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Selena Gomezis paying tribute toFrancia Raisa.
Since Wednesday marked theHow I Met Your Fatherstar’s 35th birthday, Gomez, 31, went on Instagram toshare a collection of photosthat included an image of the two posing in front of a wall with red roses, a picture in front of a white wall, and a snap wearing matching outfits.
Gomez wrote about their friendship in the caption. “Happiest of birthdays to this special human beings. No matter where life takes us, I love you. ❤️@franciaraisa,” theOnly Murders in the Buildingstar wrote.
While Raisa hasn’t interacted with Gomez’s post, theSecret Life of an American Teenagerstar shared anInstagram postfilled with pictures where she was dressed in a two-piece string bikini in front of a “Happy Birthday” balloon banner with the caption, “If I’m not in a bikini on my birthday then it’s not my birthday 👙”
“I’m living my life. I’m sending love to everyone. I understand. I’ve been a hardcore fan of people growing up myself,” she said. “I totally, totally, totally get it, but it’s not nice. I would say, not just with me, but with anyone, please stop.”
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“My best friend, Her name is Francia. She said, ‘No, I am absolutely getting tested,’ " she shared while speaking about her life-threatening health issues due tocomplications from lupus. “And within three days, she went to get tested, and she was a match. And it was one of those moments where I felt watched over. I know I was so, so, so lucky.”
“I understand that that doesn’t happen for a lot of people, and I know the outcome of some of those situations and how serious they are, so I do not take it lightly that it’s happened to me that way,” Gomez explained.
source: people.com
