{"id":359833,"date":"2025-12-20T05:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/359833\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T05:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:41:15","slug":"exclusive-selena-gomezs-mum-mandy-teefey-gushes-about-daughters-flawless-wedding-to-benny-blanco-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/359833\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez&#8217;s mum Mandy Teefey gushes about daughter&#8217;s &#8216;flawless&#8217; wedding to Benny Blanco | Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/selena-gomez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Selena Gomez&#039;\">Selena Gomez&#8217;<\/a>s mum says she can sleep soundly at night knowing her daughter has found a safe and caring love.<\/p>\n<p>In September, \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/selena-gomez-mum-mandy-teefey-interview-fears-artificial-intelligence-suspicious-minds-docuseries-exclusive\/27913140-1ea6-4b36-a630-6581bee17222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Mandy Teefey\">Mandy Teefey<\/a> watched the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-married-first-photos\/672cf572-e80d-4973-a079-d7c58e5c0799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"marry her partner Benny Blanco\">marry her partner Benny Blanco<\/a> in a &#8220;flawless&#8221; ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, and she &#8220;couldn&#8217;t be happier&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the best night, the best wedding. It was just beautiful, flawless,&#8221; she tells <a href=\"http:\/\/nine.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nine.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/23c6cdd4-193f-4593-b01b-817dce0e01ad.jpeg\"  alt=\"Selena Gomez Benny Blanco wedding\"\/>Selena Gomez&#8217;s mum Mandy Teefey says her daughter&#8217;s wedding was &#8220;flawless&#8221;. (Instagram\/@selenagomez)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have such love for each other. It&#8217;s apparent and it&#8217;s obvious.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To see her glow like that is all a parent wants. She just glows, she&#8217;s happy and I can sleep at night because I know she&#8217;s being loved by someone who truly cares.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As she recalls her daughter&#8217;s big day, Teefey can&#8217;t help but gush about record producer Blanco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great son-in-law. He&#8217;s great to everyone,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-married-first-photos\/672cf572-e80d-4973-a079-d7c58e5c0799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco officially get married\">Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco officially get married<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/khloe-kardashian-hits-back-at-gross-comments-tristan-thompson-amari-disabled-brother-dance-class\/d6334842-835d-4a22-a587-2aa7e0b8146c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Khlo\u00e9 hits out at &#039;gross commentary&#039; over family member\ufeff\">Khlo\u00e9 hits out at &#8216;gross commentary&#8217; over family member\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/taylor-swift-hitmakers-crew-in-utter-shock-after-295-million-in-bonuses-handed-out\/64158922-f34f-4df5-95fe-c241aad60844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Moment Taylor Swift gives crew $295 million in bonuses\">Moment Taylor Swift gives crew $295 million in bonuses<\/a> \ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/36c07456-444d-4c78-9ee3-6e67a0d4b5ac.jpeg\"  alt=\"Selena Gomez and mum Mandy Teefey attend the premiere of Netflix's &quot;13 Reasons Why&quot; at Paramount Pictures on March 30, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.\"\/>Teefey says she &#8220;couldn&#8217;t be happier&#8221; about the love Gomez has found. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>After tying the knot, Gomez gave fans an insight into her fairytale wedding with a series of magical photos on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The Only Murders in the Building star wore an old Hollywood-style halter-neck satin gown, with her shoulder-length hair styled in elegant waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other photos from the ceremony show Gomez wearing a delicate lace gown with a flowing veil and another Marilyn Monroe-style gown.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty entrepreneur wore three looks altogether. Meanwhile, Blanco wore a Ralph Lauren suit.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez shared the photos from the day to her Instagram with the caption &#8220;\ud83e\udd0d 9.27.25 \ud83e\udd0d&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The wedding was particularly poignant for Teefey, who raised her daughter under the watchful eye of millions.<\/p>\n<p>Teefey is the CEO of mental fitness organisation Wondermind and often jokes running the business is &#8220;harder than raising a kid in Hollywood&#8221;, but admits that&#8217;s certainly not the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being with [Gomez] every moment up until the age of 18 was imperative for me and my husband,&#8221; she says of her experience raising a famous daughter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were like, &#8216;If we want her to stay grounded and to stay solid, we have to be there.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She recalls one moment when her daughter was walking outside in the rain and someone offered to carry her umbrella for her. Teefey made sure Gomez carried her own.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d6689d92-3c51-4b05-8692-5b3e5b5d0c8d.jpeg\"  alt=\"Benny Blanco Selena Gomez wedding\"\/>The singer and actress married record producer Benny Blanco in September. (Instagram\/@itsbennyblanco)<\/p>\n<p>She was intentional about ensuring Gomez did not get that kind of special treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[I was like] what if this goes away and she doesn&#8217;t know how to hold an umbrella or she doesn&#8217;t know how to pump her own gas?&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>All of that aside, Teefey couldn&#8217;t be prouder of the woman Gomez has grown up to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2025\/01\/13\/10\/30\/celebrity-weddings-2025-in-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/2c1ea747-a780-4930-820e-9f1e5478c745.jpeg\"  alt=\"Dyson and Kate Turner-Heppell\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFL star ties the knot with long-term partner<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s been so blessed and she&#8217;s a hard worker and just a lovely person to work with,&#8221; she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s been working for 20 years consistently and that&#8217;s really a rarity in our industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always get in the proud mum moment when people ask me questions about her but I&#8217;m just so happy to see the person that she&#8217;s become.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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