Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Dating Selena Gomez Wishes Boyfriend Benny Blanco and His 'Loving, Kind Heart' a Happy 36th Birthday Gomez penned a sweet birthday tribute to her boyfriend on his birthday Friday By Gabrielle Rockson Gabrielle Rockson Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. She's interviewed David Beckham, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and many others. Her previous work can be found in OK! Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 8, 2024 11:45AM EST Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez. Photo: Selena Gomez /Instagram Selena Gomez is celebrating Benny Blanco! On Friday, the “Love You Like a Love Song” singer, 31, penned a sweet birthday tribute to her boyfriend alongside a photo carousel of them together. “Happy birthday baby!” Gomez’s caption read as she celebrated Blanco’s 36th birthday. “Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco 🎂🥹.” Blanco responded by leaving a handful of emojis in a caption: “🥹💕🥰💋❤️" Gomez’s first photo featured the music producer kissing the back of his girlfriend’s head while she flashed a smile. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Everything to Know About Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Gomez then shared a picture of her laying on Blanco’s chest before posting a black and white video of her planting kisses on his lips. “Oh that’s us,” Blanco says in the video. The post then featured a close-up of Gomez and a hand placed on the side of her face, as well as photo booth-style strips of the two together and a snap of them sweetly kissing. Meanwhile, a video of the Only Murders in the Building actress enjoying a fairground ride in a spinning teacup also appeared in the post, as well as snaps of Blanco kissing her cheek and shoulder, and a photo of Gomez resting her legs on him during a car journey. Selena Gomez kisses Benny Blanco. Selena Gomez /Instagram Selena Gomez Beams as She Poses with Her Fur Babies and Friends in Cute Photo 'Dump' Snaps Gomez’s tribute comes after Blanco — who is the author of the upcoming cookbook, Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends — opened up about Gomez’s favorite dishes during an appearance on TalkShopLive earlier this month. “She's a huge steak fan. So anything that has steak in it. Or, yesterday I just brought her, it's not in my book, but I brought her, she loves soup,” he revealed. “So she was shooting a show yesterday so I made a little soup and I brought it over to her.” Benny Blanco kisses Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez /Instagram “She always asks for these little, perfect fried potatoes in the book. She loves those. And she loves the pasta,” he added. “We always cook together, she's such a good cook. Like it's not just for her show, she's an incredible cook,” Blanco said of his Selena + Chef girlfriend. “We have so much fun cooking together. All we do is eat.” The couple first confirmed their romance in December 2023 when Gomez replied to comments about the relationship and shared a black-and-white snap with Blanco.