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Selena Gomez Confirms Taylor Swift's Song "Dorothea" Is About Her
On March 3, 2026, Selena Gomez told Benny Blanco on his podcast Friends Keep Secrets that ' 'Dorothea' is about me', confirming the song’s muse.
From the song's 2020 debut, fans suspected that Taylor Swift's 'Dorothea' referenced Gomez, despite Swift initially describing the character as fictional.
Listeners noted lines including 'You're a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup and magazines' and 'skipping the prom just to piss off your mom and her pageant schemes' from 'Dorothea', referencing Gomez's Rare Beauty and childhood pageant background.
Reflecting on their 17-year friendship, Gomez noted earlier songs like the unreleased 'Family' once told their story and now reflect their achievements.
Because Swift framed the project as intertwined tales, evermore blends fact and fiction across 17 interlinked stories, including Dorothea, the small-town narrative set partly in Tupelo about a girl chasing Hollywood dreams.