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Selena Gomez<\/b> showed up as the first official guest on her husband <\/span>Benny Blanco<\/b>\u2019s brand-new podcast with <\/span>Lil Dicky<\/b>, and the 50-minute episode was packed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taylor Swift lore, a mystery celebrity sliding into DMs, a viral barefoot moment that got even more chaotic, and some genuinely sweet glimpses into the Gomez-Blanco marriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s every major moment worth knowing about.<\/span><\/p>\n Blanco and his best friend Lil Dicky (<\/span>David Burd<\/b>) launched \u201cFriends Keep Secrets\u201d as a podcast that brings viewers inside an intimate hang with the hosts\u2019 real-life friendships and the guests that pop in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Burd\u2019s wife, <\/span>Kristin Batalucco<\/b>, is also a co-host, making it a true inner-circle setup. The whole thing is filmed inside Burd and Batalucco\u2019s house with 18 cameras set up throughout the space.<\/span><\/p>\n They dropped a 50-minute <\/span>pilot episode<\/span><\/a> on Feb. 24 that received more than 224,000 views, as of March 5. That pilot is actually where Blanco first went viral for being barefoot \u2014 but more on that shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n On March 3, they welcomed Blanco\u2019s wife, Selena Gomez, onto the podcast for their <\/span>first full episode<\/span><\/a>. The energy was loose, funny, and surprisingly emotional at times.<\/span><\/p>\n Blanco told a story about how Gomez was bringing stuff over to the house from storage. Among those items was a piece of artwork that Blanco was \u201cblown away\u201d by. He asked her who made it, fully expecting her to drop the name of some famous painter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Instead? It was a painting by Taylor Swift herself, given to Gomez as a 30th birthday gift.<\/span><\/p>\n And this wasn\u2019t just any painting. Gomez described the piece in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe did it on an actual cloth, and she painted a beautiful lake,\u201d Gomez described. \u201cIt was at night, and the moon was there and in the stars\u2026she painted our exact star signs. So for hers [Sagittarius] and mine [Cancer], and she said, \u2018Here\u2019s to the next 30 years,\u2019 handsewn, \u2018From Taylor to Selena,\u2019 and it was all sewn by hand, so she had it painted or she painted it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just, instead of writing, \u2018Here\u2019s to the next 30 years,\u2019 or printing it, she sewed every letter,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was the sweetest gift.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hand-painted, hand-sewn, personalized with their zodiac signs. That gift is a whole other level.<\/span><\/p>\n This is the part Swifties are going to want to screenshot. During the episode, Gomez confirmed that Swift\u2019s song \u201cDorothea\u201d is about her.<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez gave real, specific context about what makes that song so meaningful to their friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFrom relationships to family to love to hate, all of it in between \u2014 we were figuring it out [together],\u201d Gomez said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t really know what was going on,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe\u2019ve never seen each other any differently. So when I listen to it, I\u2019m so impressed by how it\u2019s eloquently put.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n But \u201cDorothea\u201d isn\u2019t the only one. There\u2019s also a vault track titled \u201cFamily\u201d that Swift wrote about Gomez \u2014 one that hasn\u2019t been released yet. Gomez recalled what the track is about with obvious affection.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was over, easily, a decade ago, insinuating in the lyrics, without quoting, it is basically saying you have these amazing dreams,\u201d Gomez recalled about the track that has yet to be released.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou want to be in a movie, in every crowd I see you,\u201d she explained. \u201cThen her part was, you believe in my stupid dreams, like playing stadiums.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNow, when I listen to those songs, both of those things have happened for us. And that\u2019s really sweet because back then, she was just like, \u2018I wrote this song about us and it was just our story,\u2019 and it was the sweetest thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Both of their dreams came true \u2014 Gomez in movies, Swift playing stadiums \u2014 and it was all documented in a song written over a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the moment that\u2019s going to fuel internet speculation for weeks. Gomez revealed that a male celebrity once slid into her DMs with a flirty message back in 2022. The name was bleeped out.<\/span><\/p>\n The message was short and simple: a heart eyes emoji and fingers crossed emoji.<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez confirmed that it was a random message \u2014 not a response to her Instagram Story. Just a straight-up cold DM.<\/span><\/p>\n The group\u2019s reactions were great. \u201cHe took his shot\u2026 It was a good shot,\u201d Blanco joked.<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez kept it classy about the whole thing: \u201cI think it\u2019s very kind. If anything, that was very nice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt did not feel inappropriate,\u201d the \u201cWolves\u201d singer added. \u201cBy the way, that was the first time I\u2019ve ever seen it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n So whoever this mystery man is, Gomez hadn\u2019t even noticed the DM until the podcast episode. The internet is undoubtedly already running through every possible male celebrity candidate, but for now, this one stays a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n If you were anywhere near social media after the pilot episode dropped, you probably saw the discourse about Benny Blanco\u2019s bare feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the pilot, Blanco went viral for being barefoot, and fans were quick to call him out for how dirty the bottom of his feet were.