Selena Gomez ‘Has Everything She Could Ever Hope for’ Amid Career Success: ‘Life Is Good’

It was a “pinch me” moment. On September 15, SSelena Gomez deed nan shape astatine nan 76th yearly Emmy Awards pinch surface legends and her Only Murders successful nan Building costars Steve Martin and Martin Short to present nan first grant of  nan night. Later, nan prima — who was up for her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress — sewage teary-eyed erstwhile seasoned Latino character John Leguizamo gave her a typical shout-out while celebrating nan diverseness of  nan nominees. To apical of a magical evening, Selena, dressed successful achromatic Ralph Lauren pinch Tiffany & Co. jewels, had her boyfriend, Benny Blanco, astatine her broadside — nan 2 were spotted holding hands and sneaking successful a fewer kisses during nan ceremony.

It’s a script Selena didn’t ever spot coming. The 32-year-old became a kid prima aft being calved to a teen mom successful Grand Prairie, Texas. But her early occurrence was marred by a number of challenges, including her 2014 lupus diagnosis, a toxic on-off romance pinch Justin Bieber and a intelligence wellness breakdown successful 2018. Now she’s starring successful nan 4th play of Only Murders successful nan Building arsenic good arsenic nan French indie movie Emilia Pérez, and successful September, she officially reached billionaire position acknowledgment successful portion to her bestselling constitution line, Rare Beauty. And she has besides yet recovered emotion pinch 36-year-old euphony shaper Benny (they began making love successful July 2023).

“Life is bully for Selena,” a root exclusively tells Life & Style. “She’s telling friends she has everything she could ever dream for and more.”

ROUGH START

Selena’s mother, Mandy Teefey, was conscionable 16 erstwhile she gave birth, and Selena spent overmuch of her puerility pinch grandparents while Mandy vanished precocious school. “I ne'er saw nan ray astatine nan extremity of nan passageway wherever my mom was moving difficult to supply a amended life for me,” Selena has said, adding that she’s “terrified” of what might’ve happened to her had she not near Texas. As her mother, an aspiring actress, sacrificed and worked aggregate jobs, however, she did much than conscionable put nutrient connected nan table, says nan source. “She made judge Selena sewage an education.”

After landing her first large acting domiciled connected nan children’s show Barney & Friends astatine 10, Selena went connected to prima successful nan popular bid Wizards of Waverly Place for 4 seasons. Money was scarce astatine home, and she felt immoderate unit to thief support nan family afloat financially. “Since I was a kid I’ve been working,” she said successful her 2022 Apple TV+ documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me. As difficult arsenic it was, Selena doesn’t regret a thing, says nan source. “It taught her to activity difficult and travel her dreams.”

Now she’s having a blast connected Only Murders successful nan Building. “Selena loves moving pinch Steve and Martin, they’ve taught her truthful much,” says nan source. “It’s truthful nosy to watch them interact and they get a footwear retired of moving pinch her and dainty her arsenic an equal.”

HAPPY ENDING

Over nan years, Selena has been unfastened astir her illnesses and intelligence wellness struggles. In 2017, she received a kidney transplant from her friend, chap erstwhile kid prima Francia Raisa. (Though she caught flak for being ungrateful aft their 2022 falling-out, nan brace reconnected past year.) And successful My Mind & Me, she talked astir her bipolar upset test pursuing a psychotic break. Recently, she revealed that her wellness struggles will forestall her from becoming a bio mom — and defended her prime to beryllium unfastened astir it. “That’s what my life is like,” she reasoned. “I genuinely judge that location is powerfulness successful being vulnerable.”

That vulnerability has brought her happiness pinch Benny, who successful a caller Vanity Fair question and reply she called “a light,” adding, “I’ve ne'er been loved this way.” After years of very nationalist play pinch Justin, it’s a relief. “Selena has sewage it bully pinch Benny,” says nan source, adding that they dream to commencement a family together. (“That’s my adjacent goal,” Benny said successful May.) “It’s thing they some want. Selena believes Benny would make a awesome dad.”