Benny Blanco Crosses Atlantic by Boat to See Selena Gomez

Music producer Benny Blanco is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean by boat to reunite with his wife, singer and actress Selena Gomez in London, a journey he undertook due to his well-documented fear of flying. Blanco, 38, shared a video of his voyage on TikTok on July 16, humorously captioning it, "POV ur traveling across the atlantic in the titanic to see ur wife bc ur scared of flying." He paired the clip with Sam Cooke's song "Nothing Can Change This Love" and wrote simply, "the things we do for love."

The trip is timed to ensure Blanco can celebrate Gomez's 34th birthday with her on July 22. Gomez has been based in London since May filming the sixth season of the Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building." The couple, who married in September 2025, have been navigating a long-distance relationship during her overseas filming schedule. They were briefly together in New York City earlier in July for the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

Blanco's aversion to air travel is a long-standing and publicly discussed aspect of his life. He has previously described flying as "terrifying" and has opted for lengthy cross-country drives or sea voyages to avoid planes. In an...