During auditions, Demi Lovato was in front of Gomez.In a February 2021 interview with Fox News, the now 25-year-old Shake It Up star said, 'There are definitely a lot of pressures in the Disney eye to be so perfect and I think that’s where Disney in a sense goes wrong because they make their kids seem perfect.While on Barney & Friends, Gomez was good friends with Demi Lovato and Hayden Tweedie who portrayed Angela and Sarah respectively.Gomez, alongside Lovato and Tweedie, had a crush on Carey Stinson, who was Barney's costume performer during their time on the show.

Gomez attended Cathryn Sullivan's Acting for Film which is also where Jeremy Becerra, Lovato, Pettis and Jaren Lewison (former cast members of Barney & Friends) attended.Gomez shares a birthday with Madison Pettis, who portrayed Bridget on Barney & Friends.Along with other former Barney & Friends child actors, Gomez has appeared on Radio Disney, a radio network that was co-founded by Dean Wendt, the voice of Barney during her time on the show.In honor of the 25 Million Hugs Campaign for Barney's 25th Anniversary, Barney sent a (virtual) hug to Gomez.While on the set of Barney & Friends, she was able to tell other children their lines and inform them of their stage directions, given her memorization, in any event they forgot while filming.Gomez appeared as a background character and cameo in the video Barney's Christmas Star, which was filmed before her official debut as ' Gianna' on Barney & Friends.In multiple interviews, she admitted that her classmates would tease and make fun of her for acting in a show aimed at preschoolers. įor Gomez's 30th birthday in July 22, 2022, she had a cake with a photo of her and Barney on it, paying homage to her time on Barney & Friends. Barney & Friends ĭuring her time on Barney & Friends, Gomez received inappropriate fan mail from a man which caused the crew to hire police to be at the studio anytime she was doing an episode. Selena Gomez's cake for her 30th birthday. During that episode, Gomez's friends started singing 'I Love You' after Gomez brought up the fact that she was on Barney & Friends. On September 1, 2022, the seventh episode to the fourth season of Selena + Chef was released (titled 'Selena + Matty Matheson'). She ended her monologue by singing 'I Love You' encouraging the audience to join in. In her opening monologue Gomez cited Barney as a Hollywood icon she worked with as well as crediting Barney & Friends as her first show to be on. On May 14, 2022, Gomez made her debut as host of Saturday Night Live. Gomez was inquired to be in the documentary I Love You, You Hate Me, but declined interview requests due to it not involving Mattel. While appearing on the Zach Sang Show in October 2019, Gomez expressed interest in wanting to join the upcoming Barney film. Out of the three songs that played, which were “I Want You to Know', 'One and the Same' and ' The Idea Song' (from Barney & Friends), Gomez only remembered the latter to her surprise. While appearing on the UK radio show BBC Radio 1 on February 15, 2018, Gomez partook in a game in which she was to finish the lyrics to songs she's sung during her career. In relation to her music career, Gomez would sell t-shirts of her and Barney at her concerts, which is the shirt that would sell out the most. Selena Gomez holds a (Barney Buddies, 2018) Barney plush on iHeartRadio's 'The Box'.įollowing her time on Barney & Friends, Gomez has discussed being on the show numerous time in various interviews. The final appearance of Gomez as Gianna was released in 2004. While appearing on iHeartRadio's 'The Box' in 2019, Gomez compared her time on the show to feeling like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory due to the fun and colorful sets. Gomez, who was in fifth grade at the time, debuted in the role of Gianna in 2002. She sat in line (alongside her mother) with 1400 children before being picked as one of the cast members. While excited, she spent her ninth birthday auditioning for the show. Her mother found an open casting call audition for Barney & Friends online. Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in entertainment watching her mother prepare for stage productions.

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