Selena Gomez broke her silence on boyfriend, Benny Blanco, featuring in People Magazine’s 2024 Sєxiest Man Alive issue.

The Wolves songstress, 32 – who recently enjoyed Black Friday shopping with younger sister Gracie, 11, in Los Angeles – gushed how ‘proud’ she was of the record producer, 36, during an upcoming interview with CBS Sunday Morning.

A short snippet was uploaded to X on Saturday and the interviewer brought up the topic of Blanco landing a spot in the special issue this month.

While flashing a cheerful smile, Gomez excitedly responded with, ‘Yeah, that’s my man!’

She also revealed her first reaction upon learning that Benny would be featured in the publication and expressed, ‘You know, it was very charming.’

‘I think, for me, I am beyond proud to know that there is someone in the world that deeply cares about every tiny detail about who I am.’

Selena Gomez, 32, broke her silence on boyfriend, Benny Blanco, 36, featuring in People Magazine’s 2024 Sєxiest Man Alive issue

“I’m really, really lucky.” Selena Gomez opened up about her relationship with Benny Blanco, calling him her best friend, biggest supporter and now one of People’s “Sєxiest Men Alive.” pic.twitter.com/vD2ax2hJKY

— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) November 30, 2024

Selena continued, ‘And have someone support me, encourage me, inspire me and motivate me. It brings me a joy.’

‘And more than anything he’s just my best friend. And I’m really, really lucky so…,’ the actress concluded with another small smile. 

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While talking to People for the Sєxist Man Alive issue, Benny opened up about his relationship with Gomez – including their romantic mornings together. 

The couple’s romance was confirmed nearly one year earlier in December of last year – but the pair had already been dating for six months at the time. 

‘I’m a real morning person. It’s my favorite time to spend with Sel, because we both wake up really early. It’s like our moment before the rest of the world wakes up,’ he explained to the outlet. 

Her sweetly called the Only Murders In The Building star his ‘best friend’ and added that, ‘Every day is the best day of my life.’ 

On the topic of relationships, Benny expressed that there shouldn’t be any ‘games’ and stated that he ‘[still] goes all out for every date.’ 

 ‘I think, for me, I am beyond proud to know that there is someone in the world that deeply cares about every tiny detail about who I am,’ she stated; the couple seen in October

Selena continued, ‘And have someone support me, encourage me, inspire me and motivate me. It brings me a joy’; the couple seen in October in L.A.

‘It doesn’t mean spending your entire bank account. It means being attentive and listening.’ 

Blanco then shared his secret to a perfect first date and said, ‘It’s got to be something insane because you want to leave an impression. The person’s going to be going out on a bunch of first dates, and you got to secure your spot.’ 

He added, ‘Everyone has so much work to do, everyone’s so stressed. If we can just sit back and forget everything for an hour to four hours – if it’s a good date, five – then things are good.’ 

‘Don’t you leave a date sometimes and you’re like, “Oh my God, what the hell? Time flew!”‘

He also told People that Gomez is a romantic like him, expressing, ‘We go all out for each other.’

‘One time Sel was like, “Oh, I want to take you on a date.” We drove somewhere and she had rented out a whole botanical garden for me.’ 

Benny gushed how the actress is ‘good at gifting’ and also enjoys ‘simple’ dates – such as going out to grab fast food together. 

‘The No. 1 thing you need to do on a date is just listen to what the person’s saying. Don’t talk about yourself the whole time. No one cares.’ 

And when he gives gifts, Benny opts to do something unique. ‘Most of my gifts are handmade.’

While talking to People for the Sєxist Man Alive issue, Benny opened up about his relationship with Gomez – including their romantic mornings together

He also told People that Gomez is a romantic like him, expressing, ‘We go all out for each other’

‘Let’s say you had the best night at Six Flags and it was your first date. Keep that ticket and then frame it and give it to them on their birthday and be like, “Oh, this was our first date.” Simple little gestures go a long way.’ 

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month, Selena discussed her budding romance with Blanco. 

‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person. And when you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down.’

The singer then explained that there are aspects of their relationship that fans ‘don’t see’ as the couple keep their romance mainly out of the public eye.

Also this month during an appearance on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream, Benny opened up about his ‘crazy’ first date with Gomez. 

‘She asked me out. It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me… like we were just talking, and then she said, “You wanna get dinner?” And I went to the dinner, and I had no idea.’

When asked if he had been nervous, the music producer said, ‘No, ’cause I’ve been friends with her for years.’

‘We’ve been friends for like 10 years plus, maybe 15. I met her when she was like a friend. I met her when she was so much younger.’ 

‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person. And when you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down,’ Gomez said 

Also this month during an appearance on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream, Benny opened up about his ‘crazy’ first date with Gomez

‘We’re close in age, but like we were just talking, and then she was like, “Oh, let’s go get dinner tomorrow.” And I was like, “I’m going to this thing with my friends, why don’t you come hang out with me first, then we’ll go link for dinner.”’

‘So we just went and got a drink first, and I didn’t even realize we were on a date,’ Blanco further recalled. 

‘And she was like, “I would’ve worn something different to this date.” And I was like, “Wait, what? We’re on a date?” I had no idea. No idea we were on a date.’

‘She left early because she had to go somewhere to film a video the next day, and then we hung out like two days later, and then I was like, “Yo, I think she likes me.”‘

The star expressed, ‘And then I literally just kissed her, and the rest is history. I literally just kissed her.’

‘Every day together, like as many days as we can, every day. She’s my best friend. Actual best friend.’

Gomez has been keeping busy and recently promoted her latest film, Emilia Perez, which officially dropped on Netflix on November 13. 

In order to better prepare for her role as Jessie – a cartel leader’s wife – the actress revealed that she took Spanish lessons for six months.