-Do you feel the love out there?!
-I do! [ Laughs ]
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you. Thank you.
-Oh, my gosh.
Please. Thank you. Thank you so much.
God, they love you. We love you. -I love you.
-Thanks for coming back to the show.
-Yeah.
-I didn't even know if you were going to come back
after last time.
-Yes. -We did "Hot Ones" on the show.
-That's right. I was very upset with you.
-Yeah, you were really -- -I was so mad.
-The last time I saw you, you were, like --
I think you were vomiting in your dressing room.
-Yes. You came in like, "You good?"
I'm like, "No. Get out of my room!"
-It was so funny.
I told you backstage, but I really mean this.
I watched you during COVID.
You did "Selena + Chef."
And, man, if you don't love Selena Gomez in --
Like, if you can't love her any more, watch this show.
You were so charming and cool and fun.
I just loved it. -Basically, I was an idiot.
-No, no, you were so fun, and I loved it.
And I go, "Oh, that's just you being fun and cool."
I just absolutely loved it. I just wanted to say that.
And then, I don't think I've talked to you since
"Only Murders in the Building."
-Right. -It's my favorite.
[ Cheers and applause ] It's the best show.
-Yeah. -It's the best show.
-I had so much fun.
Working with Steve and Marty -- it's honestly a dream.
They're incredible.
-Did you meet them before you did the show?
-No. I didn't. -You just got cast in it.
-Yeah. No, I actually met with them before I got the part.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-And are they rubbing off on you?
-Oh, completely.
I've become snarky and a little grumpy.
Little grumpy. -Yeah.
-No, they're just the best.
-They are two of the funniest human beings on Earth.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
And are you shooting Season 3? -Yeah, we start in January.
-You do? Alright, good. [ Cheers and applause ]
I know -- You were telling me backstage --
You were like, "Oh, yeah, you do this thing."
And sometimes, I go, "They just joke all the time."
-Yes. -Yeah.
And sometimes you go, "Yeah, I'm going to roll by eyes."
-Oh, completely. Are you kidding me?
I'm trained to roll my eyes at both of them.
They are so funny and they just --
They'll tell the same jokes every now and then.
It's kind of like, "Alright, guys."
-Yeah, but then -- Yeah.
And then you just said something,
and Marty Short had a joke about Meryl Streep
and you got to meet Meryl Streep.
-Yeah, she came over to the table.
-So -- And you freaked out. -Oh, my gosh.
I looked like I was going to cry.
-Yeah. Because it's Meryl Streep.
-It's Meryl Streep.
-Yeah, she has that effect on people.
-Yeah, you think? -Yeah, she does.
But -- And you never met before?
-No. She grabbed my hand and she kissed my hand.
I was like, "Oh, my God!"
-We have a picture. I wanted to show this.
-Oh, God! -She grabbed your hand here.
And I go, "That's cool." I had to show this.
And then here's -- [ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah. Look at this.
Come on!
-I'm so happy. -I know you're so happy.
-I'm so happy. -How great is that?
-It was such a surreal moment, honestly.
You could only dream of, you know,
meeting her or working with her, you know?
-Yeah, exactly. She's a star. -Yeah.
-Speaking of stars, look at this.
-Oh, God. -Come on, look at this.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Congrats. -Thank you.
-The cover of "Rolling Stone"? Come on.
-Thank you.
-It's a great article, by the way, in here.
And what I liked about it is, also,
your sense of humor comes through in this article.
But I know you named your kidney.
-Yes.
-You named it after someone we know.
-Right. So, I got a kidney transplant
a couple of years ago, and as a way of coping,
I thought I would name it.
It's weird, I know, but I did.
And I named it after Fred Armisen.
-Yeah, so Fred Armisen is the name.
Any -- Why?
-Because I love "Portlandia" and I love everything he does.
And so I'm like, "Hey, watch Fred, guys," you know?
-Fred Armisen.
And does Fred Armisen know that he --
-Yeah, he sent me flowers. I was so excited.
-Is that right? Did he really?
He's actually super-fun. -Yeah, I heard he's awesome.
-You should hang out with him.
Can we talk about "My Mind & Me?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
The single is out now.
And fans love it.
And fans are all going on the socials,
"Hey, does this mean there's going to be more music?"
-Mm-hmm. That's accurate.
-There is going to be more? -Finally.
[ Cheers and applause ] Finally.
-I love that!
-I'm just -- I'm so used to writing sad-girl songs
because I'm good at that.