<\/span><\/p>\n The first full episode leaned right into it. During the recording, Gomez was sitting on the floor and Blanco had his bare foot perched up on a coffee table right next to her.<\/span><\/p>\n And then she kissed his toes.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Blanco was mid-sentence when she leaned over and did it. He quickly turned to Burd and Batalucco and asked, \u201cYou like that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez slapped Blanco\u2019s knee and told him, \u201cDon\u2019t make it a moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo, I wasn\u2019t. I liked it. It made me feel good. I love you so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He went on to explain that he tries his best to not engage in PDA when with Gomez because she likes to keep it professional in interviews and in public.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s such her own entity,\u201d Blanco says of Gomez. \u201cI want her to shine and be her own independent woman so I try so hard \u2014 I use every bone in my body not to be googly-eyed over her and not kiss her and jump her bones all the time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo to watch her just kiss my toe really made my day,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n The episode wasn\u2019t all jokes and toe kisses. Gomez also spoke candidly about living with bipolar disorder, describing her diagnosis as \u201ccomplicated\u201d and revealing that it took multiple therapists and four rehabs.<\/span><\/p>\n Blanco shared his own perspective on supporting her through it, explaining that he noticed early on in their relationship that she would have moments of \u201cmania,\u201d but didn\u2019t know what they were at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019ll start to realize she\u2019s having it after, and sometimes she doesn\u2019t even remember when it\u2019s happening,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a delicate thing \u2018cause you\u2019re not supposed to technically talk to the person, really, about it while they\u2019re deep in it, and even dating her, she\u2019s, like, so hyper-aware.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez said she wasn\u2019t ashamed of the episodes and praised Blanco for being understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut it is helpful to have a partner that will understand where maybe the temperature is at, and meet you where you are, and then you kind of gradually understand what\u2019s happening,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n During the episode, Blanco asked Burd, 37, and Batalucco how many children they hope to have. Burd said no more than two kids, while his wife said \u201clike three.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez is thinking bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI want four, but that\u2019s out there,\u201d Gomez said. She went on to say that she would be happy with any number, but one scene from the movie <\/span>The Family Stone<\/span><\/i> inspired her dream to have four.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy dream for sure was that scene where they\u2019re all at the dinner table and they\u2019re just with their partners or their significant others or kids or single and it\u2019s just this beautiful cast of characters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve seen <\/span>The Family Stone<\/span><\/i>, you know exactly the vibe \u2014 a big, messy, loving family all gathered around a table.<\/span><\/p>\n A few more moments from the episode deserve attention.<\/span><\/p>\n The group was talking about whether they would get jealous if their significant other had a sex scene in a film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Gomez joked that she would divorce Blanco if he took on a role with a sex scene. But she quickly said she was joking and that she would let him take the role if it was something he believed in.<\/span><\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the AirDrop detail. Gomez said she would receive random photos via AirDrop when on airplanes, so she changed the name of her phone that pops up when someone tries to send an AirDrop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The name she chose was \u201cShine Bright\u201d because of the song \u201cDiamonds\u201d by <\/span>Rihanna<\/b>, where the lyric is \u201cshine bright like a diamond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the twist: she chose the name before she knew Blanco was the love of her life. Blanco is the one who co-wrote and produced the song.<\/span><\/p>\n And on a lighter note to cap things off: Gomez revealed that her favorite snack that she eats almost every night is bread and butter pickles. Burd, on the other hand, hates pickles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The group decided to each have a pickle at the same time. Blanco put a pickle in Gomez\u2019s mouth before eating one himself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up. He put the pickle in his mouth but didn\u2019t chew it before spitting it out.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s a small moment, but it captures the vibe of the whole podcast \u2014 friends just being silly and unfiltered together, with cameras rolling.<\/span><\/p>\n You can watch the entire first episode <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe Podcast Setup<\/h2>\n
Taylor Swift Painted Selena Gomez a Birthday Gift<\/h2>\n
Gomez Confirms Two Swift Songs Are About Her<\/h2>\n
A Mystery Celebrity Slid Into Gomez\u2019s DMs<\/h2>\n
Gomez Kissed Blanco\u2019s Viral Toes On Camera<\/h2>\n
Gomez on Living With Bipolar Disorder<\/h2>\n
Gomez Wants a Large Family<\/h2>\n
The Divorce Joke, AirDrop Name and Pickle Tasting<\/h2>\n