Inside Selena Gomez' bond with Only Murders stars Martin Short and Steve Martin (2024)

Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short play best pals who investigate murders in Only Murders in the Building, and off screen they also share a close bond.

While working together on the show, which won multiple Emmy Awards last month,the pair have become firm friends.

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Their bond is so strong that Gomez, who plays Mabel, described the pair as her "best pals" in an Instagram post in March.

Daily Express US takes a look at why the actors gel so well together on and off screen.

During an interview with The Wrap, Gomez said they got on well from the moment they met on day one of filming the show.

She said: "The moment I got on set they made me feel included. They asked questions about my character and they valued my opinion. Eventually they kind of just took me under their wing and picked on me and made me laugh and had words of wisdom when I needed them."

Martin, who plays Charles, says Gomez's unique delivery on the show is "like the third point of the triangle" between him and Short.

He told The LA Times: "There's this focus that's completely different than ours, in terms of how the lines come out, the timing, the volume. Everything is different. So it's a great balance for us."

Gomez said their friendship blossomed after the first season and after that she was comfortable asking their advice about how to approach a scene.

She said: "At the beginning, I was very nervous. And then I got to be a little bit more involved. They made me feel really comfortable. I would say by the second season, I felt like I got a really good groove with Mabel, and in general, I felt more comfortable to ask for their advice on a scene, or if maybe that sounded bad. They're honest with me. It's nice."

She also revealed the trio always keep in touch via email touch.

Gomez said: "It is really funny when I do email them because...it's email. "They always sign their names. It's really sweet."

She said on Awards Chatter that they were able to bond really well during filming in the pandemic.

Gomez explained: "We actually only spent time together. Thank God I find them very fascinating, 'cause I don't know what I would do! But I love them, and so, I have a great time."

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She said that she really loves Short and Martin's because they are very sweet and kind and hilarious and inappropriate sometimes.

Gomez said: "It's the best. I just learned so much. And my expectation for a man, to be honest, or any human, is to be as decent as these two human beings are. They have been doing this longer than I have been alive and they are the kindest people."

Shortsaid the feeling is mutual, as he recalled how he was charmed by Gomez as soon as they met backstage on the show.

He recalled: "And I was struck by this beautiful, engaging and right away charming person. It was a very easy shoot that way, because I think the three of us like to work in great ease. But I didn't know her."

Martin has also praised Gomez for her performances on the show.

In July 2022, he told Time: "I'm always delighted to watch the show and see how the camera just adores her. There are some brilliant actors who the camera doesn't care about, but Elizabeth Taylor was someone that the camera adored. Meryl Streep, too—and Selena. The camera just loves her."

And he said Gomez being much younger than him and Short does not stop them from enjoying spending time together.

Martin added: "The show plays into the millennial aspect, but the reality is Selena—and I think actors tend to be like this—is a little more timeless. It's amazing that people 40 years apart in age can be friends, but I don't think [age] even comes into our conversations. We're just three people who really dig each other."

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