Gomez has furthered her own music career and even performed “Hands to Myself” with Swift during a May 2018 Reputation tour stop.
While on the stage, Gomez gave a tribute to her longtime pal in front of Swift’s fans.
“The reason why she’s one of my best friends is because this person has never, ever judged me for a decision I’ve made. She’s always met me where I’ve been,” Gomez said during the show. “She encouraged me when I had nothing to be encouraged about. And I don’t know if I would be as strong as I am if I didn’t have you and your family.”
Swift and Gomez still often show encouragement for each other online.
When Swift released “Lover” and Gomez dropped “Lose You to Love Me” from her album “Rare,” they promoted each other’s songs on their Instagram stories.
In August 2020, Gomez said that she’s “always dreamt of doing a song with Taylor.”
That same month, she launched her new cooking show, and Swift made a video-call appearance on one of the episodes. She introduced Swift to celebrity chef Roy Choi as her “best friend.”
When Swift dropped her rerecording of “Love Story” in the lead-up to the release of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” Gomez posted to her Instagram story, writing, “So proud of you, as always, Tay … LISTEN to THIS album”
In November 2021, Swift posted a TikTok of her and Gomez hanging out backstage during “Saturday Night Live.”
During a June 2022 interview on USA Today’s “Entertain This” series, Gomez said “Taylor really loved” season two of her Hulu show, “Only Murder in the Building.”
In July 2022, the friends also got together to celebrate Gomez’s 30th birthday. And Gomez went to a Texas show of Swift’s Eras Tour.
The friends celebrated the Fourth of July together in 2023, a few days before Swift released “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).”
Gomez also attended an LA show of Swift’s Eras Tour, and the friends have been spotted hanging out in LA and NYC periodically.
Recently, Swift also attended Gomez’s wedding to Benny Blanco.
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