Selena Gomez-Benny Blanco Relationship Timeline And All The Ex-Boyfriends She Has Dated (2024)

She might be captivating her fans with “Single Soon”, but on the personal front, Selena Gomez confirmed she is dating record producer Benny Blanco. The singer and songwriter has known Blanco for a long time, and the two have collaborated on several occasions to produce hit tracks. We look at her relationship timeline with Blanco and all the ex-boyfriends she has had in her life.

On 4 December, Instagram account @popfactions posted about Gomez’s rumoured relationship with Blanco and even shared screenshots showing the two following each other on social media, along with Gomez’s mother following him. Days later, on 7 December, the “Undercover” singer commented “Facts” and confirmed her relationship

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s relationship timeline

Before 2019: According to Elle, Benny Blanco had known Selena Gomez’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber since 2009, a year before the singers started dating for the first time. In 2015, he worked with her on the hit album Revival and produced tracks such as “Same Old Love” and “Kill ’Em With Kindness.” Two years later, Blanco worked on Cashmere Cat’s “Trust Nobody”, which featured vocals by Gomez and Tory Lanez.

March 2019: Blanco and Gomez appear together in her song “I Can’t Get Enough”. The former dressed in a large teddy bear outfit and danced with the singer.

October 2020: Two years after Selena and Justin Bieber broke up, Blanco was promoting his collaborative song with Bieber, “Lonely”, on the Zach Sang Show. In the interview, Blanco seemingly shaded Gomez and said, “Justin’s not one of those cookie-cutter pop artists,” and continued “Like you know, they’re like, ‘This is my new single and here’s my makeup line.’ And he’s like, Justin’s like, ‘Yo. I have a pimple and I have anxiety today.’ He’s always been upfront about that stuff.”

July 2023: Benny Blanco attended Selena Gomez’s 31st birthday bash and even appeared in a photograph with her.

August 2023:

“Single Soon”, co-produced by Blanco, arrived in 2023, and at the end of the month, she spoke about being “a little high-maintenance” on a SiriusXM Hits 1 LA interview. Listing the ideal qualities in her man, the “The Heart Wants What It Wants” singer said, “I mean you gotta be cool, man… You just gotta be nice and like, please make me laugh and also just be good to my family and people around you.”

October 2023: Blanco attended Gomez’s Rare Beauty’s first Rare Impact Fund Benefit on 4 October.

November 2023:

Blanco released his first cookbook, and Gomez, who couldn’t contain her excitement, wrote, “Finally”. She liked the post and even shared it on her Instagram story, sparking dating rumours.

December 7, 2023: Gomez’s likes and comments on @popfactions’ posts (since deleted) confirm that she and Banco are dating. In fact, in one instance, she even commented, “It’s been six months”.

Showing her affection and standing by her man, Gomez defended Blanco against harsh Instagram comments. When one user wrote, “He is so unhandsome” on a @popfaction post about Gomez and Blanco, she promptly replied, “Feel bad for you”. In another instance, she threw shade at her exes and commented, “He’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with.”

Later that day, she posted on Instagram that she’d be taking a break from social media after being accused of ‘trolling’. “Never trolling,” she wrote. “I’m leaving Insta for a while until I have work again. I just stand up for what I believe in. I have no shame in doing that. I love my fans more than anything in the world.”

Only after a while, Selena also posted two monochromatic photos on her Instagram story. While one seemed like Selena cosying up to Blanco, the other showed her flaunting a ‘B’ ring.

On that dramatic day, a source told ET, “Selena and Benny have been casually seeing each other for a while and more recently, it became more official. Things have been going really well between them and Selena is happy. She thinks Benny is very funny and of course, extremely talented. Selena is in a great place in her life and feels content and relaxed. She is enjoying where things are going.”

December 11, 2023:

This time Blanco took to Instagram to soft launch their relationship by posting a picture of Selena browsing art at a gallery. While her face couldn’t be seen, fans quickly recognised her.

On that same day, Gomez posted a photo dump teasing her new project and the producer commented with “a-heart-eye-emoji”.

December 12, 2023:

Selena posted some more adorable snaps of the two of them and flaunting her “B” ring, on her Instagram stories.

December 14, 2023:

A source revealed to Us Weekly, “Selena hasn’t felt this happy about anybody she’s dated in a really long time, Selena and Benny are truly in love and although she has kept most people she’s dated under wraps, with Benny, she couldn’t wait to reveal they were together.”

The source added, “Selena’s family absolutely approves of this relationship and they’re thrilled to see her so happy and in love”.

December 15, 2023:

Selena uploaded some pictures of her NYC trip. From her bestie Taylor Swift’s birthday bash to sharing kisses with her new beau, these snaps captured all the sweetest moments from that week.

December 21, 2023:

In an interview with Vogue México y Latinoamérica, Selena shared about what she looks for in a partner.

“Honestly, I have to start being attracted to the right kind of people, because it’s a bit of both,” she says. “It’s very difficult to find someone who can listen to you and care about you, but I know that when it happens, it will be great and you will want it to be healthy.”

December 27, 2023:

Selena shared some sweet moments from their artsy date at the “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” exhibit in Los Angeles.

