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Hey Dorothea, do you ever stop and think, "Is this song about me?" Selena Gomez has been in the same boat.
During an appearance on her husband Benny Blanco's new podcast with friend Lil Dicky Friends Keep Secrets, Gomez confirmed that she was the inspiration behind longtime friend Taylor Swift's song "Dorothea." Swifties have long believed the track, from her 2020 album Evermore, was about the Rare Beauty founder, pointing to lyrics like "You're a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup and magazines," per The Hollywood Reporter.
"Well, 'Dorothea' is about me, one of her songs," Gomes said. "And I feel like a lot of moments — huge moments that were self-defining from relationships to family to love to hate, all of it between, we were figuring it out because I was 15 and she was 18, and we didn't really know what was going on. And so we've never seen each other any differently. So when I listen to it, I'm so impressed how it's eloquently put."
The stars have been besties for years, sparking a close friendship that has spanned nearly two decades after they each dated a member of the Jonas Brothers when they were teenagers. Swift even played a special role in Gomez's wedding to Blanco in September 2025, giving a speech during the celebrations and spending a quiet moment with the bride as she prepared for her big day.