Selena Gomez has shared new details about her long-standing friendship with Taylor Swift, revealing that the pop star has written songs inspired by their relationship, including one that fans have never heard.
During an appearance on the Friends Keep Secrets Podcast alongside her husband Benny Blanco, Gomez confirmed a long-standing fan theory about the song Dorothea from Swift’s album Evermore. According to Gomez, the track was written with her in mind. The song, released in 2020, tells the story of a friend who finds fame while remaining connected to someone from their past.
Fans have long noticed similarities between the lyrics and Gomez’s life. In “Dorothea,” Swift sings about someone who left a small town to pursue bigger dreams and is now seen mainly through screens. The lines reference fame, beauty, and media attention, details that listeners have linked to Gomez’s career as both an actress and the founder of Rare Beauty.
Gomez also revealed that Swift once wrote another song about their friendship titled “Family,” though the track has never been released. According to Gomez, the song captured their early ambitions when they were still teenagers navigating the entertainment industry. One lyric reflected Gomez’s dreams of acting in films, while Swift’s verse spoke about believing in her own unlikely goal of playing stadium shows.
Selena also spoke about a personal gift Swift created for her 30th birthday: a painting featuring their star signs illuminating a lake scene. The artwork surprised Blanco, who initially believed it had been made by a professional artist.
After more than 17 years of friendship, Gomez says she and Swift still see each other the same way they did when they first met. Looking back on their journey, Gomez summed it up simply: they survived it, and grew along the way.
