Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are taking things to the next level. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the couple announced on Instagram that they are now engaged. They shared the exciting news by posting a series of photos celebrating their milestone. One of them included a close-up of Selena Gomez’s engagement ring. Let me tell you, that rock is massive.
It’s unclear exactly how the music producer popped the question to his superstar girlfriend. However, it’s possible Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s engagement happened during a romantic picnic. In the singer’s latest Instagram post, she can be seen sitting on a blanket while surrounded by a picnic setup that featured some Taco Bell. She appears overwhelmed with happiness as she beams down at her engagement ring.
Other photos showed her flaunting her diamond ring to the camera, as well as celebrating her engagement by hugging her now fiancé. “Forever begins now,” Gomez wrote alongside the post, to which Benny Blanco responded, “hey wait… that’s my wife.”
Celebrities React to Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s Engagement
So many of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s famous friends congratulated them on their engagement. “YES !!!! Congratulations!!!!! So happy for you both!!!!” wrote The Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev. “OMMGGGGG CONGRATSSS AHHH,” commented rapper Lil Nas X. Gomez’s “Taki Taki” collaborator Cardi B also shared her excitement by writing, “Waiiiitttt hold on 😱😱😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️.”
Other celebrities who posted congratulatory comments included Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Gordon Ramsey, Shay Mitchell, and Laura Marano.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s engagement comes a year after they went public with their relationship. The actress sparked romance rumors in December 2023 by liking several Instagram posts speculating that she and Blanco were dating. She then confirmed he was her boyfriend by calling him “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” According to one of her other Instagram comments, she and Blanco had been secretely seeing each other for six months before fans had even suspected they were an item.
Blanco clarified their dating timeline in an interview with The Howard Stern Show this past May. While opening up about their relationship, the musician revealed that he and Gomez began dating around her birthday in July 2023. He said they started off as friends before things turned romantic between them. During that same interview, Blanco expressed his desire to settle down with Gomez. “That’s like my next goal on the box,” he said when discussing marriage and kids.
Fans are so happy that Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have now made things official.
