Actress Selena Gomez announces engagement to record producer Benny Blanco

Saturday, December 14, 2024 

On Wednesday, American actress and musician Selena Gomez announced her engagement to American record producer Benny Blanco on Instagram, when she shared a picture of her wedding ring on her story. Celebrities such as Taylor Swift voiced their congratulations to the couple.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the couple began dating in June of 2023, and revealed their relationship in December of that same year. Gomez told the Hollywood Reporter in November, "this is the safest I've ever felt in one [relationship], and I see a future with this person."

The couple had worked together with Tainy and J Balvin on the song "I Can't Get Enough," which was released in 2019. They later collaborated on Gomez's 2023 single "Single Soon."

With 423 million followers, Gomez was the most-followed woman on Instagram, BBC reported.

• André Rhoden-Paul. "Selena Gomez announces engagement to Benny Blanco" — BBC, December 12, 2024
• Marina Watts, Emily Strohm, and Charmaine Patterson. "Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Are Engaged: 'Forever Begins Now'" — People, December 11, 2024
• Abid Rahman. "Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Are Engaged" — Hollywood Reporter, December 11, 2024