We did not have this one on our celebrity on celeb crush bingo card. Selena Gomez recently took fans down memory lane and shared a nostalgic confession that no one saw coming. While sitting down with Karol G for an episode of GOAT Talk on Complex, the singer and actress revealed the name of the first celebrity who captured her young heart — and it turns out to be a legendary West Coast rap icon.
It all went down when asked to name her pick for the greatest rapper of all time, Selena quickly named Eminem. But then she added a twist. “Can I tell you my first one I had a crush on? Ice Cube,” she said with a smile. “I had the biggest crush on him when I was, like, five. It’s so weird, but I just thought he would protect me. I’m only saying it simply based on my childhood.”
But wait, Selena didn’t go into detail about whether she was drawn to Ice Cube’s music or his roles in film, but she made it clear that his energy and presence stood out to her even at such a young age. That sense of safety and strength she associated with him clearly left a lasting impression.
Get this, in the interview, Selena spoke more about her admiration for Eminem, giving credit to her father for introducing her to the Detroit rapper. “One of mine was Eminem only because I grew up listening to him. My dad was a DJ and he would remix all kinds of songs, and every time it was an Eminem song, I would just get so excited,” she recalled.
Like we said, surprise, surprise.