A bathtub full of melted cheese and a record: Selena Gomez's media love story

BarcelonaThe long shadow of Disney girls doesn't always predict a dark future. Selena Gomez is a good example of this. In recent years, the actress and singer has experienced a professional and personal revolution that peaked last week with the release ofAnd he said I love you first, an album co-produced with her future husband, music producer Benny Blanco, to whom she got engaged in December 2024. The album, whether the relationship lasts or not, will remain as a witness to a love story with some extravaganzas that have generated a lot of buzz on the networks.

Despite Gomez's obvious penchant for classic Hollywood –just look at their appearances on this year's red carpets–, the actress and singer has been a victim of the exaggerated love that characterizes 21st-century fans. Some of these fans were the first to criticize her relationship with Blanco, considering that he was not up to her standards and that, in the past, he had not behaved well with her (he allegedly made a comment in which he disparaged artists who have cosmetic brands, as is the case with Gomez, owner of the very lucrative Rare Beauty). "I know what people can do to the people I love. My own fans, who I adore and feel are a part of who I am, will tell me the most hurtful things about how I live my life," Gomez revealed to Time Magazine. "But he [Blanco] is strong enough that that noise doesn't bother him. He's really impressive. I really value every moment I spend with him," she added. The two knew each other well before they started dating because, in fact, he was Justin Bieber's producer, who had a tortuous, on-again, off-again relationship with Gomez. Blanco is a real music-making machine. hits. Among his musical achievements are Diamonds, by Rihanna; Señorita, by Camilla Cabello and Shawn Mendes; or Teenage dreams and California Gurls, by Katy Perry

Marriage proposal with 'tacos'

The first musical collaboration between Gomez and Blanco dates back to 2015, when he wrote the song Kill 'em with kindness, included in his second solo album, Revival. The spark of love, however, took eight years to ignite, since according to her own revelation, they started dating around June 2023. Since it became public that they were together, they have had no problem showing their life together through social media, although sometimes some of their tastes are misunderstood. Curiously, some of the details that surprise the couple the most are related to food. To propose to the actress, one of the stars ofEmilia PérezBlanco organized a banquet featuring dishes from the Tex-Mex fast-food chain Taco Bell, Gomez's favorite, who is Mexican on his father's side. The food stand was immortalized in a photo shoot. ad hoc there was nachos with cheese and beans and the popular Mexican pizza from the chain fast-food, a dish consisting of two tortillas Mexicans stuffed with beef, beans refried beans, three cheeses, and tomato. The menu was low-cost, but the ring Blanco handed her wasn't: a $200,000 gem with a large diamond.

The actress and producer's passion for Tex-Mex food has surfaced at various times in their relationship. Blanco's romantic Valentine's Day gesture was to fill the bathtub with cheese. cheddar out and wrote on the floor of the bathroom the message "And I love you" with nachosThe image she shared on Instagram was accompanied by the caption, "When your promise isn't a flower girl."

The exaltation of the couple's love now finds its maximum expression in the album they just released, which serves as an excuse to share more details about their relationship. The song Sunset Blvd., a pop-inspired song with a music video inspired by Coppola's musical Hunch, is linked to their first date: a dinner at the Thai restaurant Jitlada, located on the popular street of the same name in Los Angeles. In their line of combining love, food, and promotion, the couple revisited the restaurant before the album's release and took some photos with the owner that quickly went viral.