Pop star and “Only Murders in the Building” actress Selena Gomez is engaged to record producer and songwriter Benny Blanco.
Gomez made the announcement on Wednesday via Instagram, saying “forever begins now,” and sharing a photo of her diamond ring, a picnic setup, and happy pictures of her and Blanco. Blanco responded to the post with a playful comment, “Hey wait… that’s my wife.”
Celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cardi B, Lil Nas X, and Julia Michaels extended their congratulations to the couple on their engagement.
“Yes I will be the flower girl,” Swift commented on the post.
“HONEY!! Congratulations sweet mama!” Aniston wrote.
About a year ago, Gomez, 32, and Blanco, 36, made their relationship public. During their time together, they worked on a number of songs, including Gomez’s hit “Single Soon” from 2023 and “I Can’t Get Enough” from 2019.
“He is my absolute everything in my heart,” Gomez said at the time.
Blanco gushed about Gomez in an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” in May, saying he wakes up every day and can’t believe he gets to share his life with the pop superstar.
“She’s just like the best, most genuine person. Everything is so completely real,” he said. “Like every day when I wake up and I like walk by the mirror as I’m like, walking to her and I’m like, and I like, look at myself and I’m like, ‘How did I get here?'”
Gomez, a former Disney child star, recently earned Golden Globe nominations for her performances in the Hulu drama series “Only Murders in the Building” and Netflix thriller-musical “Emilia Pérez.”
“I am so grateful and honored,” Gomez wrote on a video posted to her Instagram Story.
Blanco has co-written chart-toppers for industry giants like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Britney Spears.
Gomez – the owner of 5-year-old cosmetic brand Rare Beauty – in September became one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the United States, according to Bloomberg, which valued her net worth at $1.3 billion.
