Selena Gomez on Her New Relationship with Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez attends The Inaugural Rare Impact Fund Benefit Supporting Youth Mental Health Hosted by Selena Gomez at Nya Studios on October 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Benny Blanco attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Selena Gomez has a new man in her life, and not everybody is happy about it. The “Love You Like A Love Song” singer, 31, confirmed Thursday (December 7) that she is dating music producer Benny Blanco. Celebrity gossip page @popfactions created a post earlier in the week that read: “Selena Gomez Seemingly Confirms That She Is in a Relationship.” The Only Murders in the Building star simply replied “Facts.” In a clip from her Max cooking show, Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays filmed months ago, she tells chef Alex Guarnaschelli that she has a crush on someone and is “kind of really happy.”
Selena + Benny
Another slide showed Selena’s mother, Mandy Teefay, following Benny on Instagram. Benny, whose real name is Benjamin Joseph Levin, posted a note that his “gf” left on his pillow as a “warning.” With what looked to be a sleeping Selena in the background of his photo, it read: “I am so bloated. Please do not squeeze/hold onto my waist tonight or I’ll fart a hole through the sheets. Love you!” In the last slide, the gossip page posted Benny shading Selena back in 2020 while praising her ex, Justin Bieber. He said the “Sorry” singer isn’t “one of those cookie-cutter pop artists,” while others are like, “This is my new single and here’s my makeup line.” Selena is the owner and founder of Rare Beauty. He also produced music for Bieber.
Despite that, Selena took to a Selena fan page to declare: “He is my absolute everything in my heart.” In the comments section, the singer replied to the criticism of her new relationship. She calls Benny “the best thing that’s ever happened to me” and adds he’s “better than anyone I’ve ever been with. Facts.” Selena clapped back at another hater with, “I will never allow your words to guide my life. Ever. I’m done. If you can’t accept me at my happiest then don’t be in [my] life at all.” She even posted a photo on her Instagram Stories wearing a diamond ring with the letter “B” on her ring finger.
While most of the back and forth has since been deleted, people were claiming Benny was a downgrade for Selena. She has been linked to Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Taylor Lautner, Orlando Bloom, Zedd, Charlie Puth, Niall Horan, and Nick Jonas. In terms of her previous relationships, Selena simply told one commenter, “I’m not going to be with a f—boy ever again.”
Selena Gomez’s Most Stunning Photos of 2023
Selena Gomez made her big comeback to Instagram this year. The singer, actress, and Rare Beauty founder has been quite active on the social site in 2023, posting behind-the-scenes from her television show, Only Murders in the Building, hanging out with her favorite couple, and just overall thriving.
The Texas-born star got her start at a young age by starring in the children’s TV series Barney & Friends. Her real breakthrough was the leading role she played as Alex Russo for four seasons in Disney’s 2007 sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2014, Gomez had been battling lupus, which became a matter of life and death, considering the long waiting lists for finding a donor. Along with the physical symptoms, she experienced depression, panic attacks, and eventually, had to undergo a kidney transplant. With just two weeks before having kidney failure, her friend, Francia Raisa, saved her life by donating one of her kidneys.
With an astounding 426 million Instagram followers, 58.9 million TikTok followers, and 66.7 million Twitter followers, the woman has quite the influence online. Despite that, she still gets online hate. Just earlier this year, Gomez called out body-shamers and revealed that the cause of her weight fluctuations is due to her lupus medication.
“I tend to hold a lot of water weight and that happens very normally. And then when I’m off of it, I tend to lose weight,” Gomez explained during a TikTok Live video that was shared via Twitter. “I just wanted to say and encourage anyone out there who feels any sort of shame for exactly what they’re going through, and nobody knows the real story. So, I just want people to know that you’re beautiful and you’re wonderful. And, yeah, maybe we have days where we feel like s—. But, I would much rather be healthy and take care of myself.”
Take a look below at Selena Gomez’s most stunning photos of 2023.
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
