Selena Gomez has announced that she is engaged to songwriter Benny Blanco.

The actress and singer posted a picture of a large engagement ring on Instagram with the caption, “Forever starts now.”

This comes after the couple confirmed their relationship last year.

Pop star Taylor Swift was among the famous congratulators.

Two-time Grammy nominee Gomez posted more pictures of her beaming, wearing the ring, and one of Blanco hugging her in what looks like a closet.

“Hey wait… that’s my wife,” Blanco commented on the post.

Swift replied, “Yes, I’ll be the flower girl.”

Rapper Cardi B, actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Suki Waterhouse and singer Lil Nas X also sent congratulations.

In an Instagram Story shared with her 423 million followers, the most followed woman on the app also revealed a video of herself showing off her ring to her loved ones over the phone.

“Yes to that,” she can be heard saying, prompting screams from the other end of the video call.

Gomez and record producer Blanco had collaborated on the songs “I Can’t Get Enough” in 2019 and “Single Soon” in 2023 before announcing their relationship.

Blanco, who has also worked with the likes of Rihanna, Calvin Harris and Justin Bieber, gushed about his love on The Drew Barrymore Show in May.

“She’s just the best, most sincere person,” he said on the talk show.

“Everything is completely real. Every day when I wake up, I pass the mirror as I walk towards her and ask myself, ‘How did I get here?’ …”

“She is one of the sweetest, one of the most charming, one of the most humble people I have ever met.”

Come & Get It singer Gomez previously had a high-profile relationship with fellow singer Justin Bieber.

The Texas-born star found fame as a child actress on Barney and the Disney Channel before launching a career as a singer and actress.

This year She was included in the list of richest billionairesAccording to Bloomberg, she has amassed a fortune of $1.3 billion (£1 billion), mostly from her makeup company Rare Beauty.

On Monday, she received two Golden Globe nominations – one in the Best Supporting Actress category her role in the opera musical Emilia Pérez and the other for Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for her recurring role in Only Murders in the Building.