Selena Gomez might have gotten distracted by a crush in the course of the newest episode of Selena + Chef: House for the Holidays.
“Let me put my timer on … and see if any cute guys texted me,” Gomez, 31, quipped in the course of the Thursday, December 21, episode of her vacation particular whereas baking Malva Pudding with skilled chef Eric Adjepong. “Nope! No one did, however I’ll set my timer.”
Gomez pulled out her cellphone to set a timer for the cooking length. A decrease third popped on the display screen, hinting that the actress was truly “texting … not setting timer.”
After Gomez’s iPhone chimed with a despatched notification, her finest pal (and Selena + Chef cohost) Raquelle Stevens performed detective. “Sel, who’re you texting?” Stevens, 30, requested.
Gomez went wide-eyed, blushing, as she tried to stifle laughter and take note of Adjepong’s directions.
“Look, it’s laborious on the market,” Gomez added earlier than Stevens speculated that she might guess who was on the receiving finish. “Cease,” Gomez pressed with a giggle.
Whereas Gomez didn’t reveal who she was messaging, the Grammy nominee did trace that she had “a date after [filming].”
“Take a look at her! New 12 months, new man,” Stevens replied as Gomez did just a little dance across the kitchen.
Gomez jokingly famous that she was hopeful she would have a brand new accomplice. “Let’s hope,” she mentioned. “[Dating] is so exhausting, however I’ve been single for 5 years. I believe I’m prepared.”
Gomez confirmed earlier in December that she has been relationship music producer Benny Blanco for six months.
“He’s my absolute the whole lot in my coronary heart,” she gushed in a since-deleted Instagram touch upon December 8. “He [has] been the very best factor that’s ever occurred to me. The top. … He’s nonetheless higher than anybody I’ve been with. Info.”
Hours later, Gomez posted a number of Instagram Story pics of herself cuddling Blanco, 35, and followers obtained a glimpse of a “B” preliminary ring on her finger that corresponded to his identify. Gomez hard-launched their romance by way of Instagram on December 15, sharing kissing photographs.
“Selena hasn’t felt this completely happy about anyone she’s dated in a extremely very long time,” a supply completely informed Us Weekly in December. “Selena and Benny are actually in love and though she has stored most individuals she’s dated below wraps, with Benny, she couldn’t wait to disclose they had been collectively.”
The insider added that Gomez’s household “completely approves” of her relationship with Blanco. “They’re thrilled to see her so completely happy and in love,” the supply informed Us.
A second insider informed Us later in December that Gomez is “head over heels” for Blanco, who “dotes on her like a princess.”
Gomez and Blanco (actual identify Benjamin Levin) have recognized one another since 2015, collaborating on a number of of her songs. Their newest collaboration, “Single Quickly,” dropped in August.