Selena Gomez shocked fans on Wednesday night by revealing she is now engaged to her boyfriend Benny Blanco after a year and a half of dating.
The singer, 32, revealed the news on Instagram, sharing the first photos of her massive diamond engagement ring with her 422million followers.
‘forever begins now..’ captioned the Who Said singer.
She also included a photo of herself showing off her ring for the camera as Blanco, 36, wrapped his arm around her and kissed her head.
Blanco — a famed music producer — seemingly popped the question during a romantic nighttime picnic featuring Taco Bell.
The couple received an outpouring of love from theor A-list celebrity friends, including Cardi B, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gomez’s BFF Taylor Swift.
Swift — who has been friends with Gomez since 2008 — offered to be the couple’s ‘flower girl.’
Blanco himself also left a cheeky comment in which he referred to Gomez as his ‘wife.’
‘hey wait… that’s my wife,’ wrote the musician, who earned nearly 150,000 ‘likes.’
Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, though she did not confirm the relationship until that December.
At the time, she used Instagram to confirm to fans that she’d been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her ‘absolute everything.’
Previously, the Wolves songstress dated The Weeknd, Zedd, Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner and was linked to a number of other stars, including Zayn Malik and The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart.
She also famously had an on-and-off relationship with Justin Bieber, 30, that spanned eight years, before they called it quits in 2018. He is now married to model Hailey Bieber, 28, and they welcomed a baby son in August.
Before getting romantic, Gomez and Blanco were friends for over a decade and even worked on music together.
He has produced three of the singer’s biggest hits, including the 2021 tune I Can’t Get Enough and 2015’s Same Old Love.
Selena Gomez shows off engagement ring from fiance Benny Blanco
Last month, Blanco revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move.
‘She asked me out. It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me… like we were just talking, and then she said, “You wanna get dinner?” And I went to the dinner, and I had no idea,’ he explained on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream.
Blanco claimed he wasn’t ‘nervous’ because he already knew Gomez on a personal and professional level.
‘No [I wasn’t nervous], ’cause I’ve been friends with her for years. We’ve been friends for like 10 years plus, maybe 15,’ he told Cenat.
Blanco said he and Gomez got drinks but that he didn’t immediately realize that he and the Rare Beauty founder were on a date.
‘I didn’t even realize we were on a date. And she was like, “I would’ve worn something different to this date.” And I was like, “Wait, what? We’re on a date?” I had no idea. No idea we were on a date,’ he said.
‘She left early because she had to go somewhere to film a video the next day, and then we hung out like two days later, and then I was like, “Yo, I think she likes me.” And then I literally just kissed her, and the rest is history.’
He went on to call Gomez his ‘best friend.’
Also last month, Gomez spoke about her ‘future’ with Blanco during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The Emilia Perez star has had a slew of high-profile romances from fellow Disney Channel star Nick Jonas to her nearly decade-long on/off relationship with Justin Bieber.
But she told the outlet that Blanco is the one man who has made her feel the ‘safest.’
‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person,’ she told the outlet.
The security Blanco provides has made her more comfortable with posting photos and videos of them online for her fans to see.
‘And when you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down,’ Gomez noted.
The couple first sparked engagement speculation in August when eagle-eyed fans noticed Gomez had uploaded a selfie to her Instagram Story with her left wedding finger obscured by a pink heart emoji.
Adding fuel to the fire, the gossip site, DeuxMoi shared a ‘tip’ that Gomez ‘got engaged over the weekend’ while ‘surrounded by friends at their usual beach house hang out’ earlier that month.
Gomez seemed to shutdown the rumors when she emerged in public just days later without a ring on her finger.
Prior to Wednesday’s engagement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married.
While appearing on Howard Stern in May, Blanco said he could see himself marring the billionaire.
He made the reveal after Stern asked him to share was going to ask Gomez for her hand in marriage.
‘When I look at her, I do say, I’m always just like, ‘I don’t know a world where it could be better than this,” he gushed.
Stern then predicted marriage in their future, and Blanco replied, ‘You and me both.’
Earlier in the same interview, Blanco expressed his desire to welcome kids with Gomez someday. ‘That’s my next goal [to check] on the box. I have a lot of god kids, I’ve got a ton of nephews. I love being around kids,’ he told Stern.
When asked about Blanco’s comments about marriage and children at the Time 100 Event in May, Gomez said: ‘He can’t lie to save his life. If he’s asked a question, he’ll answer it.’
