Benny Blanco is celebrating his engagement to Selena Gomez – and is already calling her with a new title!

After Gomez announced the couple’s engagement via Instagram on Wednesday, December 11, her music producer fiancé, 36, left a sweet message in her comments gushing about the latest milestone in their love life.

“Hey wait…that’s my wife,” Blanco commented under the engagement reveal.

As previously reported, the 32-year-old singer and actress announced the engagement with a close-up photo of her new ring, a photo of her and Blanco celebrating, and a behind-the-scenes shot of herself sitting on a picnic blanket with a taco and a bell box at her doorbell Page. “Now eternity begins…” she captioned the post.

Of course, Blanco wasn’t the only person to weigh in on the big news in the comments, as others including Jennifer Aniston, Gordon Ramsay, Shay Mitchell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cardi B, Lil Nas X and even Taylor Swift also showed their support .

“Yes, I will be the flower girl,” the pop superstar wrote to Gomez, who she has been friends with since 2008.

Ashley Benson also wrote: “Congratulations darling. I’m so happy for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” while Mariska Hargitay commented, “♥️💃🏻Congratulations 💃🏻♥️”

Gomez and Blanco previously worked together professionally in 2015, when he produced two songs on her second solo album: Revival: “Kill Em With Kindness” and “Same Old Love”. Since then, they have collaborated several times, including for their August 2023 release “Single Soon.”

The duo confirmed their romance a year ago when Gomez liked and left comments on Instagram posts mentioning their relationship in December 2023, before sharing a look at a special “B” ring on her left ring finger. From there, the two attended a Los Angeles Lakers game together, bonded at the 2023 Golden Globes and Emmy Awards, and continued to gush about their time together. Gomez explained how her relationship with Blanco makes her feel safe in a February interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 New music every day.

“Without going into too much detail, I think it’s just really important to meet someone who respects you,” she explained at the time. “And I think it’s really nice to be able to rely on someone who understands the world in which I live. But overall I have to say it’s the safest thing I feel and it’s been really nice and I’ve only grown from it so it’s great.”

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Months later while I was talking to Vanity Fair In a cover story published on September 9, Gomez explained that she has “never been loved like this,” referring to her relationship with the producer. “He was just a light. An absolute light in my life,” she said. “He’s my best friend. I love telling him everything.”

At the time, Gomez also revealed that they are “always careful to protect what we have” and that she wants Blanco to “always be himself.” When it comes to marriage, she revealed that she had one caveat: “I’m definitely not changing my name. I’m Selena.” Gomez. This is it.”