Celebrity couples have always had their quirks, but Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco pushed things into a brand-new realm. People online spent days making fun of Blanco’s dirty feet, and nobody saw what came next. Gomez didn’t just brush it off; she walked right into a California podcast studio and kissed his toes on camera. Not once, but twice.
On the March 3 episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Gomez showed up out of nowhere and stole the spotlight. Benny Blanco was sitting there, barefoot on the couch, while they were taping, when Gomez leaned over and kissed his foot right on camera. Later, she rested her head on his toes and told him, “I love you.”
Blanco was grinning, looking over at his co-hosts, asking, “You like that?” Gomez shot back, “Don’t make it a moment.” Of course, he made it a moment anyway. The backstory only made things more chaotic. Just a week before, Blanco had set social media on fire with the first episode of Friends Keep Secrets. He sprawled out barefoot on the couch at Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco’s place in California, feet up on the cushions, and they looked dirty.
People grabbed screenshots right away. Fans jumped online, asking Gomez to rethink her choices. Blanco tried to defend himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He blamed the dirty floors at the studio, then kicked off his boot on air to prove his feet were clean. Still, the internet didn’t buy it.
Social media wasted no time reacting to the toe-kissing moment. People said exactly what was on their minds. The fact that Blanco’s feet had already gone viral the week before for being visibly dirty made the whole thing ten times worse in the internet’s eyes. Folks just couldn’t get over seeing both things back to back. Soon, TikTok, Instagram, and X were overflowing with comments, everything from a little squirming to straight-up gagging.
Internet Reacts as Selena Gomez Kisses Benny Blanco’s Dirty Feet at California Podcast Studio
The moment quickly went viral, with many viewers reacting in disbelief to what they saw. “Girls in love can do anything,” one person wrote. Another added, “Anything I’ve learned about their podcast has been against my will.” Some comments focused on how bizarre the clip felt. “I’ve seen enough. I’m putting my phone in a bowl of rice and going for a long walk in the woods where the internet can’t find me,” a user joked. Another wrote, “This just confirmed that’s not Selena.”
Others believed the moment was staged. “The way the camera zoomed in on Selena Gomez right when she kissed her husband Benny’s feet was so obviously a publicity stunt to drive viewers to Benny’s podcast,” one person commented about Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
A few reactions leaned into conspiracy-style humor. “Benny Blanco did Black Magic on Selena Gomez to woo her,” one user joked. Another summed up the internet’s reaction by saying, “Benny Blanco and Selena definitely don’t mind making the internet uncomfortable.”
Through it all, Gomez didn’t seem fazed at all, and that’s maybe the most interesting part. She told Blanco right on the show that their relationship is “probably so healthy and one of the greatest things of life.” At another point in the podcast that was being filmed in Los Angeles, California, Selena talked openly about her experience with bipolar disorder. Benny jumped in and talked about how much more aware she has become of her episodes. The intimacy between them looked like nothing staged about it, and that’s probably why it made so many people squirm.
Up close, love isn’t always what you expect. It can be awkward, or even a little weird, like kissing someone’s toe. But clearly, Selena Gomez is totally at peace with it.
