Benny Blanco isn’t holding back anymore. After months of keeping quiet about his relationship with Selena Gomez, the producer is finally spilling all the details about his dating life. In a new interview with SiriusXM, Blanco recalled how he and the singer first got together. As it turns out, they were friends for years before they caught feelings for each other.
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The musician said neither he nor Gomez were looking to get into a relationship. However, after spending so much time together as friends, the pair started falling hard for each other. They initially kept their feelings hidden. One day, they couldn’t help but confess while having an intimate conversation about their love lives. Thankfully, they both felt the same way, and they’ve been going strong as a couple ever since. Blanco told SiriusXM:
You know how people constantly tell you ‘When you least expect it, it’s going to happen. When you’re not looking for it’? Honestly, we weren’t even — the first time we were hanging out where it was leaning towards that way, we were both talking about our love lives. Before we knew it, it just kind of happened.
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In that same interview, Blanco revealed that Gomez’s mother, Mandy Teefey, recently reminded him that he and the singer met for the first time as teenagers. Apparently, when Gomez was just starting her music career, she had a meeting with Blanco to discuss a potential collaboration. Nothing resulted from that conversation, which is why Gomez and Blanco likely don’t remember it.
They eventually collaborated years later once Gomez was already a huge star. The pair appeared to have teamed up for the first time in 2015 as part of Gomez’s second studio album, Revival. The record featured the songs “Same Old Love” and “Kill Em With Kindness,” both of which were produced by Blanco. Afterward, they dropped “I Can’t Get Enough” with Tainy and J Balvin in 2019. Most recently, Blanco helped co-produce Gomez’s latest track, “Single Soon,” which she dropped in August 2023.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s relationship was confirmed months later in December.