Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are bathed in love after announcing their engagement – but the loved-up couple have been celebrating the milestone moment for months.
The former Disney star, 32, announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday, showing off her huge rock in a slew of sweet photos with her husband-to-be.
But Blanco, 36, actually popped the question in August, when the couple decided not to go public for fear it would be “linked” to her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber becoming a father for the first time.
“They got engaged in August and Selena didn’t want her engagement to be tied to Bieber in any way,” an insider exclusively told DailyMail.com. “They knew it would happen.”
Gomez and Bieber dated for years before he met and married Hailey Bieber.
The couple welcomed their first child, son Jack, on August 22.
Selena Gomez shocked fans on Wednesday night by revealing that she is now engaged to her boyfriend Benny Blanco after a year and a half of dating
But Blanco, 36, popped the question in August, when the couple decided against going public for fear it would be “linked” to Gomez’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber becoming a father.
“Selena knew there would be stories accusing her of getting engaged to distract from Justin’s baby, or people claiming she did it to deceive him,” the insider continued.
Gomez wrote “the eternal begins now..” when she announced her engagement to her 422 million followers on Wednesday.
She also posted a photo of herself wrapped in Blanco’s arms as she showed off the marquise’s diamond ring to the camera.
Blanco – a famous music producer – apparently popped the question during a romantic picnic with food from Taco Bell.
Rare Beauty founder Gomez also shared a video of the moment she broke the happy news to a loved one.
“I said yes to this,” she says, showing the stone.
The actress and singer are seen laughing as the woman on the video call screams and says, “Oh my God, it’s so beautiful.”
The couple received an outpouring of congratulations from their famous friends, with Taylor Swift offering to be a ‘flower girl’ at the wedding.
The 32-year-old singer announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing the first photos of her enormous diamond engagement ring with her 422 million followers.
The couple first sparked engagement speculation in August when eagle-eyed fans noticed that Gomez had uploaded a selfie with her left wedding finger obscured by a pink heart emoji.
Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cardi B also shared their love.
Blanco himself left a cheeky comment calling Gomez his “wife.”
“Hey wait… that’s my wife,” wrote the musician, who earned nearly 150,000 likes.
But Gordon Ramsay’s response proved divisive. Some accused the British chef of mocking Blanco’s appearance and suggested that Gomez is only with him because of his culinary skills.
“Congratulations to you both, it must be cooking,” he wrote alongside a series of red love hearts.
They first sparked engagement rumors in August after she shared a selfie with a heart emoji strategically placed over her wedding finger.
Gomez and Blanco had known each other for more than a decade when they started dating in June 2023. They went public in December, with the Wolves singer describing him on Instagram as her “absolutely everything.”
Blanco produced her 2015 songs Same Old Love and Kill ‘Em With Kindness, along with her 2017 collaboration with Cashmere Cat, Trust Nobody. They also collaborated on the 2019 single I Can’t Get Enough with J Balvin and Tainy.
“Selena knew there would be stories accusing her of getting engaged to distract from Justin’s baby,” an insider told DailyMail.com (pictured with Bieber in 2011)
Blanco and Gomez received an outpouring of congratulations from their famous friends, with Taylor Swift offering to be a ‘flower girl’ at the wedding
In August 2023, she released her track Single Soon, which Blanco produced.
While speaking to Sirius XM while promoting the song, she discussed her non-negotiables for a partner.
“I mean, you gotta be cool, man,” she said. ‘Not cool in the sense that people think you’re cool. You just have to be nice and say, please make me laugh, and also just be good to my family and the people around you.”
Last month, Blanco revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move.
“She asked me out,” he explained on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream. ‘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.”
Blanco claimed he wasn’t “nervous” because he already knew Gomez on a personal and professional level.
Gomez has dated a string of high-profile celebrities, including The Weeknd, Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner, Zayn Malik and The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she said Blanco has made her feel the “safest.”
Gomez and Blanco had known each other for more than a decade by the time they started dating in June 2023. They went public in December.
“This is the safest I’ve ever felt in a relationship, and I see a future with this person,” she told the outlet.
A source told DailyMail.com that Gomez is ready to marry Blanco and start a family.
“Benny is more than a rock for Selena,” they said. ‘He embraces everything about her, is non-judgmental and tries to find answers to any concerns. She knows he will be the best father because of the way he takes care of her.
“Selena knows he will be a part of her life forever.”
In September, Gomez revealed that she cannot carry a child due to her ongoing medical issues that could endanger both her life and her unborn child.
She told Vanity Fair that she would be open to surrogacy or adoption.