Selena Gomez only found out she had been nominated for an Emmy when a friend texted her. The 32-year-old star p for her first major acting award for her role in the Apple+ series 'Only Murders in the Building' - in which she stars alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short - but had no clue about the milestone when she received a congratulatory message from a friend because her team had not informed her at that point. She told US TV show 'Extra': "I actually just got a text from one of my friends saying congratulations and I responded and I said, ‘For what?’ And then she just laughed at me, and so for an hour I didn't really get it, and then my team called me.
So, I just heard it from them and I was very, very excited.” The 'Lose You To Love Me' songstress began her career as a child actress on the Disney Channel when she starred in 'Wizard of Waverly Place' and then carved out a successful career in music but made her grand return to acting with the mystery comedy series. She said: "I received flowers from [Martin and Steve].
"I’m in LA, Marty’s always all over the world, and Steve is in New York. So, obviously, we can’t be together, but we’ll celebrate when we get back together again. But it was crazy.
" Selena has been nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series gong, and regardless of whether she wins the accolade or not, she already feels like a winner. Selena explained: "I was just honoured to be on such a show that was recognised. "I feel so.