Watch: Selena Gomez Engaged to Benny Blanco After One Year of Dating
Come and get this exciting news: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are engaged.
The “Who Says” singer announced the news Dec. 11, posting photos of herself wearing a marquise-cut diamond ring on that finger and embracing her now-fiancé. As she wrote on Instagram, “Forever begins now..”
And if there was any doubt about what she meant, Benny was quick to spell it out. “Hey wait…” the record producer wrote in a comment, “that’s my wife.”
Looks like Benny popped the question during a cute picnic date, as Selena shared a photo of herself admiring her ring while sitting on blankets on a manicured lawn, surrounded by Taco Bell takeout and a wicker basket.
The pair, who started dating in the summer of 2023 before going public later that year, got engaged nearly two decades after Selena, 32, and Benny, 36, were first introduced and five years since they collaborated on the song “I Can’t Get Enough.”
“We both met each other like almost 16, 17 years ago,” Benny, born Benjamin Joseph Levin, recalled in an April interview with SiriusXM Hits 1. “Obviously, we made a bunch of songs together. But before we had made any music together, I was one of her big meetings—like right around when she was just leaving Disney to make her own music.”
“I guess it was a big meeting at the time,” he continued. “Then we wound up making songs after. She’s the best.”
Indeed, it was around the time the duo worked together on Selena’s song “Single Soon,” released in August 2023, that they, ironically, started dating.
A few months later, in December, professed to a fan online that Benny “is my absolute everything in my heart” and also confirmed they’d been together for six months.
And while Benny and Selena love each other like a love song now, their romance took them by surprise.
“It was so crazy,” Benny told Howard Stern in May, “when we went out on our first date, I didn’t even know it was a date. She was like, ‘Hey, you want to hang out?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah.'”
“I remember we were talking,” he continued, “and she’s such a forward person and she’s like the coolest, the nicest, the sweetest, everything. And I remember sitting there and she’s like, ‘Well I would’ve worn something different for this date.’ And I was like, ‘What? We’re on a date?'”
From there, they became inseparable.
“She’s truly my best friend,” Benny said. “We laugh all f–king day. She inspires me.”
At the time, Benny already had family on the brain.
“I want to have kids,” he shared on The Howard Stern Show. “That’s the next goal, to check the box. I have a ton of godkids, I’ve got a ton of nephews. I love being around kids.”
Prior to her relationship with Benny, Selena was enjoying the single life and contemplating starting a family of her own.
“I was alone for five years, and I got really used to it,” Selena, who was previously in a longterm relationship with Justin Bieber, told Time in May. “A lot of people are afraid of being alone and I probably tortured myself in my head for like two years being alone, and then I kind of accepted it. Then I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone.”
And then came Benny. As Selena noted, “It just happens when you least expect it.”
Keep reading to revisit Selena and Benny’s relationship from the beginning.
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco began dating in July 2023, around Selena’s birthday, Benny said on the Howard Stern Show in May 2024.
But they only began to spark romance rumors in late 2023. That December, Selena confirmed the speculation, commenting on a fan page’s Instagram post, regarding Benny, “He is my absolute everything in my heart.”
She continued, “Why has he been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. He’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with.”
The Rare Beauty founder also shared a photo on her Instagram Story of her leaning her head on what looked to be Benny’s chest.
Selena later shared this pic on her Instagram Stories, which shows her wearing a bejeweled “B” ring.
…including a pic of the two kissing.
Also in December 2023, Selena shared several photos of herself hanging out in New York City with Benny and their friends.i
Two days after Christmas 2023, Selena shared new pics of the couple at what appeared to be an art exhibit.
Selena posted this pic of herself and Benny one day before New Year’s Eve 2023.
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The pair attended the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Miami Heat in January 2024.
Can’t Keep Their Hands to Themselves
The couple packed on PDA in this February 2024 snapshot.
Selena shared a tribute to her boyfriend on his 36th birthday in March 2024.
“Happy birthday baby!” Selena wrote on her Instagram. “Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco.”
Selena included this kissing pic in her birthday tribute to Benny.
…and these couple’s pics as well.
Selena celebrated the release of Benny’s Open Wide in April 2024, captioning photos of the pair enjoying a cake shaped like his cookbook, “So proud.”
Selena shared this pic of the two on Independence Day 2024.
Who Said “I Love You” First?
In July 2024, just ahead of their first dating anniversary, the two answered a viral “Who’s Most Likely To” TikTok challenge, during which they were asked who was the first to say “I love you” to the other person. The answer? Selena.
Selena and Benny cuddled up in cute photos in July 2024 following her 32nd birthday.
The actress captioned a gallery of summer photos, “Thank you for sharing your life with me today and everyday.”
The musicians soaked up the sun together on lounge chairs.
Selena shared a silly pic of the two enjoying a bite.
They’re just loving each other like a love song, baby.
The two were bundled up with masks on during one of their outings.
In another snap, Selena wore Benny’s beanie as they pursed their lips for the camera.
The “Eastside” artist gave Selena a kiss on the cheek in a sweet summer snap in July 2024.
He wrapped his arms around her in another adorable Instagram pic.
“forever begins now,” Selena wrote in December 2024, while revealing their engagement. Benny quipped in the comments, “hey wait… that’s my wife.”
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