Selena Gomez Compares 'Only Murders' Character Mabel to Wizards' Alex Russo

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“I feel like Mabel is an older version of Alex in a way,” Selena said on EW‘s Awardist podcast. “I adored being on that show so much. I felt like I did learn a lot.

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Selena also added that after doing music for a few years, she wanted to “take some time for my true love, which is film and TV.”

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“I’m not sure I was looking for a series, I was just looking for something in general,” she said. “This was just honestly a wonderful surprise.

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[My team and I] got the material and responded right away, and I thought it was so cool. I definitely didn’t think it would do this well but I’m definitely happy.”

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The first two episodes of Only Murders in the Building are out now, with new episodes premiering on Hulu on Tuesdays.

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