Selena Gomez has gotten engaged to Benny Blanco. The 32-year-old musician and actor has taken the next step in her relationship with the 36-year-old producer and songwriter, a year after making their romance official.
Gomez shared the news on Instagram, where she has 423 million followers, posting photos of her engagement ring, while other pictures show her beaming at a picnic after the proposal, and celebrating with her fiancé.
She captioned the romantic social media post: “forever begins now”.
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Benny commented: “hey wait … that’s my wife.”
Fans and famous friends of The Only Murders In The Building star have been quick to send their congratulations.
The star’s long time best pal Taylor Swift commented simply, “Yes I will be the flower girl.”
Friends icon Jennifer Aniston wrote: “HONEY!! Congratulations sweet mama!”
And Lil Nas X added: “OMMGGGGG CONGRATSSS AHHH (sic)“
In Selena’s Instagram Stories, she shared a mirror selfie holding her ring closer to the camera.
Earlier in 2024, Benny admitted he saw marriage in their future.
Back in May, he told The Howard Stern Show: “When I look at her … I’m always just like, I don’t know a world where it could be better than this.”
Gomez and Blanco — who first met in 2019 and started dating four years later — confirmed their romance in December 2023.
The Emilia Perez star explained the pair made the decision to share some of their relationship publicly — a choice that has made her feel “safe” with her partner.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: “I guess this is the safest I’ve ever felt in (a relationship), and I see a future with this person.
“When you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down.
“Like, if they hear something, they’re going to, but if you’re like, ‘I did it’, they’re like, ‘Oh, well there’s you, just going to Sushi Park’.”
“But there’s so much of my relationship people don’t see — that’s just mine.”
Gomez is content with the balance that enables her to maintain an element of privacy in her life.
Asked if she feels she has a private life, she said: “I do, because I hang out with people who aren’t really in the business that much. I mean, I have both.”