While attending Gomez's first Rare Impact Fund Benefit on Oct. 4, Raísa spoke to Extra about how she and Gomez first connected. "When I was on 'Secret Life of the American Teenager'… she was on 'Wizards of Waverly Place.' Disney had the stars of their shows go to Children's Hospital and visit all the kids… She was in my group. She came up to me and was like, 'My mom had a teenage pregnancy, she was 16 years old, and we love your show.' I was like, 'Oh, my God, thank you! I love your show,'" she recalled. "We started talking, we both had boyfriends at the time, we started kiki-ing… Around the time that my boyfriend and I broke up, and her and her boyfriend broke up, she called me and was like, 'I am going through some stuff… I am going through a breakup.' I was like, 'Girl, me, too,' and we were just inseparable after that ever since."
Of how their relationship has evolved over the years, she added, "We trauma-bonded, which is beautiful, but also it can get rocky and tricky… People grow, relationships change. Obviously, I treat her like my little sister, she treats me like her older sister… I don't know any relationship that's perfect… When our situation came up… No, I never pictured that, but obviously I never regretted it. I am happy that we are here today, celebrating and supporting each other."