December 30, 2023:

Gomez can’t stop showing off her new beau. She posted another cute and cuddly snap of them on Instagram stories.

January 2, 2024:

Blanco kicked off the new year with the singer. He posted some adorable pictures of Gomez on his Instagram stories, depicting her beaming and sitting outside what looked like a cafe.

On the same day, Gomez posted a cutesy Despicable Me meme asking her man for ‘one more kiss’.

January 3, 2024:

The lovebirds chose the Lakers game in Los Angeles for their first official public outing. The PDA-filled courtside date definitely caught fans’ eyes and left others gushing about how radiant she looks in love.

January 7, 2024:

After the glamorous night of the Golden Globes, Sel treated the fans with some behind-the-scenes footage in the form of a picture showing her and Benny passionately kissing backstage. The image was captioned, “I won”. Who cares about an award when you can get a winning kiss, right?

January 9, 2024:

Two days later, she uploaded another Instagram post that included two images of her with Blanco. One picture features them in an embrace, while the other is a more intimate snap Blanco cuddling her and placing a kiss on her neck.

January 14, 2024:

Nicola Peltz Beckham shared some pictures from her birthday bash. According to her post, Selena hosted a PJ night for her and Benny cooked the delicious meal. Scroll all the way to the last picture to see him in matching PJs with Sel and her friends.

January 15, 2024:

Even though the lovebirds didn’t walk the red carpet together, several videos and pictures have surfaced to prove Benny was there to support Selena. She even introduced him to her Only Murders in The Building co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short with whom she has gotten quite close with.

Selena Gomez’s relationship history

2009-2014 and 2017-2018: Justin Bieber

There begins one of Selena Gomez’s longest-yet-tumultuous relationships. Both well-known young music sensations at that time, Selena and Justin Bieber became the It couple. It began when Bieber serenaded “One Less Lonely Girl” for Gomez on 31 December 2009, during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. However, amid dating and red-carpet appearances, they hit a rough patch and took a break in April 2014 when Gomez found pictures of Kylie Jenner on his phone at Coachella.

The beauty entrepreneur and “Sorry” crooner got back together a few months later but again called it quits in October.

In 2016, the two grabbed attention as Bieber shared images of them getting close.

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Although short-lived, the two rekindled the sparks in 2017 but kept it lowkey before completely ending things in March 2018. Bieber started seeing Hailey Baldwin in June, proposed to her in July and married her in September.

2015: Zedd

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The year opened with the Wizards of Waverly Place (20017-2012) alum working with music producer Zedd, real name Anton Zaslavski. They were spotted at several events together, and by January’s end, dating speculations were rife.

Gomez also posted a group photo while she was filming The Fundamentals of Caregiving (2016), where Zedd wrapped his hands around her. In February, their collaborative track “I Want You To Know” was released.

However, things fizzled out by March and in a March 2017 interview with Billboard, Zedd said, “Reporters were calling my parents. People were hacking my friends’ phones. I was pissed. I kind of knew what I was getting myself into,” adding, “She is one of the most talked about people in the world, but I had no idea how much that would change my life.”

March 2016: Charlie Puth

One of Selena Gomez’s ex-boyfriends is Charlie Puth! Though they remained tight-lipped about it, in 2018, the “We Don’t Talk Anymore” crooner told Billboard that their romance was “very short-lived.” “I don’t kiss and tell, but the only way a song like that can come across as real is if there’s something else going on behind the scenes. And that’s what was happening,” hesaid.

“Very short-lived, very small, but very impactful. And it really messed me up. I’m trying to put this the best way possible: It wasn’t like I was the only person on her mind. And I think I knew that going in — what I was getting myself into,” he added.

2017: The Weeknd

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According to PEOPLE, the duo met for the first time at the 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Following that, Selena Gomez shifted away from keeping her private life under wraps and went all out with her relationship with rapper The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, in 2017.

Besides posting Instagram photos together, they graced events and high-profile red carpets like the 2017 Met Gala. That year, she also had a secret kidney transplant, and after 10 months of togetherness, they broke up in October due to busy schedules and distance.

Dating rumours and links

Apart from Selena Gomez’s popular ex-boyfriends, the singer has been linked with several other stars. In 2008, there were speculations about Nick Jonas, whom Miley Cyrus also liked. In 2009, Gomez was linked with Taylor Lautner. They met in Canada when she was filming for Ramona and Beezus (2010) while he was working on Twilight: New Moon (2009). In 2014, while on a break from Bieber, Gomez was briefly linked with Orlando Bloom, and in early 2023, there were talks about The Chainsmokers star Drew Taggart as well. Later, in March, there were conjectures regarding former One Direction member Zayn Malik before Gomez confirmed her relationship with Benny Blanco.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

-Who is Selena Gomez dating currently?
On 7 December 2023, Selena Gomez confirmed dating record producer Benny Blanco.

-How long did Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber date?
Justin Bieber is among Selena Gomez’s famous ex-boyfriends. They dated between December 2009 and April 2014. After a break, they got back briefly between June and October 2014. However, they were again seeing each other in October 2017 but ended the relationship in March 2018.