{"id":116168,"date":"2025-08-28T11:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116168\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:58:08","slug":"heres-what-selena-gomez-has-to-say-about-sharing-her-engagement-era-with-bestie-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116168\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Selena Gomez Has to Say About Sharing Her Engagement Era With \u2018Bestie\u2019 Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/182cd00dbe9743b708a503357b46f04e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Longtime best friends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Swift;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/selena-gomez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Selena Gomez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Selena Gomez<\/a> have shared a lot over the years \u2014 and now they get to share their engagement journeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday (Aug. 27) \u2014 the day after Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce shared that they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged-171147467.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:getting married;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">getting married<\/a> following two years of dating \u2014 Gomez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/selenagomez\/3708739965703874236\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared<\/a> the news on her Instagram Stories with the message: \u201cWhen bestie gets engaged \ud83e\udd70.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez herself is also engaged, sharing the news back in December that she and pop producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/selena-gomez-announces-engagement-record-045849923.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benny Blanco are getting married;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benny Blanco are getting married<\/a>. \u201cforever begins now..,\u201d Gomez captioned the Instagram announcement, with Swift responding in the comments: \u201cYes I will be the flower girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a second Instagram Stories post on Wednesday night, Gomez also shared a fan-made meme from X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/solelynostalgia\/status\/1960396167738462242\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@solelynostalgia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@solelynostalgia<\/a>. The meme shows a quote-tweet of a 2009 post from Swift, in which she wrote to Gomez: \u201cReal love still happens sometimes. It\u2019s not just something we make up when we\u2019re nine. I have to believe that. You do too.\u201d Above that nearly two-decade-old tweet, a message reads, \u201c16 years later,\u201d above side-by-side images of Swift and Gomez\u2019s engagement photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While they haven\u2019t shared a wedding date, Gomez and Blanco\u2019s nuptials are <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/selena-gomez-rumored-bachelorette-party-cabo-photos-11796750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:rumored;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">rumored<\/a> to be coming very soon, with the girls trip the singer\/actress was on this past weekend reported to be her bachelorette party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift and Gomez have been friends since 2008 \u2014 the year before Taylor\u2019s sweet Twitter message about love. Their friendship started when they were both dating Jonas Brothers (Taylor dated Joe while Selena dated Nick), and Gomez said after their respective breakups: \u201cI like to say the best thing we got out of those relationships was each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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