Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco! Star proudly unveils a huge diamond ring and shares a sneak peek of her proposal

Selena Gomez shocked fans on Wednesday night by revealing that she is now engaged to her boyfriend Benny Blanco.

The 32-year-old singer announced the news on Instagram, sharing the first photos of her enormous diamond engagement ring with her 422 million followers.

“The eternal begins now..” wrote the Who Said singer.

She also included a photo of herself showing off her ring to the camera as Blanco put his arm around her and kissed her head.

Blanco – a famous music producer – apparently popped the question during a romantic late-night picnic.

Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, although she only confirmed the relationship in December.

Selena Gomez shocked fans on Wednesday night by revealing that she is now engaged to her boyfriend Benny Blanco

The 32-year-old singer revealed the news on Instagram, sharing the first photos of her enormous diamond engagement ring with her 422 million followers

At the time, she took to Instagram to confirm to fans that she had been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her ‘absolutely everything’.

The Wolves singer previously dated The Weeknd, Zedd, Nick Jonas and Taylor Lautner and was linked to a number of other stars, including Zayn Malik.

She also famously dated Justin Bieber that lasted eight years before they called it quits in 2018. He is now married to model Hailey Bieber and they welcomed a son in August.

Before they became romantic, Gomez and Blanco had been friends for over a decade and even collaborated on music.

He has produced three of the singer’s biggest hits, including 2021’s I Can’t Get Enough and 2015’s Same Old Love.

Last month, Blanco revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move.

‘She asked me out. It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me… as if we were just talking, and then she said, “Do you want to go to dinner?” And I went to dinner, and I had no idea,” he explained on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream.

Blanco claimed he wasn’t “nervous” because he already knew Gomez on a personal and professional level.

‘No [I wasn’t nervous]because I’ve been friends with her for years. We have been friends for over ten years, maybe fifteen years,” he told Cenat.

Blanco said he and Gomez got drinks, but he didn’t immediately realize he and the Rare Beauty founder were on a date.

“The eternal begins now..” wrote the Who Said singer

Blanco – a famous music producer – apparently popped the question during a romantic late-night picnic

‘I didn’t even know we were on a date. And she said, “I would have worn something different on this date.” And I was like, ‘Wait, what? Do we have a date?’ I had no idea. No idea we were on a date,” he said.

“She left early because she had to go somewhere the next day to film a video, and then two days later we hung out, and then I was like, ‘Yo, I think she likes me.’ And then I literally kissed her, and the rest is history.”

He then called Gomez his “best friend.”

Also last month, Gomez spoke about her “future” with Blanco during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

The Emilia Perez star has had a slew of high-profile romances, from fellow Disney Channel star Nick Jonas to her nearly decade-long on/off relationship with Justin Bieber.

But she told the newspaper that Blanco is the one man who has made her feel the “safest.”

‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt [a relationship]and I see a future with this person,” she told the outlet.

The security Blanco provides has made her feel more comfortable posting photos and videos of them online for her fans to see.

Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023; seen in September 2024

“And if you throw a little bit in there, people aren’t so hungry to hunt you anymore,” Gomez noted.

The couple first sparked engagement speculation in August when eagle-eyed fans noticed Gomez had uploaded a selfie to her Instagram Story with her left wedding finger hidden by a pink heart emoji.

To add fuel to the fire, gossip site DeuxMoi shared a “tip” that Gomez “got engaged over the weekend” while he was “hanging out surrounded by friends at their usual beach house” earlier that month.

Gomez seemed to put the rumors to rest when she appeared in public without a ring on her finger just days later.

Ahead of Wednesday’s engagement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married.

When Blanco appeared on Howard Stern in May, he said he saw himself disfiguring the billionaire.

He made the revelation after Stern asked him to share that he would ask Gomez for her hand in marriage.

“When I look at her, I always say, ‘I don’t know of a world where it could be better than this,’” he said.

Last month, Blanco revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move

‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt [a relationship]and I see a future with this person,” she told The Hollywood Reporter last month

Stern then predicted marriage in their future, and Blanco responded, “You and me both.”

Earlier in the same interview, Blanco expressed his desire to one day welcome children with Gomez. ‘That’s my next goal [to check] on the box. I have a lot of god children, I have a lot of nephews. “I love being around kids,” he told Stern.

When asked about Blanco’s comments about marriage and children at the Time 100 Event in May, Gomez said, “He can’t lie to save his life.” If he is asked a question, he will answer it.’

‘I cherish every moment with him. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.”

Gomez then revealed that she had plans to adopt a child of her own if she didn’t meet the right partner at age 35.

“I was alone for five years and I really got used to it,” Selena said. “A lot of people are afraid of being alone, and I probably tortured myself in my head for two years, and then I kind of accepted it.

“That’s when I came up with my plan, that I would adopt at the age of 35 if I hadn’t met anyone,” she said.

Gomez’s adoption plans also stem from the fact that she cannot “bear” children for medical reasons, including a long battle with the chronic autoimmune disease Lupus.

She told me Vanity fair in September that she had to “mourn” her inability to become a mother naturally.

When Blanco appeared on Howard Stern in May, he said he saw himself disfiguring the billionaire; seen in June

“When I look at her, I always say, ‘I don’t know of a world where it could be better than this,’” Blanco told Howard Stern in May.

“I’ve never said this before,” she told the publication, “but unfortunately I can’t carry my own children.

‘I have many medical problems that would endanger my life and that of the baby. That was something I had to mourn for a while.

Although her path to motherhood will “look different,” the actress doubled down on the fact that she wants to be one someday.

She told the outlet, “It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen like it happens for everyone.

‘I’m doing much better with that. I think it’s a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, both of which are huge opportunities for me.

‘It made me very grateful for the other outlets for people who want to become mothers. I’m one of those people. “I’m excited to see what that journey will look like, but it will look a little different,” she said.

Selena said that through surrogacy or adoption, the child will be “mine.”

‘In the end it doesn’t matter to me. It will be mine. It will be my baby,” she said.

While Gomez’s fans have warmed up to Blanco, the music producer initially faced backlash when their romance was revealed.

After Gomez confirmed they were dating in December 2023, fans circulated a 2020 clip of Blanco seemingly throwing shade at his now fiancée while praising her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, with whom he collaborated on the 2021 hit Lonely , about work ethic.

In particular, he made a thinly veiled criticism of pop stars with makeup lines — like Gomez, who launched the wildly popular brand Rare Beauty in 200 — on an episode of The Zach Sang Show.

“Justin isn’t one of those cookie-cutter pop artists. As you know, they say, “Here’s my new single and here’s my makeup line.” And he says, Justin says, “Yo. I have a pimple and I have anxiety today.” He’s always been honest about things like that,” Blanco said.

“For me, I think he’s really falling into himself now as an adult. It’s brave to release this song,” he added.

While many fans were offended by Blanco’s comments, others used it as motivation to criticize his performance on social media.

This prompted Gomez to take to the comments section himself to defend him.

She told fans that they were “so wrong” in their views of Blanco as a person, insisting that he has “treated me better than any human being on the planet.”