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Benny Blanco reveals his dream of starting a family with Selena Gomez

Benny Blanco reveals his dream of starting a family with Selena Gomez

IOL News06-06-2025
In a candid interview, Benny Blanco opens up about his aspirations for fatherhood alongside Selena Gomez.
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US music producer Benny Blanco revealed that he would love to be a dad one day.
Blanco, who is engaged to award-winning singer Selena Gomez, shared that he dreams of starting a family with her.
'I love kids; I love being an uncle. I want to be a dad, though, God willing. I'm just dreaming and praying every day,' the 37-year-old shared in a recent interview with 'InStyle'.
It appears that Blanco truly means what he is saying because this is not the first time that the award-winning music producer has said this.
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In 2024, he shared that he loves being around children after a host said that Blanco might be too busy to have children.
Blanco shared that having children of his own is actually his next goal.
Blanco is not the only one who feels like children are his next goal, his fiancée feels exactly the same way.
Despite being candid with the world and revealing that she can't carry children, Gomez once revealed in an interview that she desires to become a mom.
In an interview with 'Vanity Fair' in 2024, Gomez shared that, 'It's not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone. [But] I'm in a much better place with that.
"I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.'
The 'Calm Down' singer once shared that she plans to adopt when she reaches the age of 35.
Blanco and Gomez first went public with their relationship in 2023 after Gomez commented under a celebrity fan account's Instagram post and confirmed that she was indeed no longer single.
Shortly after, Gomez shared a picture on her Instagram story of her and Blanco together.
However, Blanco and Gomez have known each other for years since Blanco was friends with Gomez's ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber. Furthermore, Blanco has also worked with another ex-boyfriend of Gomez, The Weeknd.
In 2024, Gomez announced that she is now engaged to Blanco on Instagram, showcasing a huge oval-shaped diamond ring on her wedding finger.
The couple recently worked together on Gomez's new album 'I Said I Love You First.'
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