Benny Blanco has had a week to process his engagement to Selena Gomez, but he’s still in disbelief.
Seven days after the couple announced that the producer had popped the question — to which the singer-actress, of course, said “yes” — Blanco said he’s still reeling from the news. Reposting Gomez’s week-old Instagram post about their engagement on his Story Wednesday (Dec. 18), the “Eastside” musician wrote, “still can’t believe it.”
In her post, the Only Murders in the Building star had shared photos of her marquise-cut engagement ring, as well as a photo of Blanco kissing her on the cheek. “forever begins now..,” she’d written in her caption.
After starting out as musical collaborators — with Gomez, J Balvin and Tainy guesting on Blanco’s “I Can’t Get Enough” in 2019, and the producer working on the Rare Beauty founder’s “Single Soon” in 2023 — the Emilia Pérez star and Blanco have been in a relationship since midway through last year. They went public with their romance that December, and have been open about wanting to start a family together.
When Gomez shared the news of their engagement, dozens of famous friends flooded her comments section with congratulations. “yes I will be the flower girl” wrote Gomez’s longtime bestie Taylor Swift, while Cardi B added, “Waiiiitttt hold on 😱😱😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️”
Blanco also shared behind-the-scenes footage of his proposal, which took place on a soundstage made up to look like a park. The couple dined on Taco Bell — one of Gomez’s favorite food places — and clinked champagne glasses while sitting on a picnic blanket.
“We go all out for each other,” Blanco said of Gomez in his November People‘s Sexiest Men Alive interview. “One time Sel was like, ‘Oh, I want to take you on a date.’ We drove somewhere and she had rented out a whole botanical garden for me. She also likes something so simple. For Valentine’s Day, I got her Taco Bell, I made her movie-theater nachos, I found her favorite pickles from Texas and I deep fried them for her. Then [I had] all her candies and Hot Cheetos.”
