Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are engaged: Here’s where it all began

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are engaged after publicly confirming their romance only one yr in the past.

On Wednesday (December 11), the Emilia Pérez star introduced her engagement on Instagram, revealing a surprising marquise diamond ring set on a gold band accented with tiny diamonds. The ring seemed to be a nod to Gomez’s 2015 hit music “Good For You,” through which she sings the lyrics “on her marquise diamonds.”

Taking to Instagram, Gomez captioned the publish: “Without end begins now.” Blanco affectionately commented, referring to Gomez as his spouse.

The pair’s engagement was met with a flurry of pleasure from Gomez’s celeb mates, who took to the feedback part to share their well-wishes for the couple.

“Ahhhhhhhh sure sure sure!!” Emily in Paris star Lily Collins wrote. “Finest information ever. Couldn’t be extra blissful for you each”

“HONEY!! Congratulations candy mama!” Jennifer Aniston gushed.

Pop star and longtime pal Taylor Swift even chimed in, playfully declaring: “Sure I would be the flower lady.”

Regardless of their year-and-a-half-long romance, the pair’s journey to the altar started years earlier with a artistic collaboration.

2019: Gomez and Blanco collaborate on “I Can’t Get Sufficient”

The pair first teamed up professionally on the 2019 single “I Can’t Get Sufficient” with Tainy and J Balvin. The music video showcased Gomez dancing on an outsized mattress in silky pajamas, whereas Blanco appeared in a large teddy bear swimsuit.

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the producer mirrored on how they had been in sync all through the collaboration course of.

“Every part sort of simply fell into place,” he recalled. “This file was simply a type of ones the place it’s like, ‘Oh man, we must always have Selena do that,’ after which it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, Selena’s down. Let’s do it.’ After which, ‘Oh man, we must always have Balvin do it.’ After which it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s in!’”

July 2023: The pair reportedly start relationship

After years of collaborating collectively, Gomez and Blanco transitioned their relationship to one thing extra romantic. Throughout a Could 2024 look on The Howard Stern Present, Blanco confirmed that their romance started round Gomez’s birthday in July 2023.

“After we went out on our first date, I didn’t even comprehend it was a date,” he admitted to Stern. “I bear in mind sitting there and she or he’s like, ‘Effectively, I might have worn one thing completely different for this date,’ and I used to be like, ‘What? We’re on a date?’”

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December 2023: Gomez and Blanco are Instagram official

Gomez later confirmed in an Instagram remark that she and Blanco had been relationship for six months. On the time, she favored a publish from celeb information fan account PopFaction, which included the headline: “Selena Gomez Seemingly Confirms That She Is in a Relationship.”

She commented “Info” on a fan publish speculating about their relationship, and shared a photograph that includes a “B” ring on her left hand.

January 2024: The couple make their crimson carpet debut on the Golden Globes

The couple made their first public look on the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Gomez shared a heartfelt second on her Instagram Story, posting a photograph of herself kissing Blanco backstage with the caption, “I received.”

February 2024: The couple attend the Grammy Awards

The pair had been seen attending a Grammy Awards after-party collectively. Though Gomez didn’t attend the primary ceremony, the couple was photographed arriving on the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood for the occasion.

In an interview with Lowe that month, the Solely Murders within the Constructing actor mirrored on their relationship, emphasizing mutual respect and understanding.

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“With out entering into an excessive amount of element, I feel it’s simply actually essential to fulfill somebody that respects you,” she defined. “And I feel it’s very nice to additionally lean on somebody who understands the world that I reside in. However I’d must say total it’s the most secure that I really feel and it’s been actually pretty and I’ve solely grown by it, so it’s superior.”

March and April 2024: Gomez celebrates Blanco on social media

All year long, Gomez continued to share glimpses at her relationship with Blanco on social media. For his birthday, she shared a heartfelt Instagram carousel, writing: “Blissful birthday child! Your emotional endurance, constructive disposition, unbelievable expertise (that blows me away), plain humor and loving, type coronary heart completely kill me. I really like you @itsbennyblanco.”

In April, Gomez confirmed her help for Blanco’s cookbook, Open Vast, by sharing photographs of a cake modeled after the guide’s cowl. “So proud,” she captioned the publish.

Could 2024: Blanco says marriage is on the horizon

Throughout an look on The Howard Stern Present, Blanco revealed that he might see marriage in his future with Gomez.

“Once I have a look at her… I’m at all times identical to, I don’t know a world the place it might be higher than this,” he mentioned, later including: “Individuals at all times mentioned this to me, when you realize you meet your greatest pal, she really is my greatest pal.”

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July 2024: Gomez turns 32

Amid celebrations for her thirty second birthday, Gomez took a second to publicly specific her love for Blanco. Taking to her Instagram Story, Gomez posted a candy photograph of the 36-year-old producer hugging and kissing her on the brow. Throughout the picture, she wrote: “Love of my life.”

The “Wolves” singer additionally reposted her boyfriend’s candy birthday message on her Instagram Story. The publish contained a behind-the-scenes photograph of the 2 cuddling through the filming of their 2019 music video for “I Can’t Get Sufficient.”

“I used to play a teddy bear in ur music video and now I get to b urs in actual life… blissful bday bb! I really like u!” he wrote.

December 3, 2024: Gomez is obscure about future with Blanco

Whereas showing on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, the speak present host requested Gomez if she and Blanco had been planning on taking their romance to the subsequent degree.

“When you don’t thoughts me asking, the place is that this relationship going?” he mentioned.

“Uhh, whoa!”Gomez replied in shock earlier than laughing. “I assumed you had been going to ask the place this image was taken.”

She then answered: “I’m unsure, however I’m having a good time.”