Selena Gomez reveals unexpected reaction to first kiss with fiancé Benny Blanco ahead of wedding

Selena Gomez shares she developed a rash after her first kiss with Benny Blanco as the couple recall how they met.

Selena Gomez has opened up about the beginning of her relationship with fiancé Benny Blanco, sharing a candid moment from their early days as a couple.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, Gomez and Blanco reflected on their first kiss, which took place during their second date.

“We were sitting in the living room on the couch and playing ‘We’re Not Really Strangers,’” said Blanco. “There was a card that said ‘Take a selfie with the person next to you.’ She got on my chest to take the photo and right after, I said, ‘I got to kiss this girl.’ And I kissed her right away.”

Gomez, 32, described the moment as both exciting and embarrassing. “It was a very good kiss,” she said, before revealing how her nerves showed physically. Blanco added, “Right away, her heart started beating quickly, she started getting a rash on her face and she was so nervous.”

Gomez said the moment was meaningful because she had not felt that way about anyone in years. “Some kisses are for fun and then when you feel something behind the kiss it’s completely different,” she said. “I didn’t want to be like, ‘I like you, I really like you.’”

The couple confirmed their relationship in December 2023 and announced their engagement a year later, with Gomez posting a photo of her diamond ring and writing, “Forever begins now.” They first met in 2013 through Gomez’s mother and later worked together on tracks from her 2015 album Revival.