Selena Gomez on Engagement to Benny Blanco, Martin Short & Steve Martin’s Reactions & Emilia Pérez

Our first guest tonight of the new year also is a multi-talented megastar. Her Golden Globe winning movie is the drug cartel musical Emilia Perez. You can watch it on Netflix now. Please welcome Selena Gomez. Good to see you. There's much to congratulate you on. Thank you. I'll start with last night. You had, it was kind of fun, you got two nominations for TV and for movies. Do you have fun at award shows? Well, it helps when you have a friend. I'm very awkward. I don't know, should I say hi, and then sometimes I just insert myself and then it's just awkward. I'd rather avoid the awkward. Yeah, well, yeah, and you say you're never sure if you should insert yourself. Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you wish you hadn't? Uh, yeah. Yeah? There's like cool actors that come in and I'm like, yeah, I know, right? And they're like, oh, where'd you come from? Was there anybody you ran into that you were genuinely enthusiastic about meeting? I get so excited. I know I feel like such a goober, but I get so excited about that stuff. But in particular, Salma Hayek was just so, so, so sweet. She was kind and she basically wanted me to have her spot and I was like, no, no, no, no. And the only thing I could say to her was, my dad has a crush on you. And she's like, okay. The first thing I said to her. And your dad does have a crush? Did you tell your dad that you told her? I didn't have to tell him. When you are nominated for two different projects, like you were last night, which cast do you sit with? Because they're at different tables. You kind of have to pick. No. I went to both. Both? You moved around? Photographic evidence. Yes. Marty was like trying to steal my ring. He was just, everybody was normal. I love being with my Only Murders cast and then celebrating. I do want to ask you about, you mentioned Marty, Marty Short, Martin Short, Martin Short and Steve Martin are your co-stars on Only Murders in the Building. Yes. And Martin Short, and by the way, congratulations on your engagement. Thank you. And I saw a side of Martin Short that I had not really seen before. I believe we have the video here. Now Marty is examining your engagement ring. He's twisting it, taking it off. I wasn't sure what he was doing. That's why I look confused. I wonder what he, is he appraising it? What exactly is he up to there? Because he really like gave it a- He just, he wanted to know what was going on. I don't think he cared. Maybe it'll- When you say he wants to know what's going on, does he, does Benny Blanco, your fiance, will he call like Marty and Steve? Did he call them beforehand and ask if, I know, you know, technically you do it with the dad, but it's almost like you've got three of them now. Does he call them to ask for their permission? He didn't. But I have a feeling Marty wasn't very happy about that. Oh really? No, he just gave us a little bit of, you know, jokes here and there. I see. I see, because you're so close and you guys are, spend so much time together. We're so lucky to be with Steve and Marty every day. And Steve is, was Steve the same way or Steve was okay with it? Steve made sure he sent my assistant an email so my assistant could tell me congratulations. That's how he communicates. It's interesting because some famous people will have their assistant reach out to do the- Steve reaches out to your assistant instead. Yes. Is it possible that Steve thinks that he's reaching out to you? Well, that's a good question. Yeah, because sometimes in the context it can become confusing. Correct, but he always tries to be polite. Yes. And, and it's, it's very kind, but it's okay to send a little text. Have you thought about giving them, like, I assume they'll be invited to the wedding. Maybe they won't. Giving them a job, whether it be reader or even ring bearers would be cute. That would be adorable. I mean, Marty did get a good look at it, you know. He gave it more than just a little bit of a twist. Yeah, a little bit. You, where did you spend the holidays? New York, actually. You went back with your family in New York? Yes. Benny went with you? Yes, and his family. It definitely felt like Cheaper by the Dozen was going on in the house. Another Steve Martin project, yes. Did a little plug there. He'll be thrilled, yeah. And, you say big family, are there kids there and everything? Yeah, definitely. We have, you know, people are now having kids and there's just like three running around, four, then all of a sudden they multiply, so. When you get cards from those people, are you able to identify the children immediately? Or is it confusing? Most of the time, yes. And as a famous person, a very powerful award nominated woman, are you expected to give them better gifts than the rest of the family? Maybe, but I remember once I made my Nana cry because I got her a bracelet, but she wanted like a nice card from me. She wanted a nice card or car? A car. Oh. No, a card. She was just, she was very sweet and I think she wanted something sentimental, so I still have to overthink for Christmas to make sure everything matters. So now you make sure to write