Selena Gomez and new fiancé Benny Blanco got engaged in secret five months ago — but delayed making an announcement due to Justin Bieber.
RadarOnline.com can reveal Gomez, 32, has been celebrating their engagement since August and initially planned to make the couple’s news public.
But they decided to delay going public in fear of being “tied” to Gomez’s ex becoming a father for the first time, which occurred around the same time.
A source said: “They became engaged in August and Selena didn’t want her engagement to be tied to Bieber in any way.
“They knew it would.”
Gomez and Bieber dated on and off for years before he met and married Hailey Bieber.
The pair welcomed their first child, son Jack, on August 22.
The insider continued: “Selena knew that there would be stories accusing her of getting engaged to turn attention away from Justin’s baby, or that people would claim that she did this to one up him.”
Gomez wrote “forever begins now…” as she announced her engagement to her 422million Instagram followers on Wednesday.
She also posted a photo of herself wrapped in Blanco’s arms as she flashed the marquise diamond ring for the camera.
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