Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco engaged: their relationship history

This is not the “Same Old Love” for Selena Gomez and record producer Benny Blanco.

The couple, who announced their engagement late Wednesday night on Instagram, have been in love with each other for over a year after first revealing their relationship last December. In interviews and at events, including sharing PDA at their Rare Impact fundraiser in October, they were the picture of bliss.

As 2024 progresses, the couple has hinted that they are in it for the long haul, culminating in their upcoming wedding. Here’s a look back at their time together.

2015: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco begin working together

The “Lose You to Love Me” singer has been working with the record producer since 2015 on her album “Revival” for his singles “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love.” The pair also collaborated on their 2019 track “I Can’t Get Enough” and their 2023 album “Single Soon.” (Blanco has also collaborated with Gomez’s ex Justin Bieber on “Eenie Meenie” with Sean Kingston and “Love Yourself.”)

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In a Time interview published in May, Gomez opened up about how their romance began, saying that although she initially considered him just a friend, she discovered her feelings were romantic after attending a birthday party to to meet his friend. “It just happens when you least expect it,” Gomez said.

Selena Gomez is engaged to Benny Blancoafter a year together: “Eternity begins now”

When did Selena and Benny start dating? December 2023: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announce their relationship

Last December, the couple made their relationship public with Gomez posting a series of Instagram photos from a trip to New York, including a photo of her kissing the hit producer.

In a then-deleted comment, the Rare Beauty founder appeared to reveal that the two had been dating for six months.

When Gomez first revealed her relationship with Blanco, she wrote in another now-deleted Instagram comment: “He is my absolute everything in my heart.” The couple have been in love ever since.

Selena Gomez and Benny BlancoShare a kiss in a sweet photo

May 2024: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco rave about each other in interviews

Speaking to Time in May, Gomez clarified that Blanco is “not my only source of happiness” and talked about how refreshing it is to have a partner who isn’t bothered by online hate, especially since Gomez herself is the woman with the most followers on Instagram.

“I know what people can do to people I love. My own fans, who I adore and who I feel have shaped me, will say the most hurtful things to me about how I live my life,” she said. “But he has the strength within him so that this noise doesn’t upset him. It’s really impressive and I just cherish every moment with him.”

“I don’t know what the future holds, but I know he’s not going anywhere any time soon.”

On The Howard Stern Show that same month, Blanco shared some details about his relationship. “She’s the coolest, the nicest, the sweetest,” Blanco told Stern. “She’s really just like my best friend.”

When asked if she wanted to have children, Blanco said, “That’s kind of my next goal.” And when Stern said, “I predict marriage,” Blanco replied, “You and me both.”

October 2024: Benny Blanco is one of the evening’s biggest donors at Selena Gomez’s charity event

Blanco sat near the stage with Gomez and her inner circle at the Rare Impact fundraiser, including her sister and mother.

Blanco’s donation — an hour-long virtual cooking class with him and his friend, “The Bear” star (and real-life chef) Matty Matheson — sparked a bidding war that reached up to $7,500. As for his credentials, Blanco released a cookbook “full of crazy recipes” earlier this year.

Inside Selena Gomez’s Fundraiser:Benny Blanco bids big, Karol G gets the crowd going

Blanco was then embroiled in a bidding war for a five-day stay in a three-story villa in an exclusive gated community in western Mexico, made available to him by Airbnb. The generous use of his No. 5 auction paddle paid off: Blanco was named the winner with a winning bid of $25,000 for the vacation stay. He later donated the highest donation amount of $20,000 to the Rare Impact Fund.

November 2024: Benny Blanco opens up about his relationship with Selena Gomez in People’s Sexiest Man Alive interview

In November, as part of People’s Sexiest Man Alive, he gushed about his then-girlfriend and how she gave “everything for each other” on date nights, including when Gomez rented a botanical garden.

“I have a really best friend who I can do anything in the world with, and every day is the best day of my life,” he said of the time they spend together.

He recalled a Valentine’s Day where he got her Taco Bell — which came up again in her engagement announcement — made her “movie theater nachos” and sent her favorite pickles from Texas.

In response, Gomez gushed about her boyfriend in an Instagram Story: “Not only do you love me unconditionally, you always get me my Mexican Taco Bell pizza.”

Who is Selena Gomez engaged to?

Gomez has previously been romantically linked to Nick Jonas, The Weeknd and Zedd. However, her longest relationship was with Bieber, whom she dated on and off from 2010 to 2018. Since then, Blanco has been her most public relationship.

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