Selena Gomez shared a sweet snap with her boyfriend Benny Blanco on Wednesday. The Only Murders in the Building star, 31, took to her Instagram Stories to post a black and white photo of the record producer, 36, kissing her on the temple.
The actress — who recently discussed feeling ‘freedom’ after revealing her bipolar diagnosis to the world — had a big smile on her face and her eyes closed as Benny wrapped his arms around her and gave her a smooch while looking at the camera. Selena, who wore a black jacket and had her tresses pulled into a bun, added a white-heart emoji to the photo. It comes after Benny revealed that he sees marriage and kids with Selena in his future.
Benny recently shared that he already bought his famous girlfriend ‘some really good stuff’ to celebrate their first anniversary of dating, which is right around her July 22nd birthday. When Howard Stern said he predicted marriage for Blanco and the ‘Texican’ pop star, Benny (born Benjamin Levin) replied: ‘You and me both… I gotta get my act together!’ As for children, Blanco announced: ‘That’s like my next goal on the box. I have a lot of God kids, I’ve got a ton of nephews. It’s my thing, I love being around kids!’
The 11-time Grammy nominee co-wrote and produced Selena’s 2023 song Single Soon, which peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100. But Gomez – who previously dated Drew Taggart, The Weeknd, and Justin Bieber – has technically been collaborating with Benny as far back as 2015 on her second studio album Revival.
‘It was so crazy. When we went out on our first date, I didn’t even know it was a date,’ Blanco admitted.
‘I remember sitting there and she’s like, “Well, I would have worn something different for this date,” and I was like, “What?! We’re on a date?!”‘ The Virginia native said he frequently stares at the two-time Grammy nominee and tells her, ‘I don’t know a world where it could be better than this.’
‘She’s the coolest, the nicest, the sweetest, like, everything,’ Benny gushed.
‘She’s truly just like my best friend. We laugh all f***ing day. She inspires me.’
For Valentine’s Day, Blanco rented a movie theater to screen Selena’s favorite film Almost Famous and he provided her with all of her favorite foods including fried pickles, Taco Bell, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, and nachos.
The pair went public in December 2023 when Selena commented on a fan page’s post and confessed that they had already been dating for six months at the time. The Lace It rapper even enjoys the company of Gomez’s Only Murders in the Building co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short.
‘They’re the last of a f***ing generation — those guys are genius-level brilliant,’ Benny declared.
The Golden Globe-nominated actress is said to earn well over $600K/episode to produce and portray artist Mabel Mora in Steve Martin and John Hoffman’s critically-acclaimed who-done-it series and season four premieres August 27 on Hulu. Selena currently executive produces and hosts Shauna Minoprio’s six-episode spin-off Selena + Restaurant – airing Thursdays on the Food Network – in which she works in a string of LA’s hottest restaurants.
