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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend the 97th annual Oscars at Ovation Hollywood on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)© Getty Images

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Is Selena Gomez behind Benny Blanco's eyebrow transformation?

Turns out, there's a whole backstory, and Gomez is here to spill the details


Shirley Gomez
Senior Writer
MARCH 27, 2025 3:19 PM EDT

Selena Gomez is setting the record straight on what really went down with Benny Blanco's eyebrow transformation. If you caught Blanco's viral TikTok of him getting his brows tweezed and thought, "Wait, what's happening here?"—you're not alone. Turns out, there's a whole backstory, and Gomez is here to spill the details.

Selena Gomez and Blanco dished on the now-infamous grooming session during their joint appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show (airing Thursday, March 27). In the TikTok, the music producer can be seen wincing as tweezers go to work on his brows while Gomez stands nearby, gently reminding the makeup artist, "Do it light because I love him."

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21: Benny Blanco is seen at Chrissy's Pizza on March 21, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)© GC Images
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21: Benny Blanco is seen at Chrissy's Pizza on March 21, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

​​​​Barrymore, never one to let a beauty mystery go unsolved, got straight to the point, asking Gomez, "So did you tweeze them?"

"No, my makeup artist did," Gomez clarified, giving a well-earned shoutout to her longtime beauty guru, Hung Vanngo. "I love him, he's the best," she added, making it clear that if anyone was going near her fiancé's face with tweezers, it was going to be a pro.

The Truth Behind Benny's Brow Glow-Up

So, how did Blanco end up in Vanngo's chair? It turns out it wasn't Gomez forcing a glow-up on her man—it was Blanco himself. "He was tired of hearing my makeup artist tell him he needs to do it," Gomez explained.

Blanco backed her up, admitting, "He begged me. He's been begging me for so long."

Media Image© Benny Blanco

For anyone thinking this was some kind of sneaky "girlfriend effect" makeover, think again. This was all Blanco's idea; he just needed a little nudge (and maybe a little moral support from his fiancée).

Drew Barrymore Wants