Selena Gomez has shared the emotional moment she found out she had been cast in a groundbreaking movie role. The Only Murders In The Building star, who recently scored her first Emmy nomination in an acting category, raved about the casting decision as she found out she had got the part in a video uploaded to her Instagram page. The Hollywood star appeared ecstatic as she squealed: "I can't believe I got the movie! This is gonna be so cool.

" The film in question was her new movie Emilia Pérez where she takes on the role of Jessi Del Monte. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco engagement rumors swirl as star drops another hint Benny Blanco's pal admits he 'lost respect' for Selena when their romance aired Selena, 32, was close to tears as she sat in a white cropped shirt and nude trousers and gushed: "I can't believe I got the movie! I'm so gonna cry right now, I don't want to cry," as she held her hands up to her face. Selena then reiterated "I don't want to cry!" as her friend Gabby filming encouraged her to.

Selena added: "This is gonna be so cool, Gabby!" Selena shared the video in a carousel of content which she captioned: "When I found out I got the part for @emiliaperezfilm and the sessions in between lol." Another picture in the upload saw Selena pose with co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, who stars as the lead character in the film, and a third showed her posing among clothing rails as she tagged Saint Laurent. In another image, Selena posed with blonde hair and covered in b.