Selena Gomez took to Instagram Stories Sunday with a joke about a hairstyle she was sporting in a selfie she posted.
‘I wonder if Willy Wonka is hiring,’ the 33-year-old singer-actress said in reference to Roald Dahl’s 1964’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
It was not immediately clear exactly which character from the book the Grand Prairie, Texas-born beauty appeared to be referring to in her post.
Being hired by Wonka would indicate it was the Oompa-Loompas, who were Wonka’s workers in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and films since. Other possibilities, based off her hairdo, include characters from 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Wonka (Johnny Depp) or Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb).
In the selfie, the Emmy-nominated star sucked in her cheeks to accentuate the bold bob she was sporting, as Selena Gomez donned a white top and light layer of makeup.
It’s been a whirlwind a few weeks for Selena Gomez in the wake of her September 27 wedding to music producer Benny Blanco in Santa Barbara, California, which was attended by famous friends such as Taylor Swift, Cara Delevingne and Nina Dobrev.
This year has marked a huge chapter for Gomez, who has been openly speaking about the potential of parenthood in recent social media posts.
Selena Gomez had past been in high-profile relationships with celebrities including Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Nick Jonas.
Blanco, a 37-year-old native of Reston, Virginia, has been involved in the industry for more than 15 years as a musical artist, producer, and songwriter.
Blanco has collaborated with big name artists such as Gomez’s ex Bieber, Rihanna, Lizzo, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, SZA, Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban, according to Harper’s Bazaar.
Blanco established himself earlier in his career working for Dr. Luke’s Kasz Money Productions.
He has been a songwriter on a number of hit tracks, including Rihanna’s Diamonds, Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger, Spears’ Circus, and Ke$ha’s TiK ToK, among others.
As a solo artist, he released his first album Friends Keep Secrets in December of 2018.
The record, which topped out at 41 on the Billboard 200, included contributions from Bieber, Halsey, Calvin Harris, Omar Apollo and Gracie Abrams.
He has had six singles hit the Billboard Hot 100 over the last five years, including 2018’s Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid); as well as 2019’s Roses (with the late Juice WRLD and Brendon Urie) and I Can’t Get Enough (with Gomez, Tainy and J Balvin).
In recent years, he’s charted with the 2020 tracks Lonely (with Bieber) and Real S*** (with the late Juice WRLD) and 2022’s Bad Decisions (with BTS & Snoop Dogg).
Blanco chat with The New York Times in 2018 about his skillset when it comes to making music.
‘I couldn’t sit down and play a concert for you or really wow you on any instrument,’ he said. ‘What I can do is meet an artist, know what type of song I think we should make and be their therapist, make everyone feel comfortable.’
Blanco was past rumored to be in a romance with Elsie Hewitt, a model-actress from London