Selena Gomez and Jennifer Aniston are somewhat unlikely friends. Their friendship developed over the past year, year and a half. They share the same management and they seemed especially friendly during the Oscar season for some reason. I guess on Jennifer’s side, she sees a bit of herself in Selena. On Selena’s side, she gets to hang out with one of her idols. Anyway, Selena was asked about her friendship with Aniston in a recent radio interview and Selena – being the 22-year-old that she is – actually said that Aniston gives her “maternal advice.”
Everyone knows that Selena Gomez is a huge fan of Jennifer Aniston, but what many probably don’t realize is that they are also BFFs.
“She’s amazing,” the 22-year-old singer said of the former “Friends” star during a radio interview with KTU’s Carolina Bermudez.
“So you guys are, like, really friends?” Bermudez asked in disbelief.
“Yeah… we met through my management — they manage her as well — so it was kind of like a friendly meeting and instantly she’s, like, inviting me to her house,” Gomez revealed. “She has a pizza oven. Like, we’ve made pizzas at her house. She’s very cool and very sweet. She kind of gives me a lot of, like, maternal advice.”
Fans may remember that the two met last December during a party in Los Angeles. Following the encounter Gomez shared her excitement on Instagram.
“I have not only been following her career as a fan since I was 8 and now get to watch her completely transform in her new movie ‘CAKE,’ I have gotten to have real conversations with such a real heart, made my entire year,” she captioned a black-and-white photo of the two locked in a sweet embrace.
I’m going to be generous to both women. I’m going to say that Selena is not trying to passively aggressively bring up Jennifer’s age (repeatedly). And I’m also going to say that Jennifer probably doesn’t mind… that much. But here’s a word to the wise for all the younger girls: just because a woman older than you is giving you advice, doesn’t mean that we’re “maternal.” Fun sidenote though: Jennifer Aniston is actually 7 years older than Selena’s mother. THINK ABOUT THAT. Also, us older gals don’t appreciate it when we’re talking about something that happened in 2001 and you’re all, “LOLZ, I WAS 8 YEARS OLD!” *shakes fist at whippersnappers*
Photos courtesy of Getty, Instagram.
Both women look really good in the photo Selena posted. I remember her firing her momager some time ago, so who knows what their relationship is like after years of weathering child stardom. If they don’t have a very good one, maybe Selena appreciates any kind of “maternal” guidance she can get. I don’t think she meant any harm in using that word. She’s been through a lot, in her love life especially, and Jennifer has been there. I think they could be really good for each other. No shade here– I’m all for women lifting up other women. 😀
if Jen is 7 years older than Selena’s mom, she would see that advice as being maternal. she probably sees Jen as a mother like figure.
agree with everything you wrote…it’s nice to have a “mentor” of some sort when negotiating that cesspool called HOLLYWOOD.
I think Selena just doesn’t know better. She isn’t the brightest of them all.
Yes, well said. And there is no way that Selena was being passive aggressive. She was simply illustrating how long she has been an admirer.
Lol. That’s all I have.
+1
LOL!
LMFAO also too
I don’t know why her standing next to Selena makes her looks older. I know she is older; but she usually looks better.
Eh..
I guess it’s because Selena looks VERY young. They could perfectly pass as daughter and mother, if you ask me.
Like, I hate it, like, when people, like, use the word like, like all the time!
I know, my sister used to say it after every damn word, in fairness she was very young, but it drove me insane, and now I really can’t stand it when people talk like this.
Ha! This relationship makes sense.
Another showbusiness relationship…
Considering the downward spiral Selena was on, it’s good she found someone to talk to and get advice from. She seems to be doing a lot better.
Right?…I was thinking the same thing…she does seem to be doing better and if Aniston has helped her, that’s great.
Yeah its blindly instinctual to latch on to the thing thats also on a downward spiral while youre on a downward spiral. By the time you realize that youre both heading downward, its too late. Lets hope selena, since she’s younger, will find something else to hang on to that can send her back up. But if she keeps going back to the Beebs each time he dumps her….hmmmmmm….who does that remind me of……..
Well, Selena seemed to have flounder there for a bit… over the last two years.
