
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
Alan Berezovsky/Getty ImagesSelena Gomez and her boyfriend Benny Blancoannounced their engagement after more than a year of dating.
“Forever starts now,” Gomez, 32, wrote Instagram post on Wednesday, Dec. 11, showing off her engagement ring. Blanco, 36, celebrated the milestone by writing in the comments section: “Hey wait… that’s my wife.”
The pair have collaborated on a handful of songs together – including her 2015 hit. “Same Old Love” – before starting a romantic relationship in 2023 After sparked dating rumors with Blanco, Gomez confirmed their relationship in December 2023, revealing that they were together for “six months”.
“He is my absolute everything in my heart,” she wrote in an Instagram comment at the time. “He (was) the best thing that ever happened to me. The end. … He’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with. Facts.
Next month, a source exclusively said Us Weekly that Gomez had “never been with anyone like” Blanco.
“She loves how Benny treats her: he’s so kind and thoughtful,” an insider said in January. “It’s been a long time since friends have seen Selena this happy. She positively glows.
In February, Gomez offered a rare insight into her dynamic with Blanco. “Without going into too much detail, I think it’s really important to meet someone who respects you,” she explained in an interview with Apple Music 1 Zane Lowe. “And I think it’s really nice to be able to rely on someone who understands the world that I live in.”
She added: “But I have to say overall it’s the safest I feel and it’s been really lovely and I’ve just grown through it so it’s great.”
As for Blanco, he expressed his excitement about his romance with Gomez in May. “I wake up every day and I look in the mirror and I’m like, ‘How did this happen?'” he quipped. Today with Hoda and Jenna at that time. “But until someone figures it out, hey!
Later that month, sources revealed how serious Gomez and Blanco had become.
“He makes Selena laugh,” an insider said us in May. “He makes her feel safe and happy. They both think they’ve found the person they’re going to be with forever.”
A second source, meanwhile, emphasized that Gomez and Blanco are in it for the long haul. “She’s definitely seeing this relationship fizzle out,” the insider noted. “They are was talking about marriage and they have kids and they’re very much on the same page.’
“Selena has found the love of her life,” the second source added. “She’s ready to settle down.”
Before her engagement to Blanco, Gomez dated Justin Bieber on and off from 2010 to 2018. and The Weeknd in 2017