Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco recall showing up early to Taylor Swift party: 'Mortified'
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One thing about Selena Gomez, she's punctual.
Riding in a convertible with her fiancé Benny Blanco for Spotify's "Countdown To" podcast released Wednesday, he asked the actress and singer to recall their first party together. In response, Gomez revealed what she considered to be an embarrassing commitment to being early.
"I don't know if this was the first, but it was actually really funny. As a couple, we went to Taylor's party after some awards show," she said, referencing gal-pal Taylor Swift. "I don't know, it was kind of cute, but I was mortified. Apparently, cool people don't show up to parties on time."
Blanco then took a playful dig at his prompt lover. "We're the first people at every single party when I go with you," he said, making Gomez sheepishly grimace. "You show up when like my mother shows up to a party."
The giddy couple, who released their collaborative album "I Said I Love You First" on Friday, revealed their engagement in December after first revealing their relationship a year prior.
Selena Gomez's relationship with Benny Blanco, from music collaborations to engagement
In a Time interview published in May, Gomez opened up about how their romance started, saying that though she'd only considered him a friend at first, she'd discovered her feelings were romantic after attending a birthday party to meet his friend. "It just happens when you least expect it," Gomez said.
On the podcast, Blanco also shared that "no one knew we were dating and we were hiding the fact that we were dating," to the point that "we didn't even touch each other or really look at each other," prompting the singer to smile and exclaim, "I don't know (about that). Stop, don't say that!"
Selena Gomez, fiancé Benny Blanco announce joint album 'I Said I Love You First'
Selena Gomez album with Benny Blanco drops
The video for their album's single "Younger and Hotter Than Me" was also released Friday. The couple previously released the singles "Scared of Loving You," "Call Me When You Break Up" and "Sunset Blvd," the latter inspired by their first date in Hollywood, California.
The joint album marks Gomez's first full-length studio release since 2020's "Rare," which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. She followed it up with the Spanish-language EP "Revelación" in 2021.
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