Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are everywhere right now while they promote their collaborative album, I Said I Love You First. But while the album is getting plenty of buzz, Benny’s love for his fiancé is also in the spotlight. People on TikTok are calling him the “best hype man ever” thanks to all of his posts devoted to Selena.
Naturally, Selena is equally adoring, writing on Instagram of her fiancé: “I’m not sure what I did to deserve you but damn am I glad you were born.”
With all of the sweet vibes floating around between these two, it’s easy to miss how this all started. Here’s a look back at their relationship timeline.
March 2019: Benny appears in Selena’s music video.
These two have ties that go way back—Benny was friends with Selena’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and has collaborated with him on several songs. (He’s also worked with Selena’s pal, Camila Cabello).
But Benny produced several songs on Selena’s Revival album before wearing a teddy bear costume in the music video for “I Can’t Get Enough,” and dancing with Selena.
July 2023: Benny attends Selena’s birthday party.
Selena celebrated her 31st birthday along with a bunch of celebrities, including Benny. You can spot him posing with Selena in this Instagram photo dump from the party, alongside Paris Hilton.
December 2023: Selena confirms she and Benny are dating.
Rumors started swirling about Selena and Benny being a thing before the Only Murders in the Building star stepped in to confirm that they were, in fact, dating.
Selena answered several online comments from fans who questioned her relationship, calling Benny “the best thing that’s ever happened to me” and saying that she’s at her “happiest” with him.
She also wrote that she and Benny had been dating for six months, adding, per People, “I will always defend my friends, family and fans till the day I die.”
Benny later appeared several times in an Instagram photo dump of some of Selena’s “favorite moments” from a week in mid-December.
January 2024: Benny and Selena start making public appearances together.
The couple were spotted courtside at an NBA game in early January, where they were photographed cuddling and holding hands.
They also attended the Golden Globes together, with Selena sharing a few photos of them on Instagram getting cozy backstage.
February 2024: The two call each other “best friends.”
Selena shared a simple but meaningful Instagram post, featuring several shots of herself and Benny cuddling. In the caption, she called Benny, “My bes fwend.” Benny responded in the comments with, “das my bes fwen.”
April 2024: Selena celebrates the launch of Benny’s cookbook.
Benny’s cookbook, Open Wide, dropped in April, and Selena shared several posts on TikTok and Instagram to get the word out.
In one Instagram post, she wrote that she was “so proud” of her boyfriend. “Life is better when i’m w u,” he responded in the caption.
May 2024: Benny says things are really serious.
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Benny revealed that he didn’t even realize that the two were on a date when they went out for the first time since they had been friends for years. “Before I knew it, we were hanging out the next day, and the next day,” he shared.
But Benny also said he could see a clear future with Selena. “When I look at her … I’m always just like, I don’t know a world where it could be better than this,” he said. “She truly is my best friend.”
December 11, 2024: The couple share that they’re engaged.
Selena revealed news of the couple’s engagement on Instagram with several intimate photos of herself and Benny. “Forever begins now,” she wrote in the caption.
A slew of her famous friends cheered her on in the caption, including Taylor Swift, who wrote, “yes I will be the flower girl.”
March 21, 2025: The couple release a collaborative album.
I Said I Love You First is Selena’s first album in five years. She shared on Instagram that Benny was her “personal journal” in creating the album. “These songs represent our past, present and future… something I can’t wait to experience with you from now until forever,” Selena said. “Thank you for pouring your unconditional love into creating this project with me.”
Benny has been promoting the album hardcore on social media, mostly in the form of TikToks dedicated to his fiancé.
While Selena and Benny have been fielding a lot of questions about setting the date for a wedding, they’ve made it clear they’re not getting married anytime soon. “I don’t even know if we have time,” Selena said during an appearance on Today. “To be honest, I’m just enjoying us in this moment, and yeah, then we’ll get to start the craziness.”
Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more. She has a master’s degree from American University, lives by the beach, and hopes to own a teacup pig and taco truck one day.
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