THE RUNDOWN
- Selena Gomez has been open about how close she is to her younger sister, 12-year-old Gracie Elliot Teefey.
- Gomez has brought Gracie with her to events and shares photos of them together from time to time on Instagram.
- The actress credits her younger sister for changing her view on life.
Selena Gomez was the only child of Mandy Teefey and her father Ricardo Gomez. The former couple had Gomez fairly young, and it was a long time before she had a sibling. Her younger sister, Gracie Elliot Teefey, was born in June 2013 to Mandy and her second husband, Brian Teefey.
Despite their age gap, Gomez and 12-year-old Gracie are quite close. In 2017, Gomez shared a home movie with Gracie, writing in the caption, “I will forever let my sister know she is strong, bold, and beautiful. She will be raised to know her voice matters. She is going to understand the importance behind being a leader and inspire others by her truth.”
For Gracie’s 12th birthday, Gomez wrote in June 2025, “Happy birthday to my baby sissy. As I cry writing this, my heart melts because I know you know I’m always on your side. No matter what. I love you baby girl 💕”
Here’s what to know about Gracie and her adorable relationship with the Only Murders in the Building star.
Was Gomez excited to be a big sister?
Just after Gracie’s 2013 birth, Gomez told E!, “She’s adorable. I’m obsessed with her and becoming a big sister. I know I’ve had the responsibility to be a role model for girls but when you have a little sister of your own, you kinda think, ‘Okay, this is legit.’”
She later said, “I keep her very very protected. I mean, it’s instinctual.”
In 2014, she shared a picture of Gracie as an infant sitting by her at the piano, calling her “the future.”
She often shared pics of Gracie as a baby, calling her “sissy.”
Have they walked the red carpet together?
Gracie made the perfect date to the Frozen 2 premiere in 2019, being a part of the target audience. In an interview with BBC One, Gomez shared that she coached her then 6-year-old sister on what to do if she didn’t feel comfortable on the red carpet.
“If you get nervous, if you get overwhelmed, just pull my hand and I’ll take you off immediately,” she said. “I said to her, ‘This is my favorite red carpet I have ever done.’ Because she’s never done any of that, and we didn’t force her to do that. Everything we do…to keep her safe, but my sister’s become very dramatic now. She’s all about the dresses and the glitter.”
Gracie did so well that she was Gomez’s date to the 2022 Golden Globes.
What else has Gomez said about her sister?
Gomez often shares pics of Gracie on Instagram in which she’s clearly an active part of the pop star’s life and hanging out with her friends, like in this carousel of images from her time in Paris.
In July 2024, she shared some throwback photos of them together, captioning it, “There’s nothing like a little sister and the bond you have. I will forever protect you, help guide you and love you through every single moment in life baby girl.”
In March 2024, they shared a “sissy date night.”
And in 2023, she called Gracie her “little me.”
Gomez gave fans another look at her life with Gracie in an August 2025 Instagram. They cuddled up over dinner together:
Is Gracie close with Taylor Swift, too?
Gomez posted an Instagram Story in June 2025, revealing her longtime friend Taylor Swift and Gracie are very close. She captioned the clip of Gracie watching a Swift music video, “When she loves Auntie Taylor more than me.”
How has Gracie changed Gomez’s perspective?
In August 2022, Gomez spoke on the Giving Back Generation about how Gracie is her rainbow, along with her family. “She’s eight years old, and she puts things in perspective,” Gomez said. “I have to basically watch this little person grow into a human being and there’s no better feeling in the world. I kind of feel like I’m a parent in a way even though I’m not. It’s so rewarding to see that life was so simple at one point, and I want to enjoy life sometimes the way she enjoys life.”
