Jimmy Kimmel Celebrated Selena Gomez’s Engagement To Benny Blanco With The Weirdest-Possible Gift

It’s a good time to be Selena Gomez. In addition to her dual nominations at Sunday’s Golden Globe awards for her co-starring role in the award-winning drug cartel musical Emilia Pérez and her long-running role on the series Only Murders in the Building, as you may have heard the singer/actress recently got engaged to longtime love music producer Benny Blanco.

So naturally, when she stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night (Jan. 6), the host had a special engagement gift for her. “It’s not a traditional gift and it’s not necessarily a practical gift, but I think you and Benny are really going to enjoy it,” said the host, before plunking a Daddy Saddle on his desk.

“You can ride around on Benny in a very wholesome way,” he explained as Gomez covered her face in mock horror. “I don’t want you to think that anything is being suggested here that isn’t,
Kimmel explained, pulling off a bit of stray Christmas wrapping paper and admitting, “That may have been a regift.”

Elsewhere in the chat, Gomez said it was no big deal bouncing between two tables to spend time with her fellow actors from both her nominated projects, though she noted that Only Buildings co-star Martin Short did get a bit possessive. “No [I didn’t have to pick one table], I went to both,” she said, adding, “Marty was trying to steal my ring.”

Kimmel posted video of always-on Short tugging the ring, with Gomez confirming that the comedian was “twisting” it, which confused her. “I wonder, is he appraising it?… because he really gave it a…,” Kimmel said. “He wanted to know what was going on. I don’t think he cared. Maybe he had a little [drinking motion],” Gomez joked.

Given how close they’ve gotten over the past few years, Kimmel asked if Blanco called Short and fellow Only Murders co-star Steve Martin to formally ask permission for her hand in marriage — though her dad would have been the more obvious choice — with Gomez quipping that Short “wasn’t very happy” about the snub.

In keeping with the yes-anding she’s learned from the veteran comics, Gomez also mentioned that Martin sent her assistant and email so her assistant could tell her congratulations on his behalf. “He always tries to be polite and it’s very kind but it’s okay to send a little text,” said Gomez, who thought Kimmel’s idea that the two men could serve as the couple’s ring bearers would be pretty cute.

She also once again heaped praise on one of her movie icons, Salma Hayek, recounting the red carpet meet-cute at the awards show with her dad’s biggest crush. “Did you tell you dad you told her [about his crush]?,” Kimmel asked. “I didn’t have to tell him,” Gomez laughed.

Watch Gomez on Kimmel below.

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