Selena Gomez Reveals Which TV Character Fans Mistook Her for Early in Her Career

Mar. 15, 2025

Selena Gomez at the world premiere Of Disney’s ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ in Los Angeles on October 28, 2024.Photo:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

“We would do our tapings forWizardsin front of a live audience every Friday night. And that was the biggest high I could ever get. It was the coolest feeling to make a kid laugh uncontrollably because it’s pure,” she said.

David Henrie and Selena Gomez on “Wizards of Waverly Place”.Eric McCandless/Disney Channel/Getty

Eric McCandless/Disney Channel/Getty

“I mean, I’ve had kids come up to me, and they only know me as Alex. You know? And they’ll have full conversations like, ‘Where’s your wand?’ " said Gomez.

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“I think that’s probably a moment I’ll never forget where I recognized we had this influence to make people and kids feel good,” she added.

Selena Gomez arrives at 2024 ELLE’s Women in Hollywood event on November 19, 2024.Kevin Winter/WireImage

Kevin Winter/WireImage

“It was a dream come true. [She] and I have kept in such good contact and remain good friends,” Henrie told PEOPLE about being able to work together again in September.

Selena Gomez on “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”.Eric McCandless/Disney

Eric McCandless/Disney

At the new series' premiere event in October, she opened up exclusively to PEOPLE abouthow she believes her character has evolved since the original show.

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“I personally think we kind of picked up where we left off and it shows a very established Justin and also a very established Alex and you’re still curious about what they’re going through, but it kind of felt like a rhythm we got back into,” she said.

source: people.com