For Selena Gomez, even the happiest moments carry a sense of apprehension.
On Sept. 25, the singer and her now-husband, record producer Benny Blanco, tied the knot. But what was supposed to be a moment of sheer bliss and joy became a source of anxiety for Gomez.
“I got married, and then I was sobbing because I was like, I’m going to die the next day,” Gomez said, laughing, during a Thursday appearance at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference.
But what wasn’t a laughing matter was the actor admitting that she finds it difficult to embrace joy because she is always bracing herself for the metaphorical shoe to drop.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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“When something great happens in my life, I expect something bad to happen,” she revealed.
“I can just get wrapped up in that as opposed to enjoying things,” she said. “And I would say that’s my biggest conflict sometimes, when wonderful things happen.”
The actor confessed to having difficulties with being “present” in the moment and enjoying the journey, because in the back of her mind, things could all be taken from her without a moment’s notice.
Gomez and Blanco announced their marriage by posting a carousel of wedding photos on Instagram on Sept. 25.
In April, Blanco recounted their first kiss, which didn’t quite end the way he had hoped.
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“I kissed her right away … and right, right away her heart started beating so quickly, and she started getting a rash on her face, and she was so nervous,” Blanco said.