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Francia Raisa is an American actress known for television roles in The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Grown-ish. She and Gomez have been close friends for years, long before either became a household name.
In 2017, Raisa donated a kidney to Gomez, whose lupus had severely damaged her own kidneys. Gomez announced the transplant on Instagram with a hospital-bed photo, publicly thanking Raisa for what she described as the ultimate gift. The extraordinary act of friendship made headlines around the world.