Emma McIntyre/Getty Wizards of Waverly PlacemadeSelena Gomeza star, but her fiancé Benny Blanco admitted that he never watched the show. On thelatest episodeof theTherapuss With Jake Shanepodcast,Blanco said he asked Gomez to watch her Disney Channel sitcom ahead of her appearance on the reboot,Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. "I knew she was, like, a kid star, but I had never seen any of it," he said of his fiancée. The music producer's only familiarity with the show was with its theme song, as Billie Eilish had used the tuneas inspirationfor her track "Bad Guy." Initially hesitant, Gomez agreed to watch the originalWizardswith Blanco, who said she showed him "a few good scenes." Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Disney Channel/YouTube "I get it," he said. Blanco also shared that he had never heard of theJonas Brothersuntil the group came out with "Sucker" in 2019, despite Gomez dating Nick Jonas when they were both Disney kids. Blanco attributed this to the fact that he was older than Disney Channel's target demographic when Gomez and the Jonas Brothers were associated with the network. Gomezreturned to her roleas the mischievous Alex Russo onWizards Beyond Waverly Placelast year and is expected to appear in the upcoming second season. Listen to the entire podcast episode with Benny Blanco below. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
