Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato reunite for first time in a decade

selena gomez Celebrating the opening Demi LovatoThe latest tour marks their first public reunion in nearly a decade.

“I’m in tears, (Demi Lovato),” Gomez, 33, wrote via her Instagram Story Monday, April 13th. “This is hands down one of the best shows ever. Oh, and the vocals? Shhh *shock*.”

In addition to her rave reviews, a photo showed the two former Disney Channel co-stars embracing backstage, with Gomez adding a heart emoji to the photo.

Gomez posts several other photos from Lovato’s opening night Not that deep Visit the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. Earlier that evening, Fans shoot video Show Gomez enjoying from Adele before Lovato, 33, took the stage.

Lovato’s reunion with Gomez was just one of a kind that night. The singer also reunited with her ex-boyfriend on stage, rock camp supporting role Joe Jonas Chorus “This Is Me” and “On the Line”.

Gomez and Lovato first met when they were both working as child actors in movies. barney and friends Early 2000s. A few years later, they rose to fame as teen stars and even co-starred in the 2009 Disney Channel movie princess protection plan.

exist Interview in 2010Lovato admitted it was hard to argue with Gomez in some ways princess protection plan Because they always get along well off camera.

“It was really hard because we’d never really argued about it before,” she said at the time. “We never play against each other like that. But it’s fun at the same time.”

The two reportedly separated as adults. Rumors of a feud between them began circulating in 2010 when a fan asked Lovato Gomez how she was doing, to which she replied: “Ask Taylor (fast). (Gomez and Swift, 36, have been close friends since dating the Jonas Brothers member – Nick Jonas and Joe, respectively, in the late 2000s. )

Lovato confirmed her estrangement from Gomez in a statement Harper’s Bazaar In an interview in April 2020, he said that they were “no longer friends.”

Lovato added: “I will always love her and I wish everyone the best.”

In the same month, US Weekly exclusive report Demi “didn’t have any disputes with Selena and there was no animosity between them” after losing contact.

“They are not friends yet,” a source told Us in April 2020.

Most recently, Gomez said on the “Therapuss” podcast in August 2025 that she was excited to meet all of her former Disney Channel friends, including Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, and Miley Therouxs – “doing their thing” as adults.

In September 2025, Lovato called Gomez’s support “very, very sweet” in an interview Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. The “Sorry Not Say” singer also congratulated Gomez on her upcoming wedding Benny Blanco. (Gomez and Blanco, 38, tied the knot on September 27, 2025, at Sea Crest Nursery in Santa Barbara, California.)

“I’m happy for her,” Lovato said. “She’s engaged. I just wish her the best.”

Lovato reflected on the pressures of her early success with the Disney pair, telling her podcast “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer” in March that she “will always be grateful for the friendship that I had and continue to have” with Gomez.

“It’s natural to have insecurities when you’re young,” she admits. “So you start comparing yourself to other people.”

The singer added, “But one thing my mom instilled in me is, ‘There’s room for everyone. It’s not a competition.'” That’s what I really stand by. That’s how I got through that period. I’m always rooting for everyone. “

Lovato’s Not that deep The tour is her first major stage concert since 2018. She will continue touring throughout the spring, concluding on May 25 in Houston.