Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner confirms Selena Gomez’s character was queer
Peter Murrieta, former showrunner of Wizards of Waverly Place, has confirmed a long-standing theory about series protagonist Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez).
On the most recent episode of the Wizards of Waverly Pod, hosted by former stars Jennifer Stone (Harper Finkle) and David DeLuise (Jerry Russo), Murrieta was asked if there were storylines he wished he could’ve explored further. “Easy, easy, easy,” he said. “I wished we could have played more with what was quite obvious to a lot of us, which was the relationship between Stevie and Alex. “We weren’t able to in that time, but it was pretty clear to all of us what that relationship was.
And that would have been fun.” In the third season of the beloved Disney Channel fantasy series, Alex becomes friends with Hayley Kiyoko’s breakout character Stevie Nichols.
Fans noticed their palpable, sapphic chemistry and have championed them as secret lovers ever since with the ‘ship’ name Stalex.
