Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco on their engagement, with Taylor Swift among them.After Gomez announced her engagement to producer and songwriter Blanco on Instagram last night (December 11), her close friend Swift was one of the first to send well-wishes.On the post, which featured a couple of close-ups of Gomez’s hand sporting an engagement ring as well as a photo of Blanco kissing Gomez, Swift joked, “Yes I will be the flower girl.”Blanco also commented on his new fiancée’s post, writing, “Hey wait… that’s my wife,” while famous pals including Lil Nas X, Cardi B, Jennifer Aniston, Suki Waterhouse, Lily Collins and Gwyneth Paltrow all sent their congratulations too.A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)Gomez and Blanco’s engagement comes after a year and a half of dating – they began dating in June 2023.
Gomez then confirmed their relationship that December, telling fans that Blanco is her “absolute everything in my heart.” They’d known each other for a number of years before becoming a couple, however, with Blanco producing her 2015 single ‘Same Old Love’.Meanwhile, Gomez and Swift have been friends since they dated brothers Nick and Joe Jonas respectively in 2008.
Gomez told Kiss FM in 2017 (via People), “We actually dated the Jonas Brothers together! It was hysterical. It was amazing, because [Taylor] was the girl with the big curly hair and all the bracelets and the cowboy boots.
And I was definitely up-and-coming, and we just clicked. It was the best thing we got out of those relationships.”Recently, Gomez has been discussing her acting career, focusing on it over her music.
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