Jimmy Kimmel Surprises Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco with a 'Wholesome' Engagement Gift

Mar. 15, 2025

It’s the thought that counts forJimmy Kimmel’s engagement gift forSelena Gomez.

During the Monday, Jan. 6 episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!,the talk show host surprised theEmilia Pérezactress, 32, with a present to celebrateher recent engagementto producerBenny Blanco.

“It’s not traditional and it’s not necessarily a practical gift, but I think you and Benny are really going to enjoy it,” Kimmel, 57, said before taking out the box. “It’s called the Daddy Saddle,” he explained.

The box showed a small child sitting on a saddle that her father wore on his back, optimal for piggyback rides. “Built for hours of fun,” the Daddy Saddle’s description boasted.

Selena Gomez and Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Jan. 6, 2025.Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube

Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube

“You can ride around on Benny in a very wholesome way. I don’t want you to think that anything is being suggested here that isn’t,” Kimmel said to a shocked Gomez.

“Just try to imagine this hair being a lot more curly. And then you on top of him,” he joked while trying to explain exactly how the saddle works.

He added that the Daddy Saddle might have been a “regift” as he took a bit of Christmas wrapping paper off the box.

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The past few weeks have been especially exciting for Gomez. On Dec. 11, theOnly Murders in the Buildingactressgot engaged to Blanco, 36. Hepopped the question with a sparkling marquise diamondduring aTaco Bell picnic.

She then attended theGolden Globes on Jan. 4, where she wasnominated for her workinOnly Murders in the BuildingandEmilia Pérez.

At the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September,Gomez told PEOPLE that the film was “such a wonderful gift"and said she was “grateful” for all the “overwhelming” things happening in her career.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2025.Earl Gibson III/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Earl Gibson III/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Emilia Pérezis available to stream on Netflix.

source: people.com