Benny Blanco Celebrates Girlfriend Selena Gomez’s 32nd Birthday with Sweet Throwback Photo: ‘I Love U’ (original) (raw)
Gomez and Blanco first confirmed their relationship in December 2023
Published on July 22, 2024 04:52PM EDT
Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez. Photo:
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Benny Blanco is making sure the world knows how special Selena Gomez is to him in honor of her 32nd birthday.
The music producer, 36, took to Instagram on July 22 to share a throwback image of himself and Gomez cuddling while he wore a white teddy bear costume, which appeared to be a behind-the-scenes shot from when the two filmed the music video for "I Can't Get Enough," their collaborative track with J Balvin and Tainy from 2019, long before the couple were officially an item.
Alongside that image, Blanco also shared a snap of Gomez holding up a white stuffed teddy bear that resembled the costume he wore in the aforementioned music video.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
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"i used to play a teddy bear in ur music video and now i get to b urs in real life… happy bday bb ! i love u !" Blanco captioned the post.
Gomez commented a short and sweet reply under the images: "I love you 🧸."
The "Calm Down" singer also posted an image of herself on Instagram in honor of her birthday, holding light pink and burgundy balloons. In the accompanying caption, she asked fans to give charitably to the Rare Impact Fund in honor of her special day.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
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"I can’t believe it’s been four years since we launched the Rare Impact Fund," Gomez wrote. "To date the Rare Impact Fund has raised over $15 million for youth mental health, supporting 26 organizations across 5 continents. All of this would not be possible without you!"
She continued, "Building the Rare Impact Fund has been my biggest wish. As always, for my birthday this year I would be so grateful if you were able to donate to the Rare Impact Fund. Please visit RareImpactFund.org to learn more and to donate. No amount is too small, and this is the biggest gift you could ever give me. Love you all!"
Gomez and Blanco first publicly confirmed their relationship in December 2023, with Gomez writing on social media at the time that the couple had already been together for six months before the official reveal.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.
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In the time since, the two stars have expressed plenty of PDA on social media, sharing images of one another as well as comments and likes on each other's posts. They've also been spotted out together at the Golden Globes, Primetime Emmys and even sitting courtside at an April basketball game between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers in New York City.
During a May 14 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Blanco told host Howard Stern that he's considering the prospect of marriage — though he hasn't purchased a ring just yet. “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.
Later in the conversation, the producer continued by noting, "People always said this to me, when you know you meet your best friend, she truly is my best friend."