Selena Gomez Says Ice Cube Was Her Childhood Celebrity Crush: ‘I Just Thought He Would Protect Me’

Selena Gomez has revealed that she had a crush on Ice Cube during her childhood.

Gomez joined Karol G for an episode of Complex‘s GOAT Talk on Wednesday (June 25), where she opened up about her Eminem fandom and why she loved Ice Cube so much.

“Can I tell you my first one I had a crush on, Ice Cube?” the multi-hyphenate admitted around the 12-minute mark. “I had the biggest crush on him when I was, like, 5. It’s so weird, but I just thought he would protect me. I’m only saying it simply based on my childhood.”

Gomez didn’t specify if it was his music or the various blockbusters Cube starred in throughout the ’90s that caught her eye.

The 32-year-old singer/actress also showed love to Eminem while recalling her father, who was a DJ, cooking up remixes featuring Slim Shady.

“One of mine was Eminem only because I grew up listening to him. My dad was a DJ and he would remix all kinds of songs, and every time it was an Eminem song, I would just get so excited,” she explained.

Karol G listed a pair of rhymers for her GOAT rapper, going with Eminem when she was growing up and Nicki Minaj for the new school.

As far as her love life these days, Gomez is engaged to producer Benny Blanco. The couple teamed up for a 26-track joint project, I Said I Love You First… And You Said It Back, in May, which features Gracie Abrams, GloRilla, J Balvin and The Marias.