Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa: A 15-year friendship is like a fairy tale, donating a kidney to save your friend before "exploding"

Hoàng AnhNov 09, 2022 at 15:04

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Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa had a 15-year long friendship before the storm broke off friends on social networks.

The two girls have been officially friends since Selena was 15 and Francia just turned 19. That was in 2007, when Francia starred in ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Selena was the star of the series. movies on Disney Channel.

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ABC Family and Disney let the stars come together for charity at a children's hospital. The two girls were placed in the same group and quickly became inseparable best friends. They are even close as sisters and Francia often calls Selena "sister".

For many years, the two girls have not stopped proving their sincere friendship in the complicated and complicated showbiz. Selena and Francia are always there to encourage and support each other in their careers. In particular, they also experienced all the ups and downs of life together.

Francia's decision to donate a kidney to save her friend touched millions of people

In 2017, Selena Gomez surprised the world when she revealed that she had secretly undergone kidney transplant surgery to treat Lupus. After fully recovering, the female singer revealed about her illness. She was also happy and touched when she revealed that her kidney donor was her best friend, actress Francia Raisa.

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Selena received thousands of supportive comments and hearts on social media when she posted a photo of herself and Francia Raisa holding hands after surgery with the caption: "There are no words that I can use. to thank my wonderful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the most precious gift and sacrifice by donating my kidney. I am so lucky. I love you so much, my sister."

In 2017, while participating in Today Show's Savannah Guthrie, Selena Gomez choked up and shared: "I don't want to beg anyone to donate my kidney. Just thinking about begging anyone to do this is very difficult for me. But she volunteered to do it and did it for me."

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For her part, Francia Raisa admitted to MC Savannah Guthrie that it was a scary experience. "I am also worried about my health. I even wrote a will because there is no guarantee, after the surgery I will wake up or not."

In December 2017, when receiving the Woman of the Year award at the Billboard Music Awards, Selena Gomez thanked and praised Francia and affirmed: "This award is for you, Francia".

In 2019, Selena said that she and her best friend have a double tattoo and this tattoo was revealed by her in the Rare music video released in 2020.

Cracks in noble friendship

In 2019, the world's public opinion and media were stirred by rumors that the friendship between Selena and Francia was breaking. They were said to no longer interact, talk for 10 months. The online community also discovered that Francia Raisa did not send Selena Gomez birthday wishes like every year.

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A source said that the two stars had a fierce argument because Selena Gomez continued to drink alcohol after surgery. Selena once promised Francia that she would quit drinking and drugs that are harmful to her health after the life-or-death surgery in 2017. However, the singer could not keep her promise to her best friend when the paparazzi took pictures of the scene many times. Famous singers drink and smoke.

Meanwhile, there is information that Francia's health has not changed well after donating a kidney. A source revealed that the actress born in 1988 could not function normally for the first 2 months after the surgery. She even had to abstain from many foods and follow a strict diet.

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Donating a kidney also increases the risk of future disease for the kidney donor. Therefore, the fact that a close friend does not value life makes Francia heartbroken. Another source also said that the media overexploited the relationship and life of the two girls after the surgery made Selena always feel indebted to Francia Raisa.

In an interview with SELF, Francia Raisa talked about the unpublished details of her kidney transplant for Selena Gomez. It is known that the actress did the health check procedures at the request of Selena, in order to find a compatible kidney.

And when the results came out, Selena was the first to call and ask Francia for a kidney transplant. By law, the doctor must be the first to notify Francia, not Selena. Therefore, netizens suspect that Selena deliberately pushed her best friend into a position of being forced to agree to a kidney transplant.

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The relationship between the two girls is said to be better in 2020 when Selena Gomez suddenly posted a happy birthday post for Francia Raisa. In March 2021, on the occasion of World Kidney Day, Francia Raisa wrote an emotional status on Twitter about the experience of donating a kidney for Selena Gomez. Soon after, Selena Gomez quickly re-shared the post with a grateful caption.

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Francia Raisa also appeared at Selena Gomez's 30th birthday party in July 2022. The two girls made a joint Tiktok video, making fans feel secure and trust their close relationship. In the Tiktok video, Francia Raisa shared: "Sometimes I hate her too". And Selena Gomez herself also had to admit that: "Actually, this is also understandable".

However, the November 5 interview in Rolling Stone put an end to the two girls' relationship. When asked about her best friend in the entertainment industry, Selena Gomez did not hesitate to call Taylor Swift's name and affirmed that she has no close relationship with her colleagues.

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Francia was spotted commenting "Interesting" under this post and unfollowed Selena Gomez on Instagram shortly after. Selena was criticized by the public for abandoning and indifferent to her best friend FranciaRaisa.

She immediately responded: "Sorry, I didn't mention everyone I know." This sharing still could not ease the situation and made many people continue to criticize Selena Gomez for her lack of respect for her best friend who once donated her kidney.

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