Selena Gomez’s Sweet Birthday Message to Benny Blanco Leaves Fans Swooning

Selena Gomez loves hyping up her man, and the “Love On” singer did just that to celebrate husband Benny Blanco’s birthday yesterday.
The 12-time Grammy Award nominee celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday, March 8, and Gomez posted a love-filled carousel to Instagram in Blanco’s honor. Her nine-slide photo dump started out with a sweet black and white snapshot of the pair seated at a table while Blanco grinned and Gomez gazed lovingly at her partner with a huge smile on her own face.
The remainder of the photo slides contained gorgeous pics from the couple’s Sept. 27, 2025 wedding, along with candid snaps of Gomez and Blanco cuddled up or stealing kisses. In one, the Only Murders in the Building star leaned over Blanco’s shoulder as he prepared a meal, and the penultimate photo in the post featured the pair glammed up at January’s Golden Globe Awards.
“happy birthday my love 🥳♥️ I love you with all my heart,” Gomez wrote in her caption.
Many of Gomez’s 415 million followers quickly flocked to the comments section to share their well-wishes on Blanco’s special day and to share their adoration of the couple.
“happy birthday to benny!! grateful for how happy he makes you❤️,” one user wrote.
“Beautiful couple😍😍,” someone else gushed.
“Obsessed with you two!! Happy birthday @itsbennyblanco 🎂,” the Merrell Twins added.
“So cute ❤️,” another fan stated.
“Sweeties 😍😍,” actress Ashley Park cheered.
“Forever happy to see my queen happy!” one more comment read.
The power couple, who first went public with their relationship in December 2023, got engaged a year later and tied the knot last fall in Santa Barbara, Calif. Just a few months before their December 2024 engagement, Gomez gushed over her partner in an interview with Vanity Fair.
“I’ve never been loved this way,” she told the outlet of Blanco. “He’s just been a light. A complete light in my life. He’s my best friend. I love telling him everything.”
She later added, “Before I met my boyfriend, I was single for five years, with the exception of going on a few dates ... And I was like, ‘O.K., if this is the vibe, then what is the most important thing to me? Family.’”
Just last week, the singer-actress opened up about her desire to have a family on an episode of Blanco’s new podcast, Friends Keep Secrets, which he cohosts with rapper Lil Dicky (aka David Burd) and Burd’s wife, Kristin Batalucco. Get the full scoop here.
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