Benny Blanco Crosses the Atlantic by Boat, Not Plane, to Visit Wife Selena Gomez Filming in London

Music producer Benny Blanco traveled by boat across the Atlantic Ocean to visit his wife, actress and singer Selena Gomez, while she was in London filming a new season of her Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building," a journey he documented on social media in July, citing his fear of flying as the reason behind the unconventional trip.

Blanco shared the travel update on TikTok, framing the video around his decision to avoid air travel entirely despite the significant time and logistical trade-off involved in crossing the Atlantic by sea instead. "POV: Ur traveling across the Atlantic in the Titanic to see ur wife bc ur scared of flying," Blanco wrote over the video. In the caption, he added a simple explanation for the gesture: "The things we do for love."

Blanco eventually made his way back to the United States for a high-profile occasion of his own: the wedding of pop star Taylor Swift, one of Gomez's closest friends. Gomez herself drew attention at that wedding for a gold dress widely interpreted as a subtle nod to her own recent nuptials.

Gomez and Blanco married in September 2025, capping a relationship that first became public in December 2023, though the couple had actually been together privately for several months before that. Speaking to the Spanish newspaper El País in July, Blanco revealed the extent of that earlier secrecy. "We kept our relationship private for a long time, about eight or nine months," he said, according to a translation reported by InStyle. The couple announced their engagement in December 2024, roughly a year after their relationship first became publicly known.

Blanco has continued to make his affection for Gomez a recurring, public part of his social media presence throughout their relationship. In July, to mark Gomez's birthday, he shared a carousel of photos of her on Instagram alongside an emotional caption. "My beautiful wife ... I'll carry [you] wherever [you] wanna go forever ... Happy birthday my love," Blanco wrote.

Beyond his public displays of affection, Blanco, an accomplished music producer and songwriter, has also credited Gomez directly as a source of creative inspiration in his professional work. Speaking to Harper's Bazaar in 2025, he described how naturally she has factored into his songwriting process. "You know, Selena makes it very easy to write songs about 'cause she's the best," Blanco said.

Gomez has continued her acting career alongside her marriage to Blanco, currently filming a new season of "Only Murders in the Building" in London, the Hulu comedy-mystery series that has become one of her most prominent television projects in recent years, co-starring alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short. Production commitments for the series have required Gomez to spend extended periods filming overseas, a circumstance that directly set the stage for Blanco's cross-Atlantic trip to see her.

Blanco's decision to travel by boat rather than by air reflects a well-documented personal aversion to flying, a fear he has referenced in the past when discussing how he manages travel demands tied to both his own career and his relationship with Gomez. Choosing an ocean crossing over a transatlantic flight represents a significantly more time-intensive form of travel, a trade-off that has been highlighted by entertainment outlets covering the trip as a notable example of a personal gesture rooted in genuine sacrifice rather than financial extravagance.

That framing stands in contrast to some of the more conventional displays of affection commonly associated with celebrity relationships, which often involve significant spending on luxury gifts or experiences. Coverage of the trip has specifically noted that Blanco's boat journey, requiring him to dedicate considerably more time and personal discomfort than a simple first-class or private flight would have required, stood out as a particularly meaningful gesture precisely because it prioritized overcoming a genuine personal fear rather than simply spending money.

Gomez and Blanco's relationship has continued to draw significant media attention given both individuals' prominent public profiles, spanning Gomez's decades-long career as an actress, singer and entrepreneur and Blanco's extensive résumé as a hit songwriter and producer for a wide range of major recording artists. Their September 2025 wedding and subsequent public displays of affection, including Blanco's recent transatlantic boat trip, have continued to generate coverage across entertainment media as fans and outlets track the couple's relationship milestones.

As Gomez continues production on the new season of "Only Murders in the Building" in London, further details regarding the season's release timeline have not been widely publicized, though Gomez's ongoing overseas filming commitments suggest additional cross-Atlantic travel, by whichever method either she or Blanco ultimately chooses, is likely to remain a recurring feature of the couple's relationship in the months ahead.