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Why Selena Gomez Felt "Ashamed" After Wizards of Waverly Place
Alex Russo was forced to permission immoderate tricks up her sleeve.
The showrunner of Wizards of Waverly Place—which starred Selena Gomez arsenic teenage wizard Alex from 2007 to 2012 connected Disney Channel—finally addressed rumors astir Selena's quality being portion of the LGBTQ+ community. According to producer Peter Murrieta, the amusement wanted to research Alex's sexuality a spot much in-depth but felt constrained by the era.
"I wished we could person played much with what was rather evident to a batch of us; the narration betwixt Stevie and Alex," Peter revealed connected the Wizards of Waverly Pod podcast March 27. "But we weren't capable to successful that time. It was beauteous wide to each of america what that narration was. That would person been fun."
Stevie Nichols, played by Hayley Kiyoko, showed up successful play 3 of the bid and instantly formed a enslaved with Alex aft gathering successful detention. The undeniable sparks betwixt the duo often caused Waverly Place fans to wonderment if their narration was much than platonic.
"We got arsenic adjacent arsenic we could," Peter said connected the pod, hosted by Waverly Place alums Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise. "It was beauteous overmuch close there."
While his amusement wasn't capable to peel backmost the layers of Alex and Stevie's relationship, Peter acknowledged that the web has made much progressive strides successful caller years.
"Disney Channel has had [queer] characters," helium noted. "They did it. At that time, it wasn't a thing."
In the 2016 bid finale of the animated drama Gravity Falls, Sheriff Blubs (Kevin Michael Richardson) and Deputy Durland (Keith Ferguson) confirmed they were successful a relationship.
Additionally, shows similar Star Wars Resistance, The Owl House and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder person featured LGBTQ+ practice connected Disney Channel since Wizards of Waverly Place near the airwaves.
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Selena, meanwhile, has gone connected to play a queer quality connected a antithetic show: Hulu's Only Murders successful the Building. In play two, Selena's quality Mabel began dating creator Alex Banks, played by Cara Delevingne.
To ticker each the volition they-or-won't they hostility betwixt Alex and Stevie for yourself, each 4 seasons of Wizards of Waverly Place are disposable to watercourse connected Disney+.
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