Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez’s Friendship Timeline

A few days before releasing “Rare” in January 2020, Gomez did an interview with WSJ Magazine in which she opened up about her longtime friendship with Swift. The actress revealed she and Swift “clicked instantly” after bonding over their respective personal struggles. “We both went through sh*t at the same time,” Gomez said.

While they’ve documented much of their friendship on Instagram, Gomez said she and Swift have actually hung out more than people realize. “There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do,” she told the publication. For example, Swift has always “showed up” for Gomez during the toughest moments. “It’s been proven year after year and in every moment of my life that she is one of my best friends in the world,” Gomez said. “We don’t agree on everything, but we respect each other with everything.”

In that same interview, Swift said that she and Gomez are so close that she feels very protective of her. “There has always been this quality of sisterhood, and I don’t say that in a basic way,” Swift said about their friendship. “I knew from when I met her I would always have her back. In my life, I have the ability to forgive people who have hurt me. But I don’t know if I can forgive someone who hurts her.”