Selena Gomez Gets Steve Martin, Martin Short’s Engagement Blessing

Steve Martin and Martin Short gives their stamp of approval Selena Gomez revealed his engagement to Benny Blanco.

“Congratulations to Benny and Selena, from her two weird uncles,” Martin, 79, wrote via Instagram Thursday, December 12, along with a photo of Only murder in the building costs Short, 74, and Gomez, 32.

Gomez revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that she and Blanco, 36, were engaged after a year of dating.

“Forever begins now,” Gomez wrote in an Instagram post alongside a photo of her engagement ring. Blanco took to the comments section to say, “Hey wait … that’s my wife.”

Gomez’s longtime BFF Taylor Swift showed her support, commenting, “Yeah, I want to be the flower girl.”

Following the engagement news, Jared Jewelers expert and VP of Merchandising Ann Grimmett estimated to Us Weekly that the main diamond is six carats and worth $225,000. Grimmett noted that Gomez’s ring is extremely “rare, as less than five percent of the diamonds are marquise.”

The diamond originated in the 18th century then King Louis XV from Paris asked his jeweler to design a diamond in the shape of his mistress’s lips. After Gomez posted the news, eagle-eyed fans quickly linked the shape of her diamond to her 2015 track “Good For You.”

“I’m on my marquise diamonds / I’m a marquise diamond,” she sang. “Could even make that Tiffany jealous.”

The pair collaborated on several songs, including her 2015 tune “Same Old Love,” before pursuing a relationship in 2023. After sparking dating rumors, Gomez confirmed her romance with Blanco in 2023.

“He is my absolute everything in my heart. He (has) been the best thing that ever happened to me. The end. … He’s still better than anyone I’ve been with. Fact,” she wrote in an Instagram post comment at the time, adding that they had been together for “six months.”

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A month later, a source told exclusively Us that Gomez had “never been with anyone” like Blanco. “She loves how Benny treats her: he’s so kind and thoughtful,” the insider said in January. “It’s been a long time since friends have seen Selena this happy. She positively glows.”

Months later, a separate source said Us that Gomez’s “friends and family couldn’t be (more excited),” for her and Blanco.

“She definitely sees this relationship going the distance,” the insider said in May. “They’ve talked about marriage and having kids and are very much on the same page.”