Selena Gomez Shares Never-Before-Seen Summer Photos With Benny Blanco and Surprise 'Wizards' Co-Star

Elle

2 hours ago

THE RUNDOWN
Selena Gomez has been spending her summer largely out of the public eye and away from the paparazzi lens—but it's been a good season for the engaged singer. Gomez shared a glimpse of her downtime, posting a carousel of personal photos on Instagram.
'Good times, good food, good people,' the star wrote. She led the post with a shot of Blanco, followed by selfies and a little Wizards of Waverly Place content. In one photo, she's seen watching an old episode of the Disney Channel show that made her famous. In another, she appears enjoying a meal with her Wizards co-star Jennifer Stone.
Gomez has been producing and making guest appearances in the series' reboot, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, which recently finished filming its second season. The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place's Instagram commented '👀' on her post, so make what you will of that.
In June, Gomez wrapped filming on the fifth season of Only Murders in the Building, which will premiere on September 9. She is also in the process of launching Rare Beauty's first perfume.
In an interview with Women's Wear Daily published last week, Gomez discussed her priorities with Rare Beauty amid rumors the brand could be exploring a sale or IPO. 'I think it's important for me not to focus on the logistics, if that makes sense, for me and my personal well-being,' she said. 'I put my heart into it. I work really hard, and I love our community, especially my fans. They have gotten me through all of the ups and all of the downs of life, and they are with me.'
She added, 'I'm so grateful that I'm in this place in my life where, you know, things could have looked differently, and the future for Rare for me is just the fact that we want to continue to create products. There's still so much more room, there's still so much more places we could go. But specifically with the fragrance, I just thought it was time.'
While she hasn't specified exactly what she's been up to outside of those projects, wedding planning could be among her summer activities. Last month, Blanco told Jake Shane that they hadn't started yet.
'That's why we both need to chill,' he said. 'We've both been working so much. We got engaged, and then we were filming music videos for our album [I Said I Love You First]... Then it's holidays, then right after the holidays, we had to start all the promo for our stuff, do that. Then she left to film her show Only Murders [in the Building] and then I met her, then we hung out for a week, and then right after that, it's promo. And then I'm writing another book, so then I had to write a book, and then she came back for one day here. And then it was my birthday, and you know.... We're both working on so many things that we hadn't even had time to get into it, but we're so excited. I think this summer we're going to sit down and be like, 'Okay, what are we doing, hun?''