Taylor Swift is a big fan of the man who stole her best friend’s heart.
The multi-Grammy winner made her big return to the Tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, October 6 to promote her new album, The life of a Showgirl, and generally catching up with the host late at night. Of course, she couldn’t help but talk about her best friend Selena Gomez’s new husband, Benny Blanco.
“Benny is… he’s him,” Swift, 35, said with a smile, adding, “He’s SO funny. He’s the best!”
Although this was the first time she had spoken publicly about Blanco, Gomez previously revealed that Swift was one of the first people to listen to — and love — their joint album. I said I love you first.
The The life of a showgirl hitmaker also congratulated the happy couple by double-tapping their engagement announcement post in December 2024. Nearly a year later, Swift gave a heartfelt speech at their wedding in Santa Barbara.
But while she admitted to some “mild teasing,” Swift — who recently got engaged to Travis Kelce — made it clear to Fallon that she wasn’t joking about Gomez slamming her into the altar, as some reports had suggested.
“I told her how happy I am for her and how wonderful it has been to be part of her life. But it wasn’t about me,” she emphasized.
For his part, Blanco has openly praised Gomez’s best friend. In a June interview with In Stylethe music producer revealed that Gomez turned him into a “complete Swiftie.”
“I don’t listen to much contemporary music anyway, but Selena played me the deep parts. And I thought, ‘Damn… Taylor’s pen is so fire!'” he said.
