United Kingdom, July 15 -- Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez dated in secret "for a long time".

The couple - who married in September 2025 - went public with their romance in December 2023, but the 38-year-old producer has admitted they had been seeing one another for some time before they let fans know about their relationship, and the Only Murders in the Building actress acknowledged that her fame would spark a lot of scrutiny once they did.

Speaking to Spain's El Pais newspaper, he said: "We kept our relationship private for a long time, about eight or nine months.

"And she asked me, 'Are you sure you want to do this? I understand if you want us to just be friends.'

"And then I said, 'You know what? Screw it.' We're lucky because we bo...