{"id":131516,"date":"2025-09-09T15:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131516\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:31:07","slug":"martin-short-says-hes-so-happy-selena-gomez-is-marrying-fabulous-benny-blanco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131516\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Short Says He&#8217;s &#8216;So Happy&#8217; Selena Gomez Is Marrying &#8216;Fabulous&#8217; Benny Blanco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<br \/>\nMartin Short shared his support for his Only Murders in the Building costar Selena Gomez&#8217;s upcoming marriage to her fianc\u00e9, Benny Blanco, during his appearance on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast on Sept. 9&#8243;I&#8217;m just thrilled for her happiness,&#8221; Short saidThe interview comes one week after Short and Steve Martin said they have &#8220;the perfect wedding gift&#8221; for the couple<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/martin-short\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Short<\/a> couldn&#8217;t be happier for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/selena-gomez\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Selena Gomez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-benny-blanco-selena-gomez-8412327\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benny Blanco<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> During his appearance on the Sept. 9 episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-IEoofm928\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Good Hang with Amy Poehler<\/a> podcast, the actor, 75, gushed over his &#8220;absolutely lovely&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/selena-gomez-poses-for-sweet-photo-with-besties-steve-martin-and-martin-short-8712671\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Only Murders in the Building<\/a> costar, 33, and her upcoming wedding to her fianc\u00e9, 37.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I just adore her. I&#8217;m so happy that she&#8217;s getting married to this fabulous guy, Benny Blanco, who&#8217;s just one of the great, cool guys and funny and loose, and she adores him,&#8221; Short told host <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/amy-poehler\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Poehler<\/a>, 53.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> He added, &#8220;I&#8217;m just thrilled for her happiness, and I&#8217;m thrilled to get to work with her.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Selena Gomez and Martin Short in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Charley Gallay\/Netflix\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The interview comes one week after Short and his other Only Murders in the Building\u00a0costar <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/steve-martin\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Martin<\/a>, 80, spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2025\/09\/02\/selena-gomez-s-perfect-wedding-gift-from-steve-martin-and-martin-short-exclusive\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Extra<\/a>\u00a0about Gomez and Blanco&#8217;s highly anticipated nuptials, with the two comedians teasing at the time that they&#8217;ll crash the party with a special performance and give the &#8220;perfect&#8221; wedding gift.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;First, we&#8217;re not invited,&#8221; Martin joked in the interview, published on Sept. 2. &#8220;But we are going to parachute in with hand mics and do something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Absolutely,&#8221; Short chimed in. &#8220;And, you know, I&#8217;m doing a medley, again, of songs that weren&#8217;t nominated\u2026 but, again, haven&#8217;t been asked.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> When asked what the perfect gift from her costars would be, Gomez said: &#8220;This is the gift, honestly.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I was going to ask you,&#8221; Short continued, riffing even further with Gomez. &#8220;Because you have a salt and pepper shaker, right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I have the perfect wedding gift, and we are going to give it to them together,&#8221; Martin added.\n<\/p>\n<p> Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Sussman\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Other celebrities have weighed in on their potential contributions to Gomez and Blanco&#8217;s wedding.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> After the I Said I Love You First&#8230;And You Said It Back collaborators <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-are-engaged-married-8661420\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced their engagement<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDdvcjbxoi1\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> on Dec. 11, 2024, Gomez&#8217;s bestie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0commented, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-says-will-be-flower-girl-selena-gomez-benny-blanco-8760257\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Yes I will be the flower girl.&#8221;<\/a> Five months later,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ed-sheeran\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>\u00a0revealed while taking part in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WixaBEPMACo\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanity Fair<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Lie Detector Test&#8221; series that he had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ed-sheeran-spills-secret-about-selena-gomez-and-benny-blanco-wedding-11738369\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">already scored a wedding invite<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> More recently, Gomez&#8217;s former <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/wizards-of-waverly-place-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wizards of Waverly Place<\/a> and current <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wizards-beyond-waverly-place-season-2-trailer-selena-gomez-returns-exclusive-11802643\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wizards Beyond Waverly Place <\/a>costar <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/david-henrie-how-friendship-with-selena-gomez-lasted-wizards-beyond-waverly-place-exclusive-8729900\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Henrie<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@parademag\/video\/7543722952236371214\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parade<\/a> in August that he will <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/david-henrie-says-100-percent-attending-selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-11804168\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;100%&#8221; attend the wedding<\/a>. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/vmas\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> on Sept. 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/nicky-hilton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicky Hilton<\/a> let it slip that her sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/paris-hilton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Hilton<\/a>, will <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/paris-hilton-on-selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-guest-list-11805911\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also be attending<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Martin Short shared his support for his Only Murders in the Building costar Selena Gomez&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,75,348],"class_list":["post-131516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}