Looks like Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa are on good terms following some awkwardness last year that we’ll get to in a moment. Selena hopped on Instagram yesterday (July 26) to wish her close friend happy birthday, writing “Happiest of birthdays to this special human being. No matter where life takes us, I love you. ❤️ @franciaraisa.”
I mean, so sweet! But please note that this post comes several months after some drama in 2022, which started when E! News posted a quote on Instagram from Sel saying, “I never fit in with a cool group of girls that were celebrities. My only friend in the industry really is Taylor.”
Francia hit the comments on the post with a since-deleted “Interesting,” which fans interpreted as her not loving being excluded from Sel’s industry friend shoutout. Francia then seemingly unfollowed Selena—and to make matters more awk, Sel hopped into the comments of the below TikTok saying “Sorry I didn’t mention every person I know.”
Despite all this drama, Francia and Selena have been close friends for years—and in 2017, Francia donated her kidney to Sel. Prior to their recent tension, these two were hanging out as recently as July (so, pretty much exactly a year ago).
Anyway, Francia doesn’t appear to have commented on Selena’s post as of yet, but the good news is that she’s once again following her former bestie, so at least there’s that! Love to see friends reunite.
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.