Justin Bieber has reacted to first love Selena Gomez's engagement to American record producer and songwriter Benny Blanco.
The 30-year-old Baby singer dated Selena, 32, on and off from 2010 to 2018. The same year they split for the final time he moved on and walked down the aisle with model Hailey Baldwin, who he now shares four-month-old son Jack with.
Though both seem happy with other partners these days - and Justin married someone else first - he is still said to have been left 'stung' by Selena's announcement and reportedly feels it officially marks the 'end of an era'.
As the Mirror reported earlier this week, Benny, who has produced songs for both Selena and Justin, is thought to have got down on one knee back in August to pop the question to Selena after just over a year of dating.
But the pair reportedly held off from going public with their news as it was the same month Justin and Hailey welcomed their first child. And Selena didn't want her engagement to be seen as 'turning the attention away from Justin's baby or to get one up on him'.
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Getty Images)Selena went public with her engagement a week ago by sharing a snap of her huge oval diamond ring - which is thought to have cost an eye-watering £177,000 - with her 423 million followers on Instagram. She captioned the post: "Forever begins now..."
New dad Justin is said to hope Selena is 'happy'. Though he hasn't congratulated her publicly, a source told the Daily Mail: "Justin is married and has a kid. We all know that, but when he heard that Selena was engaged, he'll even admit it stung for a brief second. Because even though they will never be friends or date again or anything like that, it is officially the end of an era."
Benny and Selena have been dating since June 2023, but didn't confirm their romance until December of that year. Prior to that they had been friends for a long time, with Benny producing her music over the years.
The 36-year-old songwriter popped the question while on a romantic Taco Bell picnic, and the record producer showed his fans that the proposal was actually professionally filmed.
Sharing on Instagram and TikTok, Benny revealed the moment was actually filmed on a soundstage that had been made to look like a park. The snap showed lighting and camera equipment set up ready for the moment.
When fans asked why Taco Bell was involved, one explained: "He recreated one of their picnic dates, their favourite food that they always eat together is Taco Bell and he got her the diamond she sings about in her song. He thought about everything."
Speaking about her husband to be, Selena has gushed that the record producer is “the best thing that’s ever happened” to her, adding, “He’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with. Facts.”
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