Francia Raisa took advantage of some downtime from her career as an actress, along with another sunny day in Southern California, and went for a walk with her dog and a friend.
The Los Angeles native kept it sporty in the fashion department when she stepped outside with her four-legged relative for her walk in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday.
While Raisa, 34, is known for her roles in The How I Met Your Father, as well as Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager and Grown-ish, many fans also know her as the woman who selflessly donated one of her kidneys to a friend Selena Gomez in her time of need in 2017.
The two longtime friends reportedly had a sort of fallout late last year when Raisa felt belittled by Gomez when she called Taylor Swift her “only friend in the industry.”
Seemingly offended by the comment, given that they had been friends for 15 years, Gomez and Raisa initially shadowed each other online, but now, nearly six months later, it seems they’ve worked it out and are friends again.
Beaming: Francia Raisa, 34, was all smiles as she took her dog for a walk in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday
Raisa, 34, was all smiles as she led her pet through the suburban streets, dressed in off-white sweatpants with a matching sports bra that helped show off her toned abs.
She also sometimes wore a long white sweater, but for the most part the weight was off her shoulders or took it off completely.
Her sporty outfit also included a pair of white sneakers and stylish dark sunglasses,
To complete her dog walk look, Raisa had her dark red locks styled long, straight and wavy to about the middle of her back with a center parting.
Raisa and Gomez first met while visiting the Children’s Hospital hosted by Disney and ABC Family in 2007 and have been friends ever since.
Some five years after Raisa donated her kidney to Gomez, their friendship would be tested when Gomez revealed in a cover story that he felt like an outcast in the music industry. Rolling stone November 2022.
“I never fit in with a cool group of girls who were celebrities. My only friend in the industry is actually Taylor [Swift]so I remember feeling like I didn’t fit in,” she confessed during the interview, without mentioning Raisa.
The actress took the comment personally, writing “Interesting” under an Instagram post highlighting Gomez’s quote, then following her the day after the premiere of her new documentary My Mind And Me.
Sporty: The actress was all smiles as she led her pet through the streets of Studio City dressed in off-white sweatpants with a matching sports bra that helped show off her toned abs
Gift of Life: While Raisa is known for her role in The How I Met Your Father, many fans also know her as the woman who selflessly donated one of her kidneys to friend Selena Gomez in her time of need in 2017; they are pictured in the hospital
Gomez left an eyebrow-raising comment under a TikTok video discussing how her former best friend had unfollowed her on Instagram.
“Sorry I didn’t mention every single person I know,” Gomez commented in the comments.
In addition, the Calm Down singer never mentioned Raisa in her documentary My Mind and Me, which details her struggles with mental health issues over the past six years.
Both ladies revealed that they “went through depression” during the post-surgery phase, according to Self.
The singer and actress reportedly had post-surgery complications, with her kidney spinning in her body, eventually resulting in emergency surgery to correct it.
The situation got so scary for Gomez that she texted Raisa, confessing, “I’m so scared I’m going to die.”
Their breakup: Raisa, an actress, was reportedly unhappy to hear when Gomez said last November that her only famous boyfriend in the business is Taylor Swift, but it seems the two ladies have worked it out
But signs of a reconciliation between the two ladies seemed to grow stronger as the former Disney star praised Raisa for donating her kidney amid her battle with lupus in an interview for Apple TV+’s “Best… in March.
“My best friend. Her name is Francia. She said, ‘No, I’m definitely getting tested,'” Gomez recalled after finding out she needed an organ transplant.
“Within three days she went to [get tested], and she was a match. And it was one of those moments where I felt watched. I know I’ve been so lucky.’
She added, “I will never, ever, ever be more in debt to anyone than Francia. The idea of someone having no doubts about being a donor was incredibly overwhelming.”