Selena Gomez has warmly responded to the news of her close friend Taylor Swift’s engagement to American football player Travis Kelce. Swift announced the engagement on Tuesday, sharing photographs of Kelce’s proposal in a rose-filled garden after two years of dating.
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Gomez, who has been close to Swift since their teenage years, marked the occasion by reposting the announcement to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday evening. She added the caption, “When bestie gets engaged,” alongside a heart emoji, showing her happiness at the news.
The singer also reflected on their long friendship, with fans resurfacing a 2009 Twitter exchange between the pair about love. Gomez had written about discussing love at the age of nine, to which Swift replied that real love “still happens sometimes” and must be believed in. The resurfaced post was shared with side-by-side images of both singers’ engagement announcements, noting the sixteen years that have passed since their exchange. Gomez reposted the fan edit with an emotional face emoji.
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Swift’s engagement comes just months after Gomez revealed her own engagement to producer Benny Blanco in December, which Swift celebrated by volunteering to be the “flower girl”. According to Billboard, Swift and Kelce’s announcement broke Instagram records, receiving over one million reposts within six hours – the highest ever on the platform.
