Fri Dec 13 08:40:00 UTC 2024: ## Selena Gomez Engaged to Benny Blanco: Taylor Swift to Be Flower Girl
**London** – Singer Selena Gomez and record producer Benny Blanco are engaged, the couple announced Wednesday night on social media. The announcement, featuring photos of Gomez’s marquise-cut diamond ring, quickly garnered over 15 million likes.
Gomez, a recent Golden Globe nominee, shared several images of the engagement, including one showing her admiring the ring amidst a celebratory picnic. In a short video, she excitedly exclaimed, “I said yes to this! It’s so pretty.” Blanco’s response on the post was simple yet heartfelt: “Hey wait… that’s my wife.”
The news sparked a wave of congratulatory messages from A-list celebrities. Taylor Swift, a close friend of Gomez, enthusiastically offered to be the flower girl, a comment that alone received over one million likes. Other celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Lil Nas X, and Gwyneth Paltrow also shared their well wishes.
Gomez and Blanco, who have been publicly dating since December 2023, have collaborated musically since at least 2015. Both have spoken openly about their relationship in recent interviews, describing each other as best friends and expressing their excitement for their future together. Gomez cited feeling secure in the relationship as a reason for sharing their romance publicly.
Representatives for the couple have not yet commented.
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