Selena Gomez Confirms Fans’ Suspicions Of Taylor Swift’s Song

The Disney alum recently reflected on their unbreakable bond and how the award-winning singer had been able to capture their love in not one but two songs.

Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift have been friends since their teenage years, first crossing paths while they were dating two of the famous Jonas Brothers.

When Swift dropped her “Evermore” album in 2020, one song in particular caught fans’ attention. “Dorothea,” featured lyrics that had many screaming it was about Gomez, but neither of them confirmed or denied the speculations at the time.

Gomez finally answered the five-year-old question on a recent appearance on her husband Benny Blanco’s “Friends Keep Secrets” podcast. The March 3 episode shared on YouTube captured the actress with her beau and his co-hosts, Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco.

“‘Dorothea’ is about me,” Gomez began when asked about why she resonated with Swift’s music on a deeper level than fans. She explained that she connected with her longtime pal’s songs, particularly “Dorothea,” because it captured some of the most vulnerable times of her life.

“I feel like a lot of huge moments that were self-defining, from relationships to family to love to hate, all of it in between—we were figuring it out because I was 15 and she was 18,” Gomez said about her relationship with Swift.

She noted that at the time, they were too young to really understand how to navigate life. Nonetheless, when she listened to songs like “Dorothea,” Gomez was astounded by how Swift “eloquently” captured the chaos and beauty of their lives.

Gomez didn’t stop there, revealing there was an unreleased song about her friendship with Swift called “Family.” She claimed the singer wrote the track at least a decade ago, and the lyrics focused on how they both wanted to be the biggest stars while growing up.

Gomez added that listening to these songs about her friendship with Swift hit deeper than they did in the past because they had achieved the dreams the singer wrote about.

“And that’s really sweet because back then, she was just like, ‘I wrote this song about us, and it was just our story,’ and it was the sweetest thing,” she raved.

When Swift announced the release of her ninth studio album in 2020, she dropped a statement on X about her creative process. At the time, she hinted that the songs were based on fictional characters, noting she had created “17 tales.”

The list included “Dorothea, the girl who left her small town to chase down Hollywood dreams—and what happens when she comes back for the holidays and rediscovers an old flame.”

But fans had suspected Gomez was Swift’s muse thanks to telling lyrics like “You’re a queen sellin’ dreams / Sellin’ makeup and magazines.”

Gomez and Swift’s friendship began after crossing paths thanks to their then-lovers, Nick and Joe Jonas. Their first sighting, per PEOPLE, occurred in August 2008 when they were seen having dinner with the Jonas brothers.

A month later, Swift supported Gomez at the premiere of her movie “Another Cinderella Story.” The event marked the first of their many red carpet moments as a supportive duo, including their 2011 appearances at the People’s Choice Awards and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

They continued flaunting their friendship at different award ceremonies, never missing a moment to support each other. In 2015, Gomez was among the star-studded cast of Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video and even made a surprise appearance at Swift’s 1989 tour for a joint performance that same year.

Gomez and Swift’s touching moments continued in September 2025, when the “Opalite” hitmaker attended the actress’s wedding to Blanco. At the time, sources told the outlet that Swift had given a speech and was among the many stars partying with the couple.

“They were glowing all night, and both Selena and Benny couldn’t stop smiling. There was so much love in the room,” sources added. The love they mentioned hasn’t dwindled, as The Blast reported that Gomez had doubled down on her affection for Blanco.

She shared a playful video of them on her Instagram Story and captioned it, “I fall more and more in love with you every day.” Gomez’s declaration of love followed comments that she deserved better than Blanco after he appeared barefoot on the debut episode of his podcast. 

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