Selena Gomez reflected on her breakout role as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, saying she signed her ‘life away to Disney’ the moment she started the show.
As she prepares to return to television with Only Murders in the Building, her first starring role since her hit Disney Channel ended in 2012, the Feel Me singer reflected on her start in showbiz.
‘I didn’t know what I was doing. I was just running around on set,’ the Rare Beauty founder recalled of her time on the sitcom, which first aired in 2007, when she was just 15.
Memories: Selena Gomez reflected on her breakout role as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place while promoting her new show, Only Murders in the Building; seen in 2019
While at the TCA Summer 2021 Tour, the Rare Beauty founder also revealed what drew her to the upcoming Hulu miniseries with Martin Short and Steve Martin.
‘What I’d say is the level of sophistication of the material is the first reason why I wanted to do this,’ the star explained, per Entertainment Tonight.
At 29, she says she felt ‘like a sponge’ on set and soaked ‘up all the wisdom that’ she could.
Child star: As she prepares to return to television in a starring for since her hit Disney Channel since 2012, the Rare singer reflected on signing her ‘signed my life away to Disney at a very young age’ (pictured in 2007)
‘I didn’t know what I was doing. I was just running around on set,’ she recalled at the TCA Summer 2021 Tour, per Entertainment Tonight
Gomez also added: ‘It’s just it’s really nice to be back on TV and it’s nice to be cast as my actual age, which never happens. So, I am very happy to be doing this.’
Later at the event, she said: ‘I don’t know if I’m a good actor. I just do my job.’
Martin, however, jumped in to say when she’s on the screen the show is more ‘elevated and more mysterious. The camera loves her,’ according to Page Six.
Leading lady: The upcoming Hulu series stars Gomez, Martin and Short all play neighbors in a New York City apartment building dubbed The Arconia, who are all also true-crime fanatics (seen on set of the Only Murders in the Building in April)
‘Selena grounds everything in this dry, hilarious delivery. It was a dream to work with this brilliant young lady,’ Short also made clear.
Only Murders In The Building stars Gomez, Martin and Short all play neighbors in a New York City apartment building dubbed The Arconia, who are all also true-crime fanatics.
Their lives are turned upside down when someone in their actual building is murdered in the show, which debuts on Hulu August 31. It will be going to Disney+ internationally as a Star Original.
Booming career: During her acting hiatus, she founded Rare Beauty last year, released a full-length Spanish album, sold over seven million albums and 22 million singles worldwide, according to Billboard
