Selena Gomez isn’t the only one who loves Benny Blanco like a love song, baby.

Her Wizards of Waverly Place costar David Henrie thinks the music producer is a “super cool dude” after they recently had their “first sit-down hangout” together.

“He orders great Italian food,” David exclusively told E! News correspondent Will Marfuggi at the Aug. 22 premiere of Only Murders in the Building’s fourth season, premiering Aug. 27. “He ordered a ton of stuff.”

In fact, the 35-year-old said Benny—whose real name is Benjamin Levin—introduced him to polenta Bolognese.

“He called it adult baby food ‘cause that was the texture,” David shared. “It was delicious!” (For more of David’s interview, tune into E! News Monday, Aug. 26, at 11 p.m.)

The Disney star has been longtime friends with Selena, having played her onscreen brother during Wizards of Waverly Place’s initial four-season run from 2007 to 2012. Now that they’re starring in its sequel series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, David also got familiar with the singer’s boyfriend on set.
As David noted to E! News, he’s seen Benny “sitting right there in the front of the audience—watching, laughing.”

“You can hear his laugh on camera,” the actor quipped. “He’s great!”

And for David, seeing Selena at this stage of her life “means a lot to me.”

“I’ve been there for her for many years, and I know how much she’s sacrificed and how hard that is,” he shared, praising how the actress has handled her past personal struggles “with grace.”

David added, “I’m so happy.”

Selena, 32, started dating Benny, 36, last summer after he worked her 2015 Revival tracks “Same Old Love” and “Kill Em With Kindness” years prior.

“She was like, ‘Hey, you want to hang out?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah,'” Benny previously recalled on The Howard Stern Show. “I remember sitting there and she’s like, ‘Well, I would have worn something different for this date,’ and I was like, ‘What, we’re on a date?'”

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Blossoming Romance

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco began dating in July 2023, around Selena’s birthday, Benny said on the Howard Stern Show in May 2024.

But they only began to spark romance rumors in late 2023. That December, Selena confirmed the speculation, commenting on a fan page’s Instagram post, regarding Benny, “He is my absolute everything in my heart.”

She continued, “Why has he been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. He’s still better than anyone I’ve ever been with.”

The Rare Beauty founder also shared a photo on her Instagram Story of her leaning her head on what looked to be Benny’s chest.

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With This Ring…

Selena later shared this pic on her Instagram Stories, which shows her wearing a bejeweled “B” ring.

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That Kiss

…including a pic of the two kissing.