While promoting the upcoming Hulu seriesOnly Murders in the Buildingearlier this month, the 29-year-old singer joked about being a teen actress, having starred onWizards of Waverly Placefrom 2007 to 2012.
“I signed my life away to Disney at a very young age, so I didn’t know exactly what I was doing,” she said at the Television Critics Association press panel, alongside costarsSteve MartinandMartin Short. “I was a kid I didn’t know what I was doing, I was just running around on set, and now I feel like a sponge and I soak up all the wisdom that I can.”
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In a recent joint interview with Martin, Gomez addressed the comment and told reporters that it was made in jest, according toRadioTimes.
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Martin, 76, then chimed in for his costar. “I have to jump in because I was there when Selena said that [at the TCA] and it was said in the most light-hearted, funny, jokey way,” he said.
TheFather of the Brideactor continued, “And then I see it gets interpreted – sometimes they’ll say she was joking and sometimes they have it as an ominous headline – but it was completely just all in fun. I’ve signed my life away to Marty Short, you think I like that?”
Gomez added that she had an overall positive experience on the Disney Channel.
“I have to say, I’m very lucky,” she said. “As a female in my position, I was taken care of and I’ve only had lovely experiences, so I’m grateful for that.”
The “Lose You to Love Me” singer made her acting debut on PBS’Barney & Friendsfrom 2002 to 2004 before she landed at Disney for a brief role inHannah Montanafrom 2007 to 2008.
She was then a series lead onWizards of Waverly Place, starring alongside Jake T. Austin, David Henrie, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera, and David DeLuise.
Of her latest role in the comedic murder-mystery, Gomez told press at TCA, “The level of sophistication of the material is the first reason why I wanted to do this.”
source: people.com
