It seems comedian Fred Armisen was thrilled to find out that Selena Gomez had named her new kidney after him.
Speaking to Rolling Stone last month, the actress-singer told the outlet that she named her new body part after Armisen to cope with her 2017 kidney transplant “because I love ‘Portlandia.'”
The IFC sketch comedy show, which parodies life in Portland, Oregon, first aired in 2011.
Gomez gushed to Rolling Stone that while she’d never met the Saturday Night Live alum, she “secretly hoped he’d hear about her unique tribute to him.”
Just a month later, her wish was granted with a sweet reply from Armisen.
During Monday night’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Gomez told Fallon that the comedian “sent me flowers.”
“I was so excited,” she added.
Over the years, Gomez has been vocal about her serious illness due to complications from lupus, an autoimmune disease.
In 2015, she went public with her lupus diagnosis and revealed that she had undergone chemotherapy to treat the disease.
Two years later, she underwent a kidney transplant using an organ belonging to her friend, actress Francia Raisa.
During the procedure, Gomez suffered emergency complications that prompted surgeons to remove a femoral vein from her leg and construct a new artery to support Raisa’s kidney. The operation left significant scars.
Last month, the former Wizards of Waverly Place star released a documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, on Apple TV+ detailing her difficult health journey.
“After years in the spotlight, Selena Gomez has achieved unimaginable fame. But just as she reaches a new climax, an unexpected twist pulls her into the darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary sheds new light on her six-year journey,” reads the film’s official synopsis.