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The internet has been ablaze with rumors that Selena Gomez and Chris Evans might officially be dating, and we need to know if there is any truth in them because we are freaking out! If the rumors are true, they might just be one of our favorite A-list couples of all time!
We’ve kept a close eye on the 29-year-old former Disney star’s dating life for as long as we can remember. Her on/off relationships with 27-year-old singer Justin Bieber (who is now married to Hailey Baldwin, or should we now say Hailey Bieber) and 31-year-old musician The Weeknd (who is now – and we can’t believe we are writing this – possibly dating Angelina Jolie; yes really!) have been the subject of many online and tabloid articles for many years, so if she does have a new beau, the likelihood is that we’re going to know about it quite soon. Secret romances don’t stay secret for long when you’re in the public eye, do they?
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Not very long ago, rumors were rife that Selena was dating her 27-year-old Only Murders in the Building co-star, Aaron Dominguez. We understood where those rumors came from, as the actors were spotted looking quite cozy in behind-the-scenes pictures from the hit Hulu show, forcing Selena to squash the rumors due to her fans harassing him on his social media. Yikes – poor guy! She even mentioned her fans’ intervention earlier this year, telling The Los Angeles Times back in March that she really doesn’t like the constant obsession with her dating life, and hopes the world will “care” less over time.
In reference to her fans’ messages to Dominguez, Gomez said: “I honestly thought, ‘No wonder guys don’t want to date me!’ I think people only care because I’m young, and the older I get the less they’ll care. For now it’s a part of the job that I don’t really like.” The OMITB actor was also very gracious about the rumors too, telling Insider, “She deals with it a lot, I’m sure. When you’re under the spotlight a lot… that’s a pointed topic for her all the time,” in reference to the public’s fascination with Selena’s dating life, adding that she “has so much more to offer as an artist as well.”
However, there are fresh new rumors about Sel's current dating situation, and the internet thinks there is actually a lot of truth in them! Selena has been linked to none other than Chris Evans – yes, Captain America himself – and we need to go through all the clues that have forced fans to speculate that Selena and Chris – Chelena, if you will – are an item. The 40-year-old Avengers: Endgame actor started following the Spring Breakers actress on Instagram, which immediately sent fans into a frenzy. "BRO I AM NOT MAD ABOUT THIS RUMOR SELENA GOMEZ AND CHRIS EVANS ARE SUCH A POWER COUPLE," one Twitter user excitedly said, while another added, "manifesting selena gomez with chris evans rumours become true." "When you wake up to rumors of Chris Evans and Selena Gomez dating and it’s already your new favorite Hollywood couple," wrote another.
Chris following Selena on IG might not be a big deal though, as a lot of people follow Selena. At the time of writing, over 269 million people follow her, making her one of the most followed accounts on the social network, so this doesn’t necessarily mean anything. We also need to point out that, at this present moment, she doesn’t seem to be following him.
The second clue is where it gets interesting, as it involved some pictures that were posted on October 1st of Gomez and Evans seemingly leaving the same recording studio and the same restaurant on the same day. That would have been all the evidence we needed to prove that the two were secretly seeing each other. However, internet sleuths were quick to point out that the pictures in question were actually very old, and very separate pictures of the two actors. Selena's individual pictures were taken in October 2019 and November 2017, while one of Chris's pictures was taken last year, and the other one was taken all the way back in October 2013. As per Elle's recent article, "the paparazzi photos of them in the alleged same locations are actually old shots of Gomez (one is of her leaving a studio in October 2019 and another is of her leaving pilates in November 2017) and Evans (one is of him from summer 2020 when he was with then-rumored flame Lily James in London and another is of him from October 2013), appearing separately with similar backgrounds that are actually different places." Sigh, we so wanted this to be true!
The Chelena dating rumors weren't the most far-fetched as far as Hollywood dating rumors go, and were actually somewhat believable – mainly because Selena openly admitted to liking the Knives Out actor in that way all the way back in 2015. (We had a crush on him back in 2015 too, and our feelings haven’t changed either… just sayin'!) During an appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Selena said, "I kind of have a crush on Chris Evans. Isn't he cute?" Yes Selena, yes he is. And you two would be the absolute cutest as a couple! Justin and Hailey, who?
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