Okay, this one caught me completely off guard. Selena Gomez just dropped the most adorable bombshell about her first-ever celebrity crush, and honestly? It’s not what anyone saw coming. During her chat with Karol G on Complex’s GOAT Talk, the 32-year-old spilled some serious childhood tea that had me grinning from ear to ear.
Wait, Ice Cube? Really?
So picture this: little five-year-old Selena Gomez, probably watching MTV or whatever kids watched back then, and she’s got heart eyes for… Ice Cube. Not some boy band member, not a Disney prince—nope, the hardcore rapper who literally rapped about straight outta Compton.
“Can I tell you about my first one that I had a crush on? Ice Cube,” she said, and I can only imagine Karol G’s face when she heard that. “I had the biggest crush on him when I was, like, five.”
But here’s where it gets even cuter (if that’s possible).
The Most Innocent Reason Ever
You know how kids’ brains work differently? Well, little Selena wasn’t crushing on Ice Cube for the usual reasons. Her five-year-old logic was pure gold: “It’s so weird, but I just thought he would protect me.”
She quickly added, “I’m only saying it simply based on my childhood,” which honestly just makes the whole thing more endearing. Like, this wasn’t some weird romantic thing—she literally saw this tough rapper and thought, “Yeah, that guy would keep me safe.”
Fast forward to today, and she’s got Benny Blanco protecting her heart instead. They got engaged back in December 2024, and from everything we’ve seen, they’re absolutely smitten with each other.
Dad’s DJ Skills Shaped Everything
Here’s something that makes total sense when you think about it—Selena’s dad was a DJ. So this wasn’t just random exposure to hip-hop; she was literally growing up in a house where music was everything.
“One of mine was Eminem only because I grew up listening to him,” she explained. “My dad was a DJ, so he would remix all kinds of songs, and every time it was an Eminem song, I would just get so excited.”
Can you imagine being a kid and getting hyped every time your dad played Eminem? That’s actually pretty cool parenting right there.
From Disney Darling to Real Talk
What I love about this whole thing is how it shows Selena’s journey. She went from being that little girl who thought Ice Cube would be her protector to becoming this successful woman who’s found real love with someone who actually does protect and support her.
She’s been super open lately about wanting kids with Benny. On the Jay Shetty Podcast, she got all emotional talking about how much she loves children and how excited she is about that next chapter. “I love children,” she said. “So absolutely, when that day comes, I’m so excited for it.”
Why This Matters More Than You Think
See, celebrities just drop random information about themselves all the time, but this just feels different. There’s just something so real about confessing your five-year-old self had a crush on someone because you believed they would protect you. It’s vulnerable in a way that feels real.
Plus, it’s just funny as hell to imagine tiny Selena Gomez telling her friends at kindergarten that she was going to marry Ice Cube someday. I bet her teachers had some interesting parent-teacher conferences.
The whole thing happened during what seems like one of the happiest times in her life. She’s engaged, she’s successful, and she’s comfortable enough to share these random, sweet memories from her childhood. That’s growth, and it’s exactly why people connect with her the way they do.
Sometimes the best celebrity stories aren’t about drama or controversy—they’re about a grown woman laughing about her five-year-old self thinking a rapper would be her personal bodyguard.