The singers have been pictured together on a number of occasions in the days following Selena’s split from The Weeknd.
9Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are officially back togetherCredit: Splash NewsAnd now The Sun Online can exclusively reveal the pair are back together, after Justin’s pastor Carl Lentz encouraged them to reunite.A source close to the star said: “They started texting when she was in hospital for her kidney transplant. “Justin only found out through the press and he was hurt that she hadn’t told him directly.“He sent her flowers during her recovery.
9The couple have been pictured spending a lot of time together in the last weekCredit: Splash News
9Selena’s split from boyfriend of 10 months The Weeknd was confirmed earlier this weekCredit: Rex Features
9Selena has now reunited with her first love, JustinCredit: Getty – Contributor“He has been going to church every week and spends all his time with his pastor Carl Lentz – Carl has been encouraging ‘reconciliation’ between the two – to heal their friendship at least – and Justin basically has been asking her for her forgiveness this whole time.“He’s really cleaned up his life majorly, they consider each other their one true love.”Justin regularly attends the controversial Hillsong Church, and The Sun Online previously revealed how all of the 23-year-old’s potential girlfriends have to meet Carl to make sure they don’t lead the former bad boy astray.A source told us: “Justin does not make a move without consulting him.
9Justin and Selena first met as teenagers in 2010Credit: Getty – Contributor
9They then confirmed their relationship in 2011Credit: Getty – Contributor“In the past Justin has been ‘lead astray’ or let’s say gone off the rails behaviour wise in different relationships.“Carl wants to help Justin rebuild his life in a solid way and the woman he is with – his romantic partner – has a big influence on him.”
9The pair split in 2012 but had an on-off relationship for another two yearsCredit: Getty – ContributorSelena Gomez and Justin Bieber in steamy dance routineFans of Justin will know just how much of an influence Selena, 25, has had on him over the years, ever since they first got together in January 2011.Justin even got Selena tattooed on his arm, and when they first split in November 2012, the pair couldn’t stay away from each other for long, reuniting and splitting up on a number of occasions over the next couple of years before officially splitting in 2014.In November 2015, he tried to explain the dynamic of their on-off romance to Billboard, saying: “When you love someone that much, even if something comes between you, it’s a love that never really dies.”However the source added that while things are back on track now, it doesn’t mean their future will be plane sailing.
9The pair are said to see other as their ‘one true love’Credit: Getty – ContributorSelena Gomez admits she has a weakness for bad boys
9Justin’s pastor was keen for the couple to reconcileCredit: Getty Images – GettyThey said: “It could still end though- they’re both still so young and their history is so complicated.”A representative for Justin had no comment when approached by The Sun Online about the reconciliation.
