Benny Blanco he surprised his wife, a singer and actress Selena Gomezfor his 34th birthday.
“Let's have an Italian feast for my wife's birthday,” said Blanco, 38, on Wednesday, July 22, in a video shared by. TikToksharing a video of a married couple making homemade pasta during a cooking class at Il Borro in Tuscany.
When their culinary adventure was over, Blanco and Gomez were able to taste the fruits of their labor.
“That's good,” said Gomez after the bite, which Blanco recorded on the table.
As for Blanco, he noted that “his kid makes the best eggplant parmesan” after tasting the dishes.
“Mmm, the best thing I've tasted in Italy so far,” he said. “And you succeeded!”
Gomez quickly corrected her partner, happily commenting that we “made it” together.
In addition to the culinary experience, Blanco honored Gomez's big day by paying tribute to her on social media.
“My beautiful wife, I will carry you wherever you want to go forever,” Blanco wrote in an email Instagram on Wednesday, she shared photos of herself holding Gomez on her back while crossing a bridge. “Happy birthday, my love.”
Gomez replied, “I love you.”
Gomez and Blanco have been together since 2023, getting engaged the following year.
“He's my best friend,” said Blanco The conversation of March 2025. “The second time we hung out, when we were dating, I said, 'Wait, do you love me?' I didn't know anything. From there, it was easy.”
He continued at the time, “You know when you think you've met the right person, you're like, 'Oh my god.' But it feels very different. The second we met, I said, 'This is my wife.' I was saying to my mother, 'This is the girl I'm going to marry.'”
Gomez and Blanco tie the knot in September 2025, there Loner Criminals in the Building The actress said on her beau's podcast in March that it was a “significant moment” in her life.
“That's when I realized, 'Oh I want this,'” recalls Gomez. “[Lil Dicky, our officiant] it was killer and made everyone laugh in the right places, feel in the right places. “
Lil Dicky, 38, is a close friend of Blanco and the producer of the “Friends Keep Secret” podcast.
“Coming into Benny's world was fun and exciting but it was different for me because I was shy,” Gomez added at the time. “I didn't know many people and I kept to myself, and I was misunderstood, but he was nice and introduced me to many people.”