And being famous, rich and pretty…. puts you into a dangerous area of being used and abused… in LA. Aniston just may be what Selena needed. To help her guide her way out of the sh*t, that LA delivers to your front porch. Like that idiot Bieber.
And being maternal is not a dirty word. It implies you have enough life experience and kindness to help someone… needing a hand.
“And being maternal is not a dirty word. It implies you have enough life experience and kindness to help someone… needing a hand.”
Exactly. I don’t see why this story warrants the level of usual criticism directed at Aniston.
Is maternal a *bad* thing? I mean, Aniston IS older than her mother. It lets her have a different insight. I doubt if it wasn’t for the “WILL BABY INHABIT ANISTON WOMB EVER SHE MUST BE SO UNFULFILLED” stories, no one would blink an eye at Gomez’s usage of the word.
Yay! Jennifer is a mother at last! And she makes pizza! And gives motherly advice!
I’m moved to tears
I mean, Aniston is surely older than her by enough where she can offer a more experienced, ‘maternal’ perspective for Selena. I don’t think Selena is cunning enough to be purposefully trying to call her old by talking about their age difference, really.
Also, I wish I had a pizza oven in my house
Yet another so called genuine friendship between Jennifer and another celeb which was set up by their mutual management for publicity.
Seriously – can’t Jennifer develop friendships or relationships by herself? Does she have to get her management to arrange “play dates”? Most of her relationships especially her first date with Brad were set up by management, her so called friendships with other female celebs were also contrived by her management.
People go on and on about Taylor Swift for having showbusiness friendships to prove something – well Jennifer might just be the Queen of that. Other than Friends co stars – is there a single celeb friendship, which hasn’t been arranged by management, that is genuine?
Now we are on the friendship side – why doesn’t Jennifer act with nor hang out with people from other ethnicity (other than Mexican)?
As for Selena – she seems happy after finally dumping Justin Bieber. That boy was toxic to her and glad she got rid of him.
PS: I saw Selena advertise for a hair product (Pantene I think). Now this casting I understand because Selena does have gorgeous hair.
You never made a friend through work?
Made friends through work by myself yes but I have never asked my management to set me up with someone.
It didn’t say anything about asking for a friendship hook-up, just that they met through management. It’s a common link/denominator. I have made friends with someone through a mutual friend or acquaintance in the past, so I don’t see how any of this is controversial. I’m not understanding your Mexican reference at all. Management might have thought Aniston could help Gomez, or all of it was happenstance. Who cares what ethnicity of people she hangs with, barring an association with the KKK, or something equally awful? There is no outrage here.
@Kiddo: well if it was someone else who has no friendships with other ethnicity – they are usually labelled racists.
But just because it America’s sweetheart Jennifer – she again gets away with stuff that other people will get attacked for.
You make big deals about movies being whitewashed etc well here is someone who only hangs out with white people, isn’t that another form of whitewashing?
“why doesn’t Jennifer act with nor hang out with people from other ethnicity (other than Mexican)?”
This sounds like someone who has a problem with Mexicans, or relationships with Mexicans, even though that may not have been the case. Hanging out with Mexicans is not racist. I don’t feel like spending the energy to deconstruct the rest of that comment as far as friendships versus movies, and so on.
I get it, you don’t like her.
the article also says they met at a party…so, it’s likely their agency threw a party and they met there…ESCANDALO! how dare Aniston make a friend through her job!
the Mexican reference I assume is to Selena, but I THINK the overall implication there is that OMG ANISTON IS A TOTES RACIST!!!
@Kiddo: before jumping on your gun, maybe you should ask what I meant by the Mexican reference!
I was only referring to the fact that in most of Jennifer’s movies – there will be a waiter, maid etc who are Mexican. That it seems for Jennifer – only Mexicans and white people exists.
No where in my comments am I putting down Mexicans nor attacking them in any way.
It seems to me that instead of answering my question about the whitewashing thing – you instead try and turn this into something that makes me look like someone who has problems with Mexicans.
I didn’t try to turn anything into anything. I didn’t understand your phrasing and even added that it may not have been intended as an insult to Mexicans.
And that’s the end of my contribution here. Like I said, you have some deep seeded dislike or hate for her, which is fine. There are plenty of actors and actresses I don’t like.
