Selena Gomez and Boyfriend Benny Blanco Are Engaged After More Than 1 Year of Dating: ‘Forever Begins Now’
After dating for more than a year, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco confirmed their engagement.
On Wednesday, December 11, Gomez, 32, posted an Instagram picture of her engagement ring with the caption, “Forever begins now.” “Hey wait… that’s my wife,” Blanco, 36, wrote in the comments section to commemorate the milestone.
Before having a relationship in in 2023, the couple worked together on a few songs, including her 2015 hit song “Same Old Love.” Gomez confirmed their relationship in December 2023, stating that they had been together for “six months,” after igniting dating rumors with Blanco.
At the time, she posted a comment on Instagram that read, “He is my absolute everything in my heart.” “The best thing that has ever happened to me is [him].” The conclusion. He continues to be superior to everyone I’ve dated. facts.
Gomez had “never been with anyone like” Blanco, according to an exclusive source who spoke to Us Weekly the following month.
In January, the insider stated, “She loves how Benny treats her: he’s so kind and thoughtful.” “Friends haven’t seen Selena this joyful in a very long time. She is positively radiant.
Gomez provided a unique glimpse into her relationship with Blanco in February. In an interview with Zane Lowe of Apple Music 1, she said, “I think it’s just really important to meet someone that respects you,” without going into too much detail. “And it’s really nice to be able to rely on someone who knows the world I live in,”
But overall, I’d have to say that it’s the safest that I feel, and it’s been really lovely, and I’ve only gotten better, so it’s awesome,” she continued.
Blanco, on the other hand, talked enthusiastically about his May romance with Gomez. “I look in the mirror every day when I wake up and ask myself, ‘How did this happen?'” he joked on Today With Hoda and Jenna at the time. “But weeeee until someone figured it out!”
The severity of Gomez and Blanco’s situation was revealed by sources later that month.
In May, one insider told Us, “He makes Selena laugh.” He gives her a sense of security and contentment. Both of them believe they have found their soul mate.
Meanwhile, Gomez and Blanco were committed to the long term, according to a second source. “She definitely sees this relationship going the distance,” the insider noted. “They are very much in agreement and have discussed marriage and starting a family.”
The second source went on to say, “Selena has found the love of her life.” “She is prepared to start a family.”
Gomez intermittently dated Justin Bieber from 2010 to 2018 and The Weeknd in 2017 before becoming engaged to Blanco.
