Selena Gomez

On working with Demi in PPP: “Picture doing a movie with your best friend at 16. It was like a big sleepover! It really didn’t feel like work at all. It was strange to pretend that I didn’t know her in the beginning of the movie, since I’ve known her for ten years now, but it was fun. My favorite scene is when my character, Carter Mason, a rural Louisiana tomboy, bonds with Demi’s princess. It was interesting to play a girl who takes an emotional journey and ultimately comes to understand and learn about the true meaning of friendship.”

On if she always wanted to be famous: “No. I started in this business because I love acting. I was ecstatic when I got The Wizards of Waverly Place. When we first started shooting it, we actually had to pay people to come and watch the show because no one knew what it was! Now we haven’t even started season three and all of our shows are sold out. It’s been really crazy, but it’s been wonderful.”

On avoiding the pitfalls: “Knock on wood! Having had to work really hard to get where I am has a lot to do with it, but mostly it’s my parents. I’ve never disobeyed them. I’ve always tried to listen to them and do my best to follow the rules since they obviously know what’s best for me. Of course, I am 16, so there are times when I fight with them, but that’s normal.”

You can check out the rest of the interview here.

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Selena talks about how the movie is mostly about friendship. “At first we kind of butt heads,” Selena reveals. “But you get to see our character arc and what we go through.”

As for the music video, Selena says it’s basically just she and Demi fooling around! “You get to see our real friendship during this music video.”

Selena also talks about how Disney is really good at reinventing princess stories and putting a unique twist to all of them.

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The film also pulled in Cable’s Most-Watched Scripted Telecast in viewers.

Among the Disney Channel’s 76 original movie premieres, PPP ranked as the third most-watched debut, coming in third to June 2008’s ‘Camp Rock’ & August 2007’s ‘High School Musical 2.’

There was nearly 20 million unique viewers who watched the movie last night!

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In this interview, Selena talks about the movie and her character.

I saw the movie last night (read my review here) and I think you’re going to like it. I know I did! Also, don’t forget to enter my contest for a Princess Protection Program Party Kit. It has some cool stuff in it like a copy of the movie, princess crowns and lip gloss. Two runners-up will receive a copy of the movie as well.

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I don’t want to tell you too much about it, because I don’t want to spoil it, but if you are a fan of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, then you will love their on-screen chemistry.

PPP has a cute story line and teaches a lesson about giving to others and treating everyone with respect. We learn quite a bit about what the job of a Princess requires.

Synopsis:
In the movie, royalty meets reality with Carter Mason, a rural Louisiana teen, and Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore, the soon-to-be teenage monarch of the tiny country of Costa Luna. The pair meets after Carter’s father, an agent in the covert international Princess Protection Program, rescues Rosalinda from a military take-over. He whisks Rosalinda to a PPP base where she receives a temporary new identity, Rosie Gonzalez, and is placed in his care until order can be restored in Costa Luna. When he arrives back in Lake Monroe, both teenagers are shell-shocked when Rosie moves into Carter’s room and the princess, posing as Carter’s visiting cousin from Iowa, begins adjusting to country life and enrolls in Carter’s school. Despite their differences, the girls slowly learn that there’s not only a lot to like about each other, but lessons to learn as well. That’s apparent when Rosie nominates Carter for homecoming queen over the heated objections of two jealous rivals, Chelsea and Brooke. And with her newfound realization, Carter brainstorms a way to help her new best friend regain her throne, even if it puts her own well-being at risk.

The bonus features were just as fun to watch as the movie. The DVD features an exclusive new music video of “One and the Same” performed by Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato and a behind-the-scenes look at the film with the teen stars.

The cast got along great and filming in gorgeous Puerto Rico with a bunch of friends is the best way to make a movie.

“Princess Protection Program” premieres on the Disney Channel June 26th and will be available on DVD June 30th.

For more pictures from the movie and a chance to win a PPP party kit, click here!

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Don’t forget to watch Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie “Princess Protection Program” which premieres on June 26th.

In an interview about the movie, Selena talks about how Disney tried to separate them during the filming of the movie by putting them in two separate rooms. Why? Because they thought they wouldn’t get any work done!

“They knew we would never get any work done because we’d spend the night and we’d stay up late and talk,” she explains. “That didn’t work — I ended up living in her room half the time.”

The BFFs ordered room service, watched movies and hit the beach together.

“You should be there for someone, and I think you should be honest with someone,” she says. “I don’t think it’s healthy to go around gossiping and telling other people (things). I think it’s nice to just sit down with someone and tell them how you feel and get it off your chest.”

