By Deirdre Durcan-Symonds and Carly Johnson for Dailymail.com
15:07 08 January 2024, updated 15:41 08 January 2024
Selena Gomez may have lost her category to The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, but she still feels like a winner.
Although she may not have taken home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical, for her role as Mabel Mora in Only Murders in the Building, the 31-year-old star assured her followers that she is more than satisfied with her love life. .
“I won,” she captioned an intimate photo of her and boyfriend Benny Blanco sharing a passionate kiss.
In the photo, the hitmaker can be seen tenderly holding the back of her man’s neck while wearing the red and black Giorgio Armani dress she wore to the star-studded awards ceremony, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
She teamed the crimson dress with a matching pair of metallic heels and diamond-encrusted platinum jewelry including huge earrings, multiple bracelets and three rings.
For the occasion, the two-time Grammy nominee styled her brunette locks into a sleek updo and a glamorous makeup look that enhanced her natural beauty.
Last week, a source told People magazine that Gomez is “very happy and present” amid her romance with Blanco, 35.
“She seems to be feeling really herself right now,” the insider revealed. “Maybe this is Penny or maybe this is where you are personally and professionally.”
As for how the singer’s circle feels about her new relationship, the agency claims that “everyone is so happy that she’s happy.”
The source noted that the stars and crew of Only Murders in the Building consider “any friend of Selena’s” to be their “friend.”
Since the record producer’s announcement, the lovebirds have been sharing snaps together on social media, and were recently spotted at a Lakers game earlier this month.
At the Lakers’ game against the Heat in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the pair, who secretly dated for six months before going public with their relationship, weren’t shy about engaging in some PDA.
At one point, Blanco planted a kiss on her hand as she rested her head on his shoulder.
Recently, she was showing off a diamond-encrusted initial “B” on her finger, in honor of her new man.
Selena was previously linked to Zayn Malik and Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers, and dated Justin Bieber on and off from 2009 until early 2018, and The Weeknd in 2017.
In mid-December, the Spring Breakers star fiercely defended her boyfriend against fans who accused him of “shading” her in the past.
Fans were particularly outraged by the resurfaced interview in which Penny appeared to call her a “fine pop artist” while praising her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
“You know, they’re like, ‘This is my new single and this is my makeup line,'” he told podcast host Zach Sang in 2020.
Although this could come as a jab at Gomez — who owns cosmetics brand Rare Beauty — she made it clear she’s not bothered by the remark.
While one fan criticized her as “tacky” for sticking with him despite the shade, Gomez replied: “Haha yeah, and he’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with.” facts’
As she told another upset fan, who said Blanco “cursed” the star, “He was the best thing that ever happened to me.”
The Disney Channel concluded with: “The End.”
But Gomez’s responses did not stop there.
One fan wrote a lengthy comment accusing Gomez of always choosing to date “cruel, problematic music men.”
They believe she should pursue someone who is “a handsome, rich, educated, mature man who treats her with love and respect, and shares the same values and life goals.”
Gomez said her and Blanco’s analysis was “way too far.”
She then hit back at the rude troll who suggested she “couldn’t be a better (man)” than the music producer if she wanted to.
“(laughing emoji) I feel bad for you,” Gomez wrote.
Selena vowed she would “never be with a boy again” — which sounds like a dig at ex Justin — thanks to more than a decade of therapy.
Gomez said that if her fans “really cared about me” they would realize that she is at her “happiest” right now.
“If you don’t care then feel free to say what you want.” But I will never let your words guide my life. “Ever,” she wrote.
‘i’m done. If you can’t accept me at my happiest, then don’t be in my life at all.