Selena Gomez is getting married, and her longtime friend Taylor Swift made it immediately known which role she wants in the wedding. Gomez announced her engagement to her partner, Benny Blanco, on Instagram last night. Shortly after, Swift commented, “yes I will be the flower girl.”
Gomez and Blanco have been dating for a year and a half. Swift is in a relationship herself with Travis Kelce. Two sources told Us Weekly on December 3 that Swift and Kelce might also love to get engaged themselves one day but are taking their time.
“Taylor does feel like Travis is The One, but jumping in is not her style,” one source said. “That’s just not how she does [things]. Marriage is a big deal, and she wants [it to be] forever.”
Gomez and Swift became friends in 2008. In January 2020, the stars opened up to WSJ magazine about their connection, saying there is a lot people don’t see.
Swift said of Gomez, “There has always been this quality of sisterhood, and I don’t say that in a basic way. I knew from when I met her, I would always have her back. In my life, I have the ability to forgive people who have hurt me. But I don’t know if I can forgive someone who hurts her.”
Gomez added, “There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do. She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never expected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something. Stuff that was going on with my family. It’s been proven year after year and in every moment of my life that she is one of my best friends in the world. We don’t agree on everything, but we respect each other with everything.”