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Selena Gomez is establishing she’s thankful for her past chances with Disney in a recent interview. The actress and singer said she approved her “life away” to the network while working on dramas like Wizards of Waverly Place as a teen, at the Television Critics Association press panel before this month, but now she’s cleaning the comment up. During a recent joint interview with Steve Martin and Martin Short to endorse their new Hulu drama, Only Murders in the Building, she verified the comment was a joke and claimed she’s “beyond proud” of her younger work.
When inquired if she was hesitant to return to a television series, Selena confided, “No, definitely not. I was looking for another show to do. And by the way, I’m beyond proud of the work that I did with Disney as well. It kind of shaped who I am in a way.”
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Steve also assisted Selena and confirmed what she said about Disney was a joke. “I have to jump in because I was there when Selena said that
He added, “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?”
Selena advanced to repeat her affection for her Disney work by speaking about how “lucky” she is. “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.”
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Selena’s full joking statements at the TCA comprised her confessing she “didn’t know” what she was doing during her time at Disney. “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 event. “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.”
Before her latest Hulu series, Selena was first seen playing a role on PBS’ Barney & Friends from 2002 to 2004 before she had a small role in Disney’s Hannah Montana from 2007 to 2008. She is then seen as a lead in Wizards of Waverly Place, which she featured in from 2007 until 2012. This stage gave her a boost in creating a successful solo music career after publishing albums with her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene and provided her other chances like launching her beauty line called Rare Beauty.