On December 12, 2024, Selena Gomez Announced her engagement to her Boyfriend, Benny Blanco via Instagram post with a series of photos and the caption "Forever begins now." Selena Gomez reportedly started seeing Music producer Benny Blanco in June 2023 and the duo made their relationship public in December 2023.
The couple's engagement announcement has elicited varying reactions from celebrities and friends alike. While friends, fellow celebrities, and some fans are showering the couple with congratulations, another side of the internet has a different view. Let us take a look at some reactions to the news,
The first reaction to be mentioned should be her soon-to-be-husband, Benny Blanco, who commented, "Hey wait… that’s my wife."
Taylor Swift, who is considered Gomez's best friend, replied to the engagement announcement post,
yes I will be the flower girl, Taylor Swift under Gomez's post.
Other celebrities like Gordan Ramsay, Jennifer Aniston, and more congratulated the couple on their engagement.
Two X users' comments allude that it might have been Gomez who took the initiative for the engagement and not Benny Blanco,
"I bet she’s the one who proposed haha," a X user commented on PopBase's post announcing the singer's engagement.
"why do i feel like shes the one who got down on one knee," remarked another user on X
Another user remarked referring to Selena's Song Bad Decisions and alluding that this was a bad decision on the singer's part by posting,
"everyone stream bad decisions lets go!"
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's relationship timeline
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco were not strangers before they started dating. Blanco and Gomez worked together on her song I Can’t Get Enough in 2019 and in 2023 they united again to work on Selena's song Single Soon.
Talks about the pair dating started in June 2023, and the pair officially made their relationship public in December 2023. According to reports, Benny Blanco, a well-known music producer who has worked with stars like BTS, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, etc, in an interview with Howard Stern revealed that,
"When we went out on our first date, I didn’t even know it was a date(...)I remember sitting there, and she’s like, ‘Well, I would have worn something different for this date,’ and I was like, ‘What? We’re on a date?"
Gomez, singer and actress, also talked about her relationship with Blanco in an interview with Zane Lowe of New Music Daily, where she said,
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"I think it’s really nice to also lean on someone who understands the world that I live in. But I’d have to say overall it’s the safest that I feel and it’s been really lovely and I’ve only grown through it, so it’s awesome"
With the year wrapping up, Selena Gomez had a successful year in her professional and personal life with two Golden Globe nominations for her performance in Emilia Perez and Only Murders in the Building, an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival this year with her co-star in Emilia Perez, and an engagement ring on her finger.
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