Fun Facts About Selena Gomez
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- Best known for playing "Gianna" in "Barney & Friends" (1992).
- Is from Grand Prairie, Texas.
- Before landing the role of "Alex Russo" in "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007), Selena wasn't a fan of neither magic or the Harry Potter franchise.
- Her favorite subject is Science.
- Favorite sport is Basketball.
- Her role model and favorite actress is Rachel McAdams.
- While filming that animated movie Horton Hears a Who! (2008), she played Steve Carell's daughter but she never got to meet him.
- She became interested in acting after watching her mom, Mandy Cornett.
- Her favorite band is Paramore.
- Loves to sing "Rockstar" by Hannah Montana and anything by Paramore.
- She adopted her dog named Chip from an animal shelter.
- She enjoys cheerleading, surfing and skateboarding.
- Discovered by Disney in a nation-wide casting call.
- Sings the theme tune to her Disney Channel show "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007).
- Her best friends are Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift.
- Is an only child.
- Her favorite shoes are Converse.
- Has four dogs - Chip, Willy, Fina and Wallace.
- Is learning how to play guitar, drums and piano because she wants to be in her own band.
- Her mom, Mandy Cornett, remarried in 2006 to Brian Teefey.
- Wears a purity ring that says "True Love Waits".
- She is of Mexican and Italian heritage.
- Her mom gave birth to her at the age of 16.
- Her parents divorced when she was 5 years old.
- She is named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez.
- She took part in Disney Channel's Earth Day celebration.
- Her first appearance on Radio Disney was on October 26, 2007.
- Although she straightens it, Selena was born with naturally curly black hair.
- She went to Danny Jones Middle School located in Texas.
- Her name 'Selena' means Moon in Greek.
- She is a huge fan of Johnny Depp.
- She and best friend Demi Lovato have matching guitar pick necklaces.
- Her celebrity crush is Shia LaBeouf.
- Both her family and Fernanda Romero are from the same town in Mexico.
- Has a YouTube show with her best friend Demi Lovato called "The Demi and Selena Show".
- Has a song written and sung about her on YouTube called "Selena Gomez" by Greg Kurka.
- Friend of Jennifer Stone.