Since rising to fame in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena Gomez has become one of the most iconic faces in the entertainment world. A former fixture in the Disney universe, Selena has a string of popular films under her belt, including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and Brain Zapped, to name a few. Aside from acting, Selena has also focused on developing her musical career, which already glitters with hit songs such as Same Old Love or Wolves. To date, Selena remains a sought-after celebrity in Hollywood.
Selena Gomez: This is who she has dated over the years
Outside of acting and singing, the Disney darling has always made headlines with her complicated high-profile love life during her time in the spotlight. However, when talking about Selena's romances, most people only acknowledge her on-and-off relationship with superstar Justin Bieber, which spanned seven years. In fact, the Back To You singer has dated far more many guys, most of whom are famous Hollywood celebrities. From her courtship with the Hobbit actor Orlando Bloom to the youngest lad of the Jonas brothers, let's take a walk down memory lane to see who Selena Gomez has loved over the years.
Nick Jonas
Selena and the youngest brother of the Jonas trio briefly dated for a few months in 2008 when both were just teenagers. Selena even starred as Nick's love interest in the music video for the boy band's hit Burning Up. In retrospect of their romance, Selena told Capital FM in 2015 that it was 'like puppy love' and 'very sweet'. During her fling with Nick Jonas, Selena also became best friend with Taylor Swift, who was dating Nick's brother Joe Jonas at the time.
Taylor Launtner
Who could forget the sexy image of Taylor Lautner during his prime in Twilight? It was also when Taylor was filming for the romantic fantasy film that he met and dated Selena Gomez, who was filming for Ramona and Beezus at the time, for a short while. However, their relationship was short-lived, which Selena put down to the excessive public interest. In September 2009, Selena told Seventeen: 'We would go out to lunch and dinner, but I knew he had paparazzi following him, and I had paparazzi following me. People were getting a little crazy about us.'
Justin Bieber
Justin and Selena first sparked relationship rumors when they were spotted eating pancakes at pancake house restaurant IHOP in 2010. After repeatedly shutting down rumors that they were in a relationship, Gomez and Bieber confirmed their romance in February 2011. However, the young lovebirds couldn't have imagined that they would be going on a roller-coaster romance full of ups and downs for the next five years.
First split in 2012
The couple split for the first time in November 2012 due to trust issues but rekindled their relationships only five months later after Selena released her debut song, Come & Get It, which certainly made reference to the Sorry singer. Despite this, the couple continued to date on and off until April 2014.
Justin was reportedly cheating on Selena
Things really went downhill for the rambunctious teenage couple in 2014 when Justin Bieber was arrested for drunk driving and accused of vandalism, while Selena was also hospitalized for Lupus. The 'Jelena' romance seemed to end for good in April 2014 following allegations of Justin's infidelity after Selena Gomez found hot photos of model Kylie Jenner on Justin's phone when the pair attended Coachella.
Orlando Bloom
Before you read on, this is a very bizarre kind of relationship. In 2014, many outlets reported that Selena and The Hobbit star Orlando Bloom were in a relationship after being seen chilling outside of a Chelsea Handler show. The pair also reportedly spent time together in Las Vegas during Selena's revival tour launch party in 2016. Despite all the rumors, both Selena and Orlando Bloom have never confirmed their fling. According to Cosmopolitan, Selena Gomez and Orlando Bloom only hooked up to make their exes Miranda Kerr and Justin Biber jealous after Justin Bieber allegedly flirted with Kerr at a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Justin Bieber, again
Remember their seemingly official breakup in April 2014? Turned out it was only part of the several times Justin and Selena broke up and reconciled. In June 2014, the couple rekindled their complicated romance after Justin posted a black-and-white photo of the two on Instagram, captioning: 'Our love is Unconditional.' However, Selena and Justin only stayed together until October the same year after the Baby star blatantly lied to Selena and secretly had dinner with Kendall Jenner - that same girl leading to their split in April 2014.
Zedd
In 2015, shortly after breaking up with Justin Bieber, Selena dated famed music producer Zedd, the mastermind behind Ariana Grande's Break Free, Lady Gaga's G.U.Y, and Justin Bieber's Beauty and a Beat. The two posted photos of each other on Instagram while collaborating on music and producing Selena's hit I Want You To Know.
