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Selena Gomez takes a trip down memory lane with her latest film problem W Magazine’s.
Gomez is one of the stars featured on 16 unique covers of W Magazine’s 2025 inaugural issue, Volume 1, Best Performances.
In this issue, she reflects on her first kiss as a child and her admiration for celebrities.

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The star says, “My first kiss was on TV. I guest-starred on “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” when I was 11 or 12 years old.”,” starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse. It was with Dylan and it was so funny because we were both so young. We were thinking about how to kiss. I had never done it before, so it was very scary. My true love was probably a boy named Juan and I was 14 years old. ”
Speaking about her childhood crush, she said: Jesse McCartney — when ‘When “Beautiful Soul” came out, it was just life-changing for me. I loved Chad Michael Murray in One Tree Hill..‘ I also fell more in love with real life than with actors and musicians. ”

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She also returned to the hit show Wizards of Waverly Place and revealed that she was “working on a reboot of Wizards.” I produced it. I was able to be a part of it and hopefully pass the torch to a new generation. I was very happy. I love doing things for people like my 11-year-old sister and I don’t think I’ll ever stop. ”
Selena has also received a lot of attention for her role in Emilia Perez, for which she was just nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
As for what drew her to this project, Gomez says: “It’s just pure curiosity. I love working with great filmmakers. That’s what fascinates me the most. When I read a script, I find it very thought-provoking, intuitive. I thought it was groundbreaking. But some movies don’t work that way. I really felt like this movie was really great because the audio is really great.”

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Check out Selena’s full interview and other featured artists including Angelina Jolie and Zendaya. www.WMagazine.com.
W Magazine’s Vol. 1, Best Performance issue will be on sale February 11th.