But I'm ready to have some fun,
and I think people are going to like it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, I can't wait. Alright, good.
So you're in the studio now and working it?
-Yes. I'm actually doing it here, which is awesome.
-Oh, really? It's all happening.
Yeah, I know, we're all part of it.
I loved the documentary. -Thank you.
-And, man, oh, man, I loved that you did it.
I loved that you just kind of let it all out there.
And when did you start filming that?
-About six years ago -- seven years ago.
-Seven years ago? -Yeah.
And we kind of went through all the different phases
of my life from, you know, getting diagnosed
and doing all the things I had to go through.
-Ooh! It's rough.
-Yeah, it is. I'm not going to lie.
I can't watch it.
And to be honest, I was scared to release it.
But I knew that being honest and completely transparent was
what I want to be known for.
I don't want to be an unattainable thing.
I want people to know that it's not just you
and that they're not alone.
-Yeah, that's exactly what I took from it.
Absolutely. [ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
-You do a lot for mental health,
and I know you actually visited The White House.
and met with the President and the First Lady.
-Yes. And we discussed mental health.
Now, I mean, that was just a conversation.
I hope that there's more that's going to be happening.
But it was really incredible to be there with a bunch of
young people, discussing mental health
and the crisis that we're in.
-Not only the documentary shows you performing
and writing songs and recording, but it's like the touring
and also all the charity work you do,
it's just a lot for one human.
And that's what -- I mean, it's a lot, what you do.
-I know. I don't -- -Great things.
-Yeah, I don't know how I do it sometimes.
I'm really tired. -Yeah.
But it's amazing that you do. And you give.
And then, when, you do travel to Africa and you go,
"Hey, I feel great when I do these things."
And that's another good message
I think people can take from this, too.
Like, when you do give and do something for charity,
you feel good.
-Completely. I feel like I have a purpose.
And, in some ways, I feel selfish
because I want to do more.
But I do know that I won't stop this fight until the day I die.
I think mental health is incredibly important
and should be focused on.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-My favorite part -- Also, by the way, I'm in it.
My voice is in -- -I know.
-That's not my favorite part.
My favorite part is when you go to your hometown,
where you grew up,
and you go to your house where you were raised.
-Yes. -And you have the home videos.
And you're still so cute. -Oh, thanks.
-But you go to your home and you're like,
"Oh, I remember this and that."
And it's changed. -Oh, yeah.
-But then you go, "Hey, I think I wrote on
the back of this --" Is it a door or a wall?
-Yes, I did. It was a mirror. -It's a mirror.
And he actually still has it. -Yes, he does.
-And you wrote, "Cole Sprouse" with a heart.
Did you have a crush on Cole Sprouse?
-Yes, I did.
And my first kiss was his brother.
-What?! [ Cheers and applause ]
What?! Dylan? -On TV. On TV.
-Oh, it's -- You kissed the wrong Sprouse?
-They wrote it in the script that way.
-Oh, okay. It was part of the -- -It was the show, yes.
-Oh, "Suite Life of Zack & Cody."
-Yes. -Okay, so, you went on there.
But why didn't you do the scene with Cole?
Were you bummed, secretly? -Oh, I can't say that.
That isn't what it was.
I think I felt much better that it wasn't him,
because I think I would have probably been an idiot.
-He was the love of your life. -He was the love of my life.
-He was the crush. -He was.
-I want to read some reviews on the documentary, by the way,
if you want to plug your ears.
-Yeah, just a little bit. -Yeah.
-"Sincere and soul-bearing," "New York Times."
"Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" explains much about the star,
the culture, and movement," "Wall Street Journal."
"Rolling Stone" said "profound and powerful."
And it's 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
It's a hit, bud. -Thank you.
-It's cool that you did it.
It's really good that you did it.
For everyone out there, check it out.
Please take a look.
Here's Selena's new documentary, "Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me."
Check this out.
-When I first got out,
I didn't know how I'd cope with my diagnosis.
What if it happened again?
What if the next time, I didn't come back?
I needed to keep learning about it.
I needed to take it day by day.
When I was a kid, I was terrified of thunderstorms.
I grew up in Texas and I was so scared that
lightning and thunder would mean a tornado was coming.
But my mom gave me these books for kids
that explained storms and lightning and thunder
and basically said, "The more you learn about it,
the less you're going to be afraid of it."
And it really helped.
-Selena Gomez, everyone. [ Cheers and applause ]
"Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" is streaming now on Apple TV+.
Sebastian Maniscalco joins us next.
Stick around, everybody.