a card? I don't write cards on Christmas. I know, but you're Nana, you know, she just wants to. Yeah, well I'm not the one who did it to her, you are. Fair enough. Growing up, did your family, was Christmas like a huge deal? Yeah, it was lovely, that was the time where we could all just chill out and here's one thing that I thought was cruel, that's when I eat everything. And then the moment this week starts, we all have to go on red carpets and I'm like, wait a minute, I just ate my whole life away. Oh yeah, right. That's cruel, a little bit. Yeah, they even feed you at the Golden Globes, right? It's just constant eating. Well, I missed the food. Oh, you missed the food? Yes. Because you were going back and forth from tables. Yeah. That's why you got to pick one cast, you know? Oh, I love everyone. Well, when we come back, we're going to see a clip from your film, which won the Golden Globe last night. It's called Emilia Perez. Selena Gomez is here with us. ¿Tiene jardín? Sí, tiene todo lo necesario. ¿Y hay buenas escuelas en Polanco? Todavía no vemos. Cuando dices que los niños van a vivir con nosotros, ¿te refieres a ti y a tu padarote? ¿Qué? That is Selena Gomez and Emilia Perez, which is on Netflix now and he's won the Golden Globe and really is a really, really good movie. I really enjoyed it. I thought it was totally original. I've never seen anything like that film. Thank you so much. It's very hard to explain, though. It is, and I don't know. We were talking through the commercial. I don't think you should explain it. I think you should experience it because when you throw in musical cartel and drama and comedy, it can be a bit confusing. Yeah, yeah. And also, you could go, I don't know. This sounds a little artsy for me, but it's a lot of fun to watch. It is. And also, I think that explaining it could potentially ruin some of the surprise of the film. Definitely. Yeah. So don't say anything about it. We'll just keep it there. We can say that your character is married to a drug lord and hence the cartel aspect of it. And also, there is a sequence that is like kind of a fever dream dance sequence in the movie. Right. That's crazy. Well, it was interesting because I had never actually performed this way. It was a lot of intricate movements, and it's a very aggressive scene. I felt the power of it, and then the next day, I felt pure regret everywhere. Did you? I had whiplash at one point. I mean, my head is moving in all different directions, and yeah, it was really worth it, but yeah. Can you really rehearse? Can you practice something like that? I mean, is that something that you can really give 100% when you're not doing it for real on camera? Yeah, I think that's what I had to do. It was really, I mean, it wasn't something I am used to. It was very intricate in a weird way. It just looks like I'm shaking my entire body, but every movement meant something, and it was very different than anything I'd done. Do you know that when you read the script, or is it like, and then she dances? Basically, that's what it says. It did, yeah. And it's not explained to you what's going on there. No, but the tone of the song, when you're listening to it, you expect it to be some sort of aggressive moves. Uh-huh. So that's where I ended up. Yeah, because you don't seem like an aggressive person, but I guess that's acting. That's what they call acting. Yeah, I guess. I guess. I was super into it, though. It was one of my favorite scenes. Yeah, did you practice it privately before going on stage? I was too embarrassed to practice privately. I felt like I looked ridiculous without the help of my choreographer. Uh-huh. So, yes, I'd done it a few times in front of friends, but they mostly laughed at me. That's interesting. You can get embarrassed when you're by yourself? Yeah. That's the only time I'm not embarrassed. You know, maybe I have this creepy thing that I always feel like I'm being watched in some way. Yeah. Well, yeah, I guess being famous as a kid is the kind of thing that gives you that feeling, right? Yeah, I just meant I'm very paranoid. Yeah, are you very paranoid? Yeah, I tend to be a little bit. I just love being able to be myself and any of the outside stuff. Sometimes can be overwhelming. You guys, I won't ask you when you're getting married. Maybe you don't even know when you're getting married, but I do have an engagement gift for you and Benny. This is something that, it's not a traditional, it's not necessarily a practical gift, but I think you and Benny are really going to enjoy it. OK, thank you. OK, and this is, we didn't wrap it, but it's called the Daddy Saddle. And you can ride around on Benny in a very wholesome way also. I don't want you to think that anything's being suggested here that isn't, but just imagine yourself here and Benny right here. Just try to imagine this hair being a lot more curly. And then you on top of him. Yeah. Anyway, that's for you. That's, well, thank you. You're welcome. And also, hold on. I've got to pull some of the Christmas wrapping paper off of that. Yeah, that may have been a re-gift. Congratulations. Thank you. The movie is Amelia Perez. It's excellent. It is on Netflix now. Selena Gomez, everybody.