Who Is Selena Gomez Dating? Plus: A Look at Her Relationship History
Updated Dec. 8 2023, 11:39 a.m. ET
The Gist:
- Selena Gomez has been dating music producer Benny Blanco since around June 2023.
- Selena confirmed her romance with Benny in December 2023, and fans pointed out that he seemingly shaded her in the past.
- Selena's dating history includes several famous faces.
Just in case you were wondering, Selena Gomez appears to be thriving. The Only Murders in the Building star and Rare Beauty guru is no stranger to being a subject of the gossip mill — oftentimes when it comes to her former flames — but the singer-actress seems to be living her best life, and we love to see it.
Still, fans want to know: Is Selena dating anyone?
Here's everything we know about Selena's current relationship status, plus a look back at all of her exes.
Is Selena Gomez dating anyone? She's in a relationship with Benny Blanco.
In December 2023, Selena confirmed that she had been dating music producer Benny Blanco — a close friend of her ex Justin Bieber — for six months by that point, which puts the start of their relationship at around June 2023.
(Funnily enough, Selena went viral at that time for a TikTok video from June 8, 2023, in which she's seen yelling out to some soccer players, "I'm single. I'm just a little high-maintenance. But I'll love you soooo much." She hilariously captioned the video, "The struggle man lol.")
Though fans online came at Selena for dating someone who seemingly shaded her in the past, Selena defended Benny — who she has worked with several times in the past — in the comments section of a PopFactions post on Instagram.
The supposed "shading" in question is regarding a 2020 interview in which Benny told Zach Sang, "Justin is not one of those cookie-cutter pop artists. You know, they're like, ‘This is my new single, and here’s my makeup line,’ but Justin’s like, ‘Yo, I have a pimple and I have anxiety.’”
At the time, folks took this as a dig at Selena, who had launched her Rare Beauty makeup line the previous year.
In the comments section of the PopFaction post, a fan wrote, “You’re just corny omg that man was shading you years ago.” Selena responded with: “Lol yeah and he’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with. Facts.”
In other comments, Selena called Benny "my absolute everything in my heart," and said that he treated her "better than any human being on this planet." She also called him "the best thing that's ever happened to me."
Who has Selena Gomez dated in the past? A look at her ex-boyfriends.
Selena's past dating history includes more than just one famous face. She briefly dated Twilight actor Taylor Lautner in 2009, and the two reportedly stayed on amicable terms following their breakup.
Her most famous relationship, which was with Justin Bieber, began in 2010 and was on and off until 2018.
In an unconfirmed rumor, Selena also romanced Orlando Bloom in 2014 after it was suspected that Justin had a dalliance with Orlando's ex-wife, Miranda Kerr. But Selena and Justin got back together shortly thereafter.
She was linked to Zedd after collaborating on "I Want You to Know" in 2015, and then to Fyre Festival booker Samuel Krost in 2016.
Singer Charlie Puth confirmed two years after the fact that he dated the "Back to You" singer in 2016. In fact, his song "We Don't Talk Anymore" is about her.
Aside from her romance with Justin Bieber, Selena's most public relationship was with The Weeknd, whom she dated from January to October of 2017. The two made several red carpet appearances together before The Weeknd reunited with his ex Bella Hadid shortly after their breakup.
Selena was then rumored to be dating Tyga and film producer Andrea Iervolino in August 2022. That month, TMZ reported that the "Rare" songstress and the "Taste" rapper were spotted leaving The Nice Guy in West Hollywood at 2:30 a.m. While a source said the duo were there to see different groups of people, they ended up hanging out together inside.
Tyga was also in attendance at Sel's 30th birthday party, with evidence of the event on Instagram.
Then, Selena was rumored to be dating Drew Taggart of the Chainsmokers. Us Weekly reported that the two were an item in January 2023, but it seems that their relationship was short-lived.
In March 2023, rumors swirled that Selena was seeing former One Direction member Zayn Malik. A March 24 TikTok from user Klarissa Garcia reported that a friend of hers, who is a hostess at a restaurant, spotted Zayne and Selena on a restaurant date in New York City. The dating rumors then intensified after the pair was reportedly seen out and about around the city, kissing and holding hands.
Zayn's ex and the mother of his child, model Gigi Hadid, was reportedly unbothered: "Gigi has no problem whatsoever with Zayn dating,” a source told Us Weekly that same month.
The source continued: “As long as he is happy and stable and continues to be a good co-parent to [their daughter] Khai, she’s fine with whoever he goes out with."
On June 8, 2023, Selena posted the TikTok video about being single. At the end of June 2023, Selena quietly unfollowed Zayn on Instagram. The actress also removed Gigi and her sister Bella Hadid from her friends list. Days later, Gigi reportedly unfollowed Selena.