Gomez announced her engagement on December 11

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez delayed announcing her engagement to Benny Blanco for months because the 32-year-old Wizards of Waverly Place’s ex, Justin Bieber, welcomed the birth of his son according to reports.

Gomez announced the news on December 11 in a carousel of photos on Instagram, as she hugged and kissed her fiancee in a post that went on to gain over 21 million likes and 2.1 million shares.

But it turns out that the question may have been asked all the way back in August, however, the public revelation was delayed because the Disney star didn’t want to have their moment connected to the Biebers.

“They got engaged in August,” an insider told The Daily Mail. “And Selena didn’t want their engagement to be linked to Bieber in any way.

“Because they knew that if they announced it right there, people would link the two news stories.

“[Gomez] knew there would be people who would accuse her of getting engaged to divert attention away from Justin’s baby and take the spotlight away from him. Even, that people would say she did it because she’s not over him yet.”

Gomez has often been accused of trying to take the limelight away from her former partner, who she dated from 2010-2018, something she has denied.

Biebers plan a larger family

The Biebers welcomed their son on August 22, just months before they became rocked with questions surrounding Justin’s connection with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after the music executive was arrested and federally charged with sex trafficking and racketeering.

Regardless, the Canadian popstar and his wife seem to be drowning out the news and are continuing with their lives and it seems as though they plan to have some more children on the way based on past comments.

“I’m going to have as many babies as Hailey wants,” Bieber told Ellen DeGeneres and MTV back in 2020. “I would love to create a little tribe, but the body is hers and it will be whatever she wants.”