swerteplay Selena Gomez’s Engagement Ring Has People Talking

Some brides-to-be openly discuss their dream engagement rings, creating mood boardsswerteplay, getting fittings and going shopping ahead of the proposal. In Selena Gomez’s case, some say she may have dropped the ultimate ring hint as a lyrical Easter egg in her 2015 song, “Good for You.”

“I’m on my marquise diamonds, I’m a marquise diamond,” Ms. Gomez sings in the steamy pop song. “Could even make that Tiffany jealous.”

When the actress and singer announced her engagement to Benny Blanco on Wednesday, she posted photos of herself wearing a marquise diamond engagement ring.

She and Mr. Blanco, a record producer and songwriter, have been publicly in a relationship for about a year. In a video clip posted to her Instagram stories, Ms. Gomez showed off the ring on a video call, prompting screams of joy from the caller on her phone.

“I said yes to this!” Ms. Gomez exclaims in the clip. “It’s so pretty.”

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On Instagram, she posted a slide show of photos from the proposal, showing her beaming at her ring as she sat on a picnic blanket with Taco Bell takeout. She wrote “forever begins now” in the caption. In comments on the post, a flood of fellow celebrities congratulated the couple, with Taylor Swift offering to be the “flower girl” at the wedding and Mr. Blanco writing, “hey wait … that’s my wife.”

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