Selena Gomez made her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut hoping she wouldn’t go home alone.
During her monologue on Saturday night, Gomez said she was excited to host the show, something she always watched with her mom. Furthermore, she had come a long way from when she began her acting career on the children’s show “Barney” to starring alongside “SNL” legends Steve Martin and Martin Short on the Hulu series “Only Murders In The Building.” . The second season of the show premieres on June 28.
But she said she was more excited to host the show because she is single and looking for love.
“I heard that ‘SNL’ is a great place to find romance,” he joked. “Emma Stone met her husband here. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost and Pete and… Machine Gun Kelly.”
(Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian are actually the most recent couple to meet on the show.)
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The singer-actress said she was working on “manifesting love” and that while she would like to be looking for her soul mate.
“At this point, I’ll take anyone,” he joked.
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Immediately, “SNL” cast members lined up to declare that they “will” and will be with her. She turned down Kyle Mooney and new cast member James Austin Johnson, but when Punkie Johnson stepped in to save her from these “men harassing her,” Gomez joked, “Honestly, it’s a vibe, but let’s see how the after party goes.”
Gomez admitted that she was “a little nervous” about hosting the show, but was thinking about the “wise words” one of her co-stars would say to her before each show.
“I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family,” he said before breaking into song and encouraging the crowd to join in on the famous song “Barney.”
