Selena Gomez‘s fiancé Benny Blanco got candid about their courtship and made a humiliating admission about his attempts to date her.

The power couple were guests on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast this week as they got personal about their love story while promoting their new album I Said I Love You First.

During their hour-plus sit-down with the former monk, the 37-year-old music producer revealed that before he and Selena, 32, established a spark he tried to hook her up with a friend.

‘I thought she hated me,’ Benny confessed. ‘Obviously, 99% of it was in my head.’

He shared, ‘I was talking to her and said, ‘Oh my God, I have so many good single guy friends… We have dinners at the house all the time. You should come over sometime.”

Blanco, whose real name is Benjamin Levin, added about when they were planning their earliest hang out, ‘I wasn’t even thinking about anything [romantically with Selena] and we’re talking about our ideal date and this and that.’

The longtime songwriter said when he first got to know the Texas-native he thought: ‘I want her to be in our friend group.’

Their joint album was released on Friday, following the release of three singles — Scared of Loving You, Call Me When You Break Up, and Sunset Blvd.

To bring the album to fruition, the couple called on fellow musicians including Gracie Abrams, Charli XX, and Finneas.

Following the album drop, Selena wrote in an Instagram post, ‘Benny, thank you for being my own personal journal throughout this process.

‘These songs represent our past, present and future… something I can’t wait to experience with you from now until forever. Thank you for pouring your unconditional love into creating this project with me.’

She gave a shoutout to the list of co-creators, thanking them ‘for helping me communicate my deepest, truest self into art’ as she added, ‘I am forever grateful for your trust in creating something so special together.’

Then, in a later post teasing a special narrated version of the project, she said, ‘benny and I made so many amazing memories throughout the process of creating our new album.

‘I wanted to let you guys in on some of those stories and the making of these songs. I Said I Love You First – Explained: Narrated by Selena Gomez is available for digital download on my official store now!’

In February the lovestruck pair delighted fans as they announced their joint music project.

Gomez wrote in an Instagram caption, ‘My NEW album I Said I Love You First, with my best friend @bennyblanco, is out on 3/21.’

The note continued, ‘Our first song, Scared of Loving You, is out now on all streaming platforms. Merchandise and signed products for the album are available for pre-order now. We can’t wait to share this special project with you soon!’

At the time, Blanco joined in the comments to write, ‘i love you baby,’ collecting tens of thousands of likes within hours.

He and the former child star went public with their romance in late 2023, after they had been secretly dating for six months.

About a year later they announced their plans to get married and subsequently purchased a multi-million-dollar home in Los Angeles.