PPP is also on DVD June 30th!

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Demi and Selena cover a special issue of PEOPLE magazine, on newsstands this Friday (June 19) and they talked about their time on Barney, where the two have been inseparable since.

“As soon as Barney was over, I cried my eyes out because I thought I wasn’t going to see Demi as much. Our parents decided to homeschool us together,” says Selena.

They also went on to talk about how nothing beats being best friends away from the spotlight.

“Everyone who ‘makes it’ has to deal with…not being able to trust people. But it’s okay because I know I have Selena,” says Demi. Selena seconds that. “You never know who’s your ‘real friend’ in Hollywood,” she says. “But we can always go back to each other.” Selena also considers country star Taylor Swift a close pal. “We met at an event. We started talking and we just kept talking,” says Selena.

More from the interview coming!

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The special Demi and Selena issue of PEOPLE hits newsstands this Friday (June 19). Both Selena and Demi said that they put their friendship above everything else – boys, careers, other friends.

In the special issue, Demi revealed that her and Selena put their friendship above one thing that often splits girls up…boys, “I’m very protective of our friendship. I think I’d be like, ‘You can have him, because I don’t want to ruin our friendship.’ Then she’d be like, ‘No, you can have him,’ and then we’d end up not liking him.”

Selena went on to say how she has cut people out of her life that she doesn’t need. She wants to surround herself with people that make her smile.

You can pick up your copy of PEOPLE Friday!

More photos of Selena Gomez below.

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In celebration of the premiere and DVD release, I have one Princess Protection Program Party kit to giveaway and 2 DVDs.

The Grand Prize winner will get: Princess Protection Program: Royal B.F.F. Extended Edition slumber party kit! Includes 4 tiaras, 4 boas, 4 bags of make-up including compacts, lip gloss, and more, and 1 copy of the DVD for viewing parties!

2 Runners up will receive: A copy of Princess Protection Program: Royal B.F.F. Extended Edition

There are two ways to enter:

1. Just leave a comment on this post.
2. Tweet about the contest by posting this: RT @disneysociety Enter to win a Princess Protection Program Party Kit or DVD http://tinyurl.com/mvg9u6

Rules:

1. One comment per person.

2. One tweet per person.

3. Contest starts today (June 15th) and ends on June 26th.

4. Contest open to U.S. residents only.

Movie description and pictures from the movie below!

“Princess Protection Program” opens with Rosalinda being readied for her coronation – she will assume the throne once held by her father – and Carter miles away in the bait shop her dad Joe runs when he’s not saving princesses. Joe gets the call to protect Rosalinda so he jets off to the paradise of Costa Luna where events quickly spin out of control after General Magnus Kane enacts a plot to seize power. Joe whisks Rosalinda to a PPP base where she receives a temporary new identity, Rosie Gonzalez, and is placed in Joe’s care until General Kane can be legally removed from power.

In Lake Monroe, both teenagers are shell-shocked when Rosie moves into Carter’s bedroom and the princess, posing as Carter’s visiting cousin from Iowa, begins adjusting to country life with its critters and chores. She enrolls in school, and even serves laughable turns in Joe’s bait shop and a local frozen yoghurt hang-out.

Despite their differences, the girls slowly learn that when they get past each other’s hard exterior, there’s not only a lot to like, but lessons to learn from each other, and that being a princess simply requires having a heart, not attitude or a crown.

That’s apparent when Rosie nominates Carter for homecoming queen over the heated objections of two jealous rivals, Chelsea and Brooke. And with her newfound realization, Carter brainstorms a way to help her new best friend regain her throne, even if it puts her own well-being at risk.

“The first part of the movie is that the princess has to become normal and the second part is what it means to be a princess,” DeYoung says. “Being a princess doesn’t mean you have everything and can give orders; it means you have empathy for people. You use your status to help those less fortunate than you. You’re giving and caring. When Carter recognizes all that, it allows her to find her own inner princess. In this story we want to say, ‘there’s a princess inside all of us. Go find it.”

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PPP premieres on the Disney Channel June 26th and Selena and Demi will host three evenings dedicated to the movie. The premiere weekend will include a sneak peek at several upcoming events – a one-hour episode of “Hannah Montana;” a triple crossover episode entitled “Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana;” the Disney Channel Original Movie “Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie;” and an exclusive first-look at the highly-anticipated Walt Disney Pictures animated movie, “The Princess and the Frog.”

Are you excited?

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