Selena Gomez’s boyfriend Benny Blanco opened up about their ‘crazy’ first date and made a candid confession about the actress.
The music producer, 36, and the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, first went public with their relationship in December 2023.
Appearing on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream on Tuesday, the songwriter, whose real name is Benjamin Joseph Levin, opened up about their romance.
Revealing that Selena was the one who asked him out on a date, he said, “She asked me out.” It was crazy, it was crazy.
He literally asked me… like we were talking, and then he said, “Do you want dinner?” And I went to dinner and I had no idea.
Kai asked, ‘Were you nervous?’
Selena Gomez’s boyfriend Benny Blanco opened up about their ‘crazy’ first date and made a candid confession about the actress (Selena pictured in October).
The music producer, 36, and the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, first went public with their relationship in December 2023.
The producer responded: ‘No, because I have been friends with her for years. We’ve been friends for over 10 years, maybe 15. I met her when she was like a friend. I met her when she was much younger.
“We’re close in age, but like we were talking, and then she was like, ‘Oh, let’s go to dinner tomorrow.’ And I was like, ‘I’m going to this with my friends, why don’t you come hang out with me first.’ And then let’s go to dinner?”
“So first we went for a drink and I didn’t even realize we were on a date. And she said, “I would have worn something different for this date.” And I was like, “Wait, what? We’re on a date?” I had no idea. I had no idea we were on a date.
“She left early because she had to go somewhere to film a video the next day, and then we hung out like two days later, and then I was like, ‘I think she likes me.’ And then I literally kissed her and the rest is history.” .
“I literally just kissed her.”
‘Every day together, as many days as we can, every day. She is my best friend. Real best friend,” he added.
It comes after Selena gushed about her boyfriend Benny’s unconditional love after he appeared in People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.
Actress Emilia Pérez took to her Instagram Stories to repost one of the magazine’s photos, in which the Grammy-nominated producer is seen lying on a table with pizza in front of him.
Benny opened up about his romance with Selena with Kai (right)
Benny gushed: ‘Every day together, as many days as we can, every day. She is my best friend. Real best friend’ (pictured together earlier this year)
“Not only do you love me unconditionally, but you always bring me my Taco Bell Mexican pizza,” Selena wrote beneath the snap.
She also tagged Benny in her second post, where she shared a quote from William C. Hannan that read, “I still haven’t figured out how to sit across from you and not be head over heels in love with everything you do.”
The Come And Get It singer went public with her relationship with Benny in December, revealing they had been secretly dating for six months.
A source shared that Selena is “ready to settle down” and feels like she “has found the love of her life” in Benny.
‘He makes her feel safe and happy. “They both think they have found the person they will be with forever,” the source told Us Weekly.
“She definitely sees this relationship going the distance,” the source added, noting that her “friends and family” are also excited about the union.
The source shared details of their long-term plans, saying, “They’ve talked about marriage and having kids and are on the same page.”
Selena, whose property portfolio includes homes in Los Angeles and Manhattan, is now said to want to live in New York because Benny resides there.
Benny is a prominent figure in the music industry, as a record producer and songwriter who has worked with a variety of artists, including Selena, Halsey, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Charlie Puth and Kanye West.
It comes after Selena gushed about her boyfriend Benny’s unconditional love after he appeared in People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue (pictured together in October).
He also shared a quote from William C. Hannan that said, “I still haven’t figured out how to sit across from you and not be head over heels in love with everything you do.”