Selena Gomez took to Instagram Stories Sunday with a joke about a new hairstyle she was sporting.
‘I wonder if Willy Wonka is hiring,’ the 33-year-old singer-actress said in reference to the Oompa-Loompa characters from Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The Grand Prairie, Texas-born beauty appeared to be referring to the bob that was comparable to Wonka’s workers in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, nicknamed the Oompa-Loompas.
In the selfie, the Emmy-nominated star sucked in her cheeks to accentuate the bold bob she was sporting, as she donned a white top and light layer of makeup.
It’s been a whirlwind a few weeks for Gomez in the wake of her September 27 wedding to music producer Benny Blanco in Santa Barbara, California.
This year has marked a huge chapter for Gomez, who has been openly speaking about the potential of parenthood in recent social media posts.
Selena Gomez, 33, took to Instagram Stories Sunday with a joke about a new hairstyle she was sporting. Pictured in LA last month
The Grand Prairie, Texas-born beauty appeared to be referring to the bob that was comparable to Willy Wonka’s workers
Gomez had past been in high-profile relationships with celebrities including Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Nick Jonas.
Blanco, a 37-year-old native of Reston, Virginia, has been involved in the industry for more than 15 years as a musical artist, producer, and songwriter.
Blanco has collaborated with big name artists such as Gomez’s ex Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lizzo, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, SZA, Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban, according to Harper’s Bazaar.
Blanco established himself earlier in his career working for Dr. Luke’s Kasz Money Productions.
He has been a songwriter on a number of hit tracks, including Rihanna’s Diamonds, Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger, Spears’ Circus, and Ke$ha’s TiK ToK, among others.
As a solo artist, he released his first album Friends Keep Secrets in December of 2018.
The record, which topped out at 41 on the Billboard 200, included contributions from Bieber, Halsey, Calvin Harris, Omar Apollo and Gracie Abrams.
He has had six singles hit the Billboard Hot 100 over the last five years, including 2018’s Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid); as well as 2019’s Roses (with the late Juice WRLD and Brendon Urie) and I Can’t Get Enough (with Gomez, Tainy and J Balvin).
The late Gene Wilder starred as the titular character in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The characters were seen performing during a sequence in the cinematic classic
The hairstyle had changed, but the Oompa-Loompas were back at it in Tim Burton’s 2005 movie Charlie and The Chocolate Factory which saw Johnny Depp play Wonka
In recent years, he’s charted with the 2020 tracks Lonely (with Bieber) and Real S*** (with Juice WRLD) and 2022’s Bad Decisions (with BTS & Snoop Dogg).
Blanco chat with The New York Times in 2018 about his skillset when it comes to making music.
‘I couldn’t sit down and play a concert for you or really wow you on any instrument,’ he said. ‘What I can do is meet an artist, know what type of song I think we should make and be their therapist, make everyone feel comfortable.’
Blanco was past rumored to be in a romance with Elsie Hewitt, a 27-year-old model-actress from London.
