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Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa surprised their fans with a TikTok video. The pair began playing a game of odd pairing on the social media platform. “He’s a 10, but his breath stinks,” says Francia Raisa in the video. “And I can’t fix that?” Selena asked her friend. “You try,” the 34-year-old Grown-ish star adds.
They continue the game, adding, “he only likes to roleplay Star Wars,” “he doesn’t like dogs,” “he likes his toes sucked,” “he hates everything that you’ve ever been in,” and “he says you can never have a glass of wine again,” making them react hilariously.
Selena and Francia’s reunion comes nearly five years after the Mexican and Honduran descent star donated her kidney to the singer. “I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of,” Gomez wrote in September 2017 on Instagram. “So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. There aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much, sis.”
© @franciaraisaYears later, in 2021, Francia spoke about the life-saving kidney donation for the first time. “I think I’ve gotten to a point in my life where I feel comfortable and confident in speaking about my experience and using my platform to raise awareness for the various kidney diseases that affect our population,” she wrote. “While I wasn’t affected personally by kidney disease, I’ve seen the impacts of it firsthand and want to do my part to help educate others on it. So in honor of World Kidney Day, let’s talk about the impact of [donating a kidney].”
“It was a decision that was very faith-based and... she and I have talked about before,” Raisa explained. “It just kinda happened coincidentally, but I don’t believe in coincidences. I believe that that’s God’s way of remaining anonymous.”
“I’m very grateful for the opportunity,” she added of the surgery, which, she previously revealed, caused both her and Gomez to go “through a depression.”
Gomez thanked her again for saving her life. “Thank you for blessing me,” Selena wrote. “I am forever grateful to you.”
