Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s rocky road is back on a smoother path.
The Bad Liar beauty, 25, and Love Yourself singer, 23, have been on better terms after Gomez underwent a kidney transplant this past summer, getting a kidney from her close friend, TV actress Francia Raisa.
‘Selena is simply trying to make peace with Justin after her illness,’ a source told US Weekly on Wednesday. ‘He has been great to her since her surgery and they are on good terms right now.’
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Better footing: Selena Gomez, 25, (L) and Justin Bieber, 23, are speaking and hanging out again in the wake of her kidney transplant this summer, as well as their mutual membership at Hillsong Church
The duo famously dated between the years of 2011 and 2014, and a bit of tension revealed itself in the summer of 2016 when they bickered on Instagram, ultimately leading Justin to deactivate his account for six months.
But things have softened since then, as the insider told the publication that the former Disney diva and Canadian pop sensation ‘got back in touch recently through their friends and have seen each other at church.’
Another insider said that ‘Justin and Selena recently started speaking,’ noting that the ‘church they go to’ – the celebrity-laden Hillsong Church – was the common bond that reunited the former lovers.
‘The community there is pretty tight knit and Justin and Selena have a lot of mutual friends who brought them back together,’ the insider said of the church, which also boasts famous members such as Kourtney Kardashian, Hailey Baldwin and Hailee Steinfeld.
Stunning: Gomez looked amazing attending the InStyle Awards Monday in LA
King of the stage: The Biebs was snapped in June performing in France
Justin and Selena, according to the source, have ‘realized it was time to grow past their history and move on,’ and have ‘grown up a lot in the past couple of years and are mature about the situation.’
The two hung out at Gomez’s Studio City, California home with pals on Sunday, TMZ reported.
Storied past: Gomez and Bieber, who dated on and off for three years, shared a romantic moment in 2011 at the American Music Awards
New relationship: Insiders told US that Selena’s relationship with The Weeknd, 27, is unaffected by her revived friendship with Bieber. The couple was snapped last month in NYC
One issue that might complicate the rekindled friendship is Selena’s ongoing relationship with the The Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye), her boyfriend since January.
One source told the publication that 27-year-old ‘is well aware Selena and Justin are talking,’ while another said that the Toronto native ‘doesn’t think Selena talking to Justin again is weird at all’ and ‘doesn’t care.’
A third insider said that The Weekend ‘has been on tour and she’s been traveling back and forth to LA, but they are 100 percent still on.’