Wizards of Waverly Place is where I started, says Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez will “never forget” the role ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ played in her career.

The 32-year-old actress played Alex Russo on the Disney Channel sitcom between 2007 and 2012, and Selena has revealed she was happy to be involved in the new sequel series.

She told PEOPLE: “This has given me everything I have today, and I will never forget that this is where I started.”

Selena revealed that she has already “forced” her 11-year-old sister onto the show as well.

The brunette beauty said: “It’s the best feeling in the world to be able to bring this back for you and for all the people who have never seen it before.

‘My sister too. I let her look at it. I don’t think she’s that into it, but I was so genuinely happy to be able to bring back the nostalgia.”

When asked how her character has evolved on screen, Selena replied: “Personally, I think we’ve picked up where we left off and it shows a very established Justin and also a very established Alex and you’re still curious about what they We were going through it, but it felt a bit like a rhythm that we were getting back into.”

Meanwhile, Selena recently compared her return to ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ to a homecoming.

The actress admitted that she enjoyed being involved in the sequel series.

She told The Hollywood Reporter: “It felt like going home.”

Selena was also thrilled to reunite with David Henrie – her former co-star – for the new series.

She said: “It was so funny because when I showed it to my mum she literally died laughing. She says, “You two just still have it.” Because I think we bring that out in each other.”