Selena Gomez couldn’t stop gushing over her admiration for Meryl Streep after the veteran actress hosted a Q&A session for Emilia Pérez. The event, held on November 20, celebrated the film’s success and Gomez’s performance, which has sparked Oscar buzz.
Taking to Instagram Selena expressed her gratitude towards ‘friend’ and ‘idol’, she wrote, “Thank you SO much Colleen Camp for hosting and to my friend Meryl for celebrating @emiliaperezfilm – not me casually saying my friend Meryl! It’s Meryl Streep!! My idol, dream.”
Meryl, who co-starred with Selena in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, praised Gomez’s acting in Emilia Pérez. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Streep said, “It was beautiful. It was beautiful. It was just a beautiful, smudged, sensual, incredible performance,” leaving Gomez visibly emotional.
The Q&A session drew a star-studded audience including Martin Short, Annette Bening and Pom Klementieff. Gomez, speaking to attendees, shared an amusing story about her journey with the film. “Apparently, I had the part; I just didn’t know that I did,” she said. The Bad Liar singer revealed she believed she was waiting for confirmation after her audition, only to later discover the director had already cast her. “I spent nine months in hell waiting to know if I got in this movie,” she quipped.
This isn’t the first time Selena has expressed her admiration for Streep. Recalling their time on the set of Only Murders in the Building, the Same Old Love singer said, “I’ll never forget her being barefoot, singing on set, just loving what she’s doing. I want that spirit; I want to always love what I do and be there for people.”
Directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez is a French-Spanish musical crime comedy starring Gomez as Jessi. The film, now streaming on Netflix features Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in prominent roles.
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