“We haven’t talked much in 6 years. Especially last year, we didn’t talk to each other at all,” Francia Raísa told USA Today on December 28.
The How I Met Your Father actress said that it wasn’t until this summer that they reconnected: “I don’t know why things happened that way, but in June when I was in St. Tropez, I was constantly thinking about her… I don’t know why the universe decided this moment. Then, she took the initiative to connect with me”.
In July, Selena posted a photo wishing Francia Raísa a happy 35th birthday on Instagram, expressing her deep feelings for her old friend. That was the moment the two girls decided to reconcile. A month later, Selena and Francia went out to dinner together for the first time in years in Santa Monica, California. That night, they posted photos of their outing on Instagram and affirmed that there was no conflict, only friendship.
Francia Raísa affirmed in the interview: “We never really hated each other. Nothing terrible ever happened. We don’t know why but maybe we both needed time apart. After that , when we came back to play together, we were both better.”
Selena Gomez and Francia Raísa were close friends for many years before Francia donated a kidney to save Selena in 2017. However, some time after that surgery, the two actresses were no longer as close as before. There are rumors that Francia was angry when she saw Selena drinking, partying, and not caring about her health. Last year, things got worse when Selena accidentally said in an interview with Rolling Stone that her “only close friend in the industry” is Taylor Swift. This upset Francia Raísa and she unfollowed Selena on Instagram.
In August, after rekindling their friendship, Francia Raísa shared with Us Weekly that she still loves Selena and never regrets donating her kidney. On the Good Guys podcast, Francia also denied rumors that she was forced to donate her kidney. “In my heart, I knew I was the right person. I knew it would happen. No one forced me to do anything. It came from the true goodness in my heart and I was blessed a lot since then,” the actress said.
