{"id":8885,"date":"2026-07-15T13:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/benny-blanco-reveals-when-his-secret-romance-with-selena-gomez-began\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:28:27","slug":"benny-blanco-reveals-when-his-secret-romance-with-selena-gomez-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/benny-blanco-reveals-when-his-secret-romance-with-selena-gomez-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny Blanco reveals when his secret romance with Selena Gomez began"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134463796.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/who-is-benny-blanco-selena-gomez-boyfriend\/\">Benny Blanco<\/a> set the record straight on when he and his wife, Selena Gomez, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-relationship-timeline\/\">began their secret romance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kept our relationship private for a long time, about eight or nine months,\u201d the music producer <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/icon\/2026-07-13\/benny-blanco-soy-el-ejemplo-de-que-puedes-lograr-lo-que-quieras-no-tenia-contactos-ni-millones.html;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Spanish newspaper\u00a0El Pa\u00eds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blanco said the \u201cCalm Down\u201d singer asked him he was \u201csure\u201d he wanted to be in a relationship with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd she asked me, \u2018Are you sure you want to do this? I understand if you want us to just be friends,&#8217;\u201d he recalled. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benny Blanco revealed when his secret romnce with Selena Gomez (seen above with her husband) began. <span class=\"credit\">Selena Gomez\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWe kept our relationship private for a long time, about eight or nine months,\u201d the music producer (seen above at the 2024 BMI Pop Awards) told\u00a0El Pa\u00eds. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for BMI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I said, \u2018You know what? Screw it,&#8217;\u201d the songwriter added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re lucky because we both have friends and family we\u2019ve known since before all this, and we\u2019re surrounded by a good group of people we love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blanco told the outlet how he deals with \u201cpublic scrutiny\u201d while being married to Gomez \u2014 is the third most followed person in the world on Instagram behind soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like to expose my life. Famous people are under constant scrutiny: if you say one thing, it\u2019s wrong, and if you say another, it\u2019s also wrong,\u201d he shared. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blanco recalled the \u201cCalm Down\u201d singer asking him if he was \u201csure\u201d he wanted to be in a relationship with her. <span class=\"credit\">Selena Gomez\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">selenagomez\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to have more privacy. I suppose I\u2019m getting on in years: I belong to that transitional generation where social media didn\u2019t exist when I was a child,\u201d Blanco added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I\u2019ll occasionally post a picture of my wife or some delicious dish I\u2019ve tried, but I hardly ever post anything on my Instagram that isn\u2019t work-related.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gomez, 33, and Blanco, 38, signaled that they were more than just friends in July 2023 when\u00a0the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/23\/selena-gomez-celebrates-birthday-in-red-mini-dress-with-benny-blanco-paris-hilton\/\">attended the singer\u2019s 31st birthday celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">selenagomez\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That December, the \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/07\/entertainment\/selena-gomez-seemingly-confirms-shes-dating-ex-justin-biebers-pal-benny-blanco-posts-cozy-pic-with-producer\/\">confirmed that she had been secretly dating Blanco<\/a>\u00a0for six months.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, Gomez announced that she and Blanco <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/11\/celebrity-news\/selena-gomez-and-benny-blanco-engaged\/\">were engaged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cforever begins now,\u201d the \u201cEmilia P\u00e9rez\u201d actress captioned a carousel of photos showing off her diamond sparkler.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, Blanco and Gomez <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/27\/celebrity-news\/selena-gomez-marries-benny-blanco-in-dreamy-santa-barbara-ceremony\/\">tied the knot<\/a> in a romantic ceremony at the lush Sea Crest Nursery in Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Samm Blake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">selenagomez\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bride and groom both rocked Ralph Lauren, with\u00a0the pop star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/27\/style\/selena-gomez-wears-romantic-ralph-lauren-halter-wedding-dress-to-marry-benny-blanco\/\">wearing a custom hand-draped halter-neck satin dress<\/a>\u00a0with embroidery, and Blanco in a classic black tuxedo and bowtie.<\/p>\n<p>The couple exchanged vows in front of several stars, including Ed Sheeran, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd, Paris Hilton, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, SZA and the bride\u2019s BFF Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>Following the nuptials, the newlyweds\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/17\/celebrity-news\/selena-gomez-and-benny-blancos-perfect-honeymoon-revealed\/\">enjoyed a \u201cperfect\u201d honeymoon<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a road trip that spanned the coast of California and Texas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/15\/celebrity-news\/benny-blanco-reveals-when-his-secret-romance-with-selena-gomez-began\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benny Blanco set the record straight on when he and his wife, Selena Gomez, 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