Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez may be one of the most talked-about couples on social media and in the music industry because of their lovely pairing.
While some have already absorbed the couple's affectionate expression on social media, Blanco sometimes has to pinch himself to know that his relationship with the singer-actress is real.
Benny Blanco Couldn't Believe He's Dating Selena Gomez
"I wake up every day, and I look in the mirror, and I'm like, 'How did this happen?'" Blanco said on Today with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager of dating Gomez. "But until anyone figures it out, whee!"
Opening up about their relationship, Blanco shared that his and Gomez's collective love for food binds them.
The hosts asked Blanco whether he believed his cooking was the way to Gomez's heart; Blanco couldn't help but state the obvious through a self-deprecating joke.
"Are you out of your mind?" he laughingly told Kotb and Hager. "Look at me!"
According to Blanco, the "only way" that got him to where he is right now was "cooking food."
"That's the best first date in the world," he said.
Blanco's guest appearance on Today followed his newest venture – becoming a cookbook author. Titled Open Wide, the music producer-slash-foodie published his first cookbook with recipes he uses when hosting dinner parties.
Like Blanco, Gomez also shares a love for cooking and food. In 2020, Gomez released Selena + Chef on HBO Max, which shows her trying to recreate a new cuisine with the help of a guest professional chef.
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In early March, Blanco received criticism on social media after his controversial live review of Jollibee, a popular Filipino-owned fast food chain.
Despite his searing review and its backlash, Gomez didn't seem to mind. She feted Blanco on his 36th birthday just a couple of days later.
"Happy birthday baby! Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco," she wrote on Instagram.
A source told Life & Style that Gomez "trusts Benny," adding, "Despite their own worries about things moving too fast, friends say Selena thinks he's her soulmate and saved her life."
Glamour reported that Blanco and Gomez started dating in June 2023 and went public in December
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