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Selena Gomez Steals the Show in Hot Pink Dress at Fiancé Benny Blanco’s Birthday Event

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Selena Gomez's fiancé, Benny Blanco, turned 37 this past weekend, and the "Calm Down" singer celebrated the big occasion in style.

On Instagram, Gomez's friend, Theresa Mingus, shared a few photos from Blanco's glamorous birthday event, which included candid snaps of the duo posing together with their pal, Anna Collins, in front of blue and silver balloons. Mingus simply captioned the post with an emoji of an arrow-pierced heart, but in all three slides, Gomez is seen donning a princess-style Oscar De La Renta gown, featuring a fitted bodice and a full, voluminous skirt. To complete the look, the entrepreneur and actress wore a black fur jacket and a choker necklace.

In the comments, one fan quipped, "Only queens in the building," referring to her Hulu series. Another wrote, "First photo gives cover of Vogue. Such a slay."

The guest of honor isn't pictured in any of the slides, but Gomez did pen a separate tribute to Blanco earlier this week. She shared multiple romantic pics and wrote, "I’m not sure what I did to deserve you but damn am I glad you were born.. happy birthday baby." In the comments, Blanco responded with, "I love u wifey."

On his birthday, Blanco also teased a preview of the duo's upcoming album, I Said I Love You First, which drops on Friday, March 21. On his personal IG, the record producer sat down with Gomez and unveiled the limited-edition CD box set, which includes a custom beauty mini-bag with the name of the album.

Blanco wrote, "Get this unreleased rare beauty item when you pre-order the CD box set, do it right now, limited quantity available."

Gomez and Blanco dated for over a year before Gomez announced their engagement on Instagram. At the time, she posted a carousel of photos that featured her marquise-cut diamond ring and wrote, “Forever begins now…”

While chatting with Interview magazine last month, she said of Benny, "I actually feel valued. I feel seen. I feel respected. And I think that’s all I’ve ever really wanted. I’ve kind of been alone in the world. I was alone for five years before we got together, and I think that really helped me appreciate someone like Ben. He gets so weirded out by me saying this, but genuinely, 10 years ago, I wasn’t in a space in my life where I could have accepted the kind of patience, the kind of unconditional love that he gives me."

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