Is Selena Gomez in the Barney documentary on Peacock?
Some in the ’90s may remember the “Barney bashing” that occurred about every child’s favorite purple dinosaur. And some, like me, may not have known about it at all. Peacock’s recently released two-part docuseries, I Love You, You Hate Me, explores that time. One cast member on the show was actress Selena Gomez. Was she in the documentary?
The series portrays the backlash the character received – from Barney bashing frat parties, videos posted of plush toys being destroyed, among other forms of negativity directed toward the character, and even the crew on the show. This honestly came as a real surprise to me as I didn’t know it happened!
We all know the talented Selena Gomez now. And did you know her first acting role ever was on Barney & Friends? She started in the series in 2002 and portrayed a character named Gianna. The star appeared on the show from 2002 to 2004 for a total of 13 episodes.
Since the talent got her first gig on Barney, some of you might be wondering if she appears in the new Peacock docuseries. Well, we’ve got the answer for you below!
Is Selena Gomez in the Barney documentary?
Though Gomez was a part of the cast at one point on Barney, she was not a part of the documentary. No interviews were conducted with the actress, nor did the doc even show footage of her time on the beloved children’s show.
The documentary did have other cast members who were on the show talk about their time during and after Barney. But they had all appeared on the children’s series before Gomez’s time on there. So the production may have felt like the footage should focus on that. It’s not known whether Gomez was asked to appear and refused, or the creative team simply did not ask. Either way, I would definitely recommend watching the docuseries, it’s a good one.
The Barney documentary, I Love You, You Hate Me, is now streaming on Peacock.