Martin Short, Selena Gomez, and Steve Martin
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFIMartin Short and Steve Martin He had unforgettable reactions to Murders only in the building com. costar Selena GomezHis engagement to Benny Blanco.
when host Jimmy Kimmel asked Gomez, 32, on the Monday, January 6, episode of the show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Whether Blanco, 36, asked Short, 74, and Martin, 79, for permission to propose — Emilia Perez The actress confirmed that her fiancé did not do this.
Gomez joked that she “had a feeling” that Short “wasn't very happy about it.” “He gave us little jokes here and there,” she added.
While in 2025 Golden Globe Shorts was seen on Sunday, January 5 Playing with Gomez's ring On the table. “He's twisting it around. I wasn't sure what he was doing,” Gomez explained as the clip played on the late-night show. That's why I look so confused.”
Monica Schipper/Getty Images Steve Martin and Martin Short gave their stamp of approval after Selena Gomez revealed her engagement to Benny Blanco. “Congratulations to Penny and Selena, from her weird uncles,” Martin, 79, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 12, alongside a photo of the Only Murders in the Building short, 74, and(…)
“Is he evaluating that? What exactly is he doing there?” Kimmel asked, to which Gomez replied: “He just wanted to know what was going on.” I don't think he cares. “Maybe he had a little (to drink).”
As for Martin, Gomez received a congratulatory message. “Steve made sure he sent my assistant an email so my assistant could tell me congratulations,” Gomez said. “That's how he communicates.”
When Kimmel asked if Martin thought he was communicating with Gomez, she responded, “Oh, that's a good question. … He always tries to be polite. He's very nice, but it's okay to text.”
As for whether Martin and Short would participate in the wedding in any capacity — even as ring bearers — Gomez laughed and said, “That would be great.”
Gomez She announced her engagement in December 2024. “Forever starts now,” she wrote, to which Blanco responded in the comments section: “Hey, wait…this is my wife.”
The couple went The public in their relationship In December 2023, Gomez revealed that she and Blanco had been together for “six months” at the time.
“It's my everything,” she gushed at the time. “He was the best thing that ever happened to me. The end. … He's still better than anyone I've been with. Facts.”
One month before sharing news of their engagement, Gomez spoke passionately about their relationship, calling it “the safest[I've ever felt].”
“I see a future with this guy. When you put in a little money, people aren't as hungry to chase you,” Gomez said. Hollywood Reporter In November 2024. “Like, if they hear something, they'll do it, but if I say, 'I did it,' they'll say, 'Oh, well, here you go, I'll go to Sushi Park.'” But there's a lot of my relationship that he doesn't see. People, this is just my relationship.”