The couple broke up because of the media
However, their fling was short-lived, which the Russian-German DJ put down to excessive public interference in their private life. In 2017, Zedd told PEOPLE, reflecting on his high-profile courtship with Selena: 'Reporters were calling my parents. People were hacking my friends’ phones. I was pissed. [Although] I kind of knew what I was getting myself into.… She is one of the most talked about people in the world, but I had no idea how much that would change my life.'
Niall Horan
The Monte Carlo star and One Direction bandmate Niall Horan were romantically linked after they were spotted 'kissing, hugging, and dancing close to one another at Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s 35th birthday party. They were also seen on multiple dates in December 2015 and even stepped out together to a fine-dining restaurant in London. The twosome was linked again in 2019, but Niall Horan later denied the rumors, saying that he was 'very much single'.
Samuel Krost
Around January 2016, Selena Gomez was rumored to be in a romantic relationship with Gigi Hadid's friend Samuel Krost, a booker of the luxury Fyre Festival. The New York University graduate later confirmed the news, writing on his Instagram: 'Selena is a real girl with a real heart and real feelings. All you superficial who are just unhappy with your love lives, understand that love is real. Although we have ventured on separate paths, at least I know that love exists. I love you, Sel.'
Charlie Puth
Shortly after she was rumored to date Samuel Krost, Selena was back to the high-profile celebrity love game again when she hooked up with Charlie Puth, her duet partner on the hit song We Don't Talk Anymore. Their rumored fling also explains why the Attention singer said 'f*ck you, Justin Bieber' when meeting Justin Bieber during a concert in 2016.
The couple's romance was impactful
It took nearly three years for the Attention singer to admit there was a thing between them. In 2017, Puth told Billboard that their romance was 'short-lived but very impactful'. He said:
'I don't kiss and tell, but the only way a song like We Don't Talk Anymore can come across as real is if there's something else going on behind the scenes. And that's what was happening [with Gomez]. Very short-lived, very small, but very impactful. And it really messed me up. I'm trying to put this the best way possible: It wasn't like I was the only person on her mind. And I think I knew that going in — what I was getting myself into.'
Orlando Bloom again
In May 2016, Selena and Orlando Bloom sparked relationship rumors again after they were spotted neck-nuzzling and cuddling at Light in Mandalay Bay Club during the singer's Revival tour after-party, according to photos obtained by TMZ. However, none of them ever admitted to the romance, and Bloom later still accompanied his wife Katy Perry to many red carpet events.
The Weeknd
In January 2011, Selena was rumored to be dating hitmaker The Weeknd when the duo was spotted making out outside of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica. At the time, The. Weeknd just split up with his ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid, who is the sister of Selena's best friend Gigi. Later that month, Selena and the Starboy singer embarked on their first trip abroad, visiting Florence, Italy, where they rented out an entire restaurant for a private dinner and splashed out $85,000 for a luxury yacht. In May, the couple went red carpet official at the Met Gala in New York City.
They broke up after ten months
In September 2017, Selena took to Instagram to reveal that she had a successful kidney transplant and that she was 'incredibly blessed' as her donor was long-term friend Francia Raisa. Despite The Weeknd still being 'one of her biggest supports', news broke out in October that Selena and the Like Selena singer had split after 10 months of dating as a result of clashing work schedules. A source told PEOPLE: 'She and Abel have been going back and forth for a few months about their relationship. It’s been hard with him being on tour and her shooting in New York. That wasn’t easy on them.'
Jelena reconciliation
In October 2017, almost immediately after she split up with The Weeknd, Selena and Justin Bieber rekindled their relationship again after having been through a string of high-profile romances. In fact, one week before she and The Weeknd announced their split, Selena was spotted grabbing breakfast and even going to church with the Peaches singer, confirming that they had been back together. However, the same motif applied as the couple once again broke up in 2018, with Justin later dating and marrying actress Hailey Baldwin.
Niall Horan again
After breaking up with Justin Bieber for good in March 2018, Selena Gomez remained single for a long time until October 2019, when she was romantically linked to Niall Horan, whom she briefly dated back in 2015. Rumors surfaced after the two were seen posing alongside each other during a dinner with friends and Selena later went to the Nice To Meet Ya singer home. The couple was spotted together on multiple occasions, but just like the previous time, they never admitted it.