neé Barry), Raquelle Stevens Ashley Cook. The quartet even has matching tattoos of the number 4
“#4 because these women have stayed by my side for 7 years (@ashley_cook 12 years) 4, because you are my 4 for the rest of my life,” Gomez explained on Instagram in 2018. “I love you ladies. You all inspire me to live a better, more fulfilling, and closer relationship with God. We have had the most amazing stories together. Can’t wait for 50 more!! Ps @raquellestevens had an actual panic attack.”
Of course, they aren’t her only loved ones. Scroll through the gallery below to get the low down on all of Gomez’s inner circle:
