Selena Gomez, the American actress, singer, and producer, has announced her engagement to songwriter Benny Blanco. She shared a photo of a stunning engagement ring on Instagram, captioning it, “forever begins now.”
The news follows the couple’s confirmation of their relationship last year. Among the well-wishers was pop star Taylor Swift, who congratulated the couple. Gomez, a two-time Grammy nominee, also posted several images of herself happily wearing the ring, including one of Blanco embracing her in what appears to be a closet. Blanco jokingly commented, “Hey wait… that’s my wife,” while Swift responded with, “Yes, I will be the flower girl.”
Other celebrities including rapper Cardi B, actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, and Suki Waterhouse, as well as singer Lil Nas X, also shared their congratulations.
In an Instagram Story shared with her 423 million followers, Gomez posted a video showing her engagement ring to family and friends over a video call, with her joyful “Yes to this” met with excited screams from the other end.
Gomez and Blanco, who had previously worked together on the songs “I Can’t Get Enough” (2019) and “Single Soon” (2023), only recently revealed their romantic relationship.
Before her romance with Blanco, Gomez had a highly publicized, on-and-off relationship with singer Justin Bieber. The Texas-born star first gained fame as a child actor on Barney and later rose to prominence on the Disney Channel before establishing herself as both a singer and actress.
This year, she was named to the billionaire celebrity rich list by Bloomberg, with a fortune of $1.3 billion (£1 billion), largely from her Rare Beauty makeup line. Recently, Gomez received two Golden Globe nominations: one for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez and another for Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy, for her role in Only Murders in the Building.