Maya, who has gotten labeled as a racist for not having friends outside of their ethnicity? who has been attacked for that while Aniston has “gotten away with it”?
I don’t see where it is saying they were “set up” by their mutual management to be friends. It says they met at a party. If my firm had a party and invited all our clients, I would imagine that some of them would form friendships.
This is what Selena said: “Yeah… we met through my management — they manage her as well — so it was kind of like a friendly meeting and instantly she’s, like, inviting me to her house,” Gomez revealed. “She has a pizza oven. Like, we’ve made pizzas at her house. She’s very cool and very sweet. She kind of gives me a lot of, like, maternal advice.”
No where does it say that they met for the first time at a party arranged by the management. In fact Selena said this: “I have not only been following her career as a fan since I was 8 and now get to watch her completely transform in her new movie ‘CAKE,’ I have gotten to have real conversations with such a real heart, made my entire year,”.
If you just met someone – you don’t have real and deep conversations. Especially not someone who is older than your mother.
I have had some real and deep conversations with people I just met. Not everyone, but specific people.
“No where does it say that they met for the first time at a party”
Actually, it does. the article also says “Fans may remember that the two met last December during a party in Los Angeles. Following the encounter Gomez shared her excitement on Instagram.”
Yup, very clearly says they met at a party last year. And it sounds like they’ve gotten to know each other since then, and have since had good conversations.
Maya I dont like Aniston eather but I dont get your resentment of her wanting to vacation in Mexico or hang out with Gomes by now should know that is who she is, besides is not like she goes beyond Cabo when there is much more to see in Mexico besides a beach and fancy resorts like the cenotes and the Mayan ruins further south you should see those at one point in your life instead of criticicing people for going there on vacation, Aniston is not ever going to give notice to anything she is not comfortable with that includes many countries and the rest of Mexico, and as far as Gomes goes Idont even consided her all that Mexican she doesn`t speak spanish and all her friends are mostly white just like Aniston.
It’s a good thing for young women to have some sort of mentor in their industry; it’s that supporting other women thing we all say we need but don’t see much of.
Probably share a few bad mom stories, too.
Oh my, indeed on the bad mom stories.
“It’s a good thing for young women to have some sort of mentor in their industry; it’s that supporting other women thing we all say we need but don’t see much of. ”
I think it’s a good thing too. It shouldn’t matter that it’s Jennifer Aniston. Selena Gomez met her a while ago and they developed a sort of mentor-mentee friendship.
No shade from me. It’s kind of sweet eventhough I don’t really care for Aniston or care about Gomez.
It’s not an insult that she called her maternal, it sounds like Jen took her under wing. If she had called her grandma, there might have been some shade.
Lol. Or “Meemaw.” But I’d take being called “maternal” as a compliment. It probably means you’ve shown compassion and wisdom and warmth.
yes, exactly.
This. I didn’t get any shade from Selena at all.
Like, it’ so, like, cool that Jen is like, sharing her, like wisdom or whatever with Selena, who, like, really needs the advice of someone who is,like, 7 years older than Selena,s mom,but probably sees herself in the role of like,Selena’s older sister. It’ so sick that like, Selena has someone to turn to for important haircare advice,or like,which Aveeno product is right for her. And OMG,it’s like so cool – not uncool,but cool – that practically all the people Aniston calls friends are conveniently represented by her management company. That is like, so totally one stop shopping,right?!!
LOL
Hahahahahahaha
Selena should call Jennifer “Granny,” LOL.
Actress adopts adult baby with job and complete wardrobe.
Next.
i would love to have my own pizza oven!
I´m not surprised by this story. Aniston seems to have tons of friends and there are many stories about her being extreme social and easygoing.
The only surprising thing is that she has her own pizza oven.. i mean i would never think she eats pizza or other things than super “healthy” stuff with her expensive water.
For all the shade Aniston gets about her age and whether or not she acts appropriately, I appreciate she acts in a more mentor role with younger people instead of trying to be like one of the youngins’, e.g Madonna.
True. Some people don’t acknowledge the great things aging can bring, and being above many of the early years issues is one of them.
Note: The first picture is beautiful.