Selena Gomez Shares Her Favorite Memory From Years on Wizards of Waverly Place Exclusive E News

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Selena Gomez and David Henrie exclusively chat with E! News’ Francesca Amiker about their friendship and memories while working on ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ at the premiere of the new spinoff series, ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,’ premiering Oct. 29 on Disney Channel and next day on Disney+.
Selena, everyone's talking about the Halloween costume.
Where did the idea come from, Miss Alice in Wonderland?
It was my favorite animation when I was a kid.
So I just wanted to do that.
I never did that.
You look really good.
Hey, you look so sexy and good.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
That was pretty.
He went all out.
Yes, he did.
It's a big night for both of you.
What do you remember?
Give me one of your best memories from your Disney Channel days.
Oh, so many come to mind.
I mean, I tell you this, when we first walked back,
they recreated the lair, the wizard lair in our show.
And when I first saw those couches, all these memories came to mind.
You sleeping.
Always.
And eating.
And eating, like, Cheetos?
Yeah, pickles.
Pickles, yes.
Pickles, that's right.
Yes.
I had my first fried pickle with her.
Never had a fried pickle.
What about your favorite memory?
Oh, it's so hard.
I mean, I think, you know, what actually made it so special
is that we would always do, like, a group prayer before the show.
And I loved that.
It was such a moment for us to calm and be collective
before he went out and just gave to our audience.
A tradition we continue to this day on the news show.
It is such a way to center yourself.
If you could talk to little David and little Selena about where you are now,
what would you say to them?
What advice would you give them?
And what would they think of you now?
That's a great question.
Like, I hope that we would be friends and he's, like, a big brother.
But I mean, I don't know.
I would tell myself to settle down, son.
Calm down.
Take your time in life.
Appreciate the here and the now.
And don't be so far ahead.
That's great.
When I was on set with you, you talked about the brother-sister relationship
that you have with Selena that I think is very special.
How proud are you of her?
I just want her to hear it with her own eyes.
I got to go to her Rare Impact Mental Health Gala the other night.
And I was really proud of you on stage.
Thank you.
Like, your speech, everything that you said.
You came off so collected, poised, passionate about what you really care about.
I was so proud of her for something like that.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Yeah, that was really nice.
And final question regarding the show.
I have to ask.
Well, I know you want to say thank you.
I'm sorry.
No, I did want to be like, thank you.
That was very sweet.
Final question regarding the show.
Cameos.
I love the cameos.
And in the crowd, in the audience, they go wild.
What special cameos could we look forward to in this show?
Are we allowed to give any sneak peeks?
I don't think we're allowed to give anything.
But watch, because you'll be happy.
There's folks.
Yes, there's plenty.
Selena, everyone's talking about the Halloween costume.
Where did the idea come from, Miss Alison Wonderland?
It was my favorite animation when I was a kid.
So I just wanted to do that.
I never did that.
You look really good.
Thank you.
You look so sexy and good.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
You went all out.
Yes, you did.
And it did go all out.
Thank you so much.
