- Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announced their engagement on December 11.
- An insider reveals Blanco proposed during a picnic date, featuring her favorite Taco Bell food.
- The couple received congratulatory messages from family and friends on social media.
According to a source, Blanco and Gomez got engaged in August but delayed the announcement because her famous ex, Justin Bieber, was expecting his first baby with wife Hailey. The former couple reportedly chose to wait in order to avoid stealing attention from the first-time parents-to-be.
“They became engaged in August, and Selena didn’t want her engagement to be tied to Bieber in any way,” the insider told the outlet. “Selena knew there would be stories accusing her of getting engaged to turn attention away from Justin’s baby, or that people would claim she did this to one-up him,” the tipster added.
The Rare Beauty founder captioned her cuddly engagement picture with Blanco, “Forever begins now.” She also shared a video of herself breaking the news to loved ones, giving them a look at her marquise diamond ring. “I said yes to this,” she said in the footage, flashing the rock.
Blanco and Gomez received an outpouring of congratulatory messages from their family and famous friends on social media. Taylor Swift offered to be the flower girl at their potential wedding, while Gordon Ramsay joked that it must be Blanco’s cooking that made Gomez say yes. Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Cardi B also shared sweet reactions to the news.
Gomez and Blanco have known each other since at least 2019 when they collaborated on her song "I Can’t Get Enough" with J Balvin and Tainy. However, their relationship turned romantic in June 2023, and the couple made it official in December 2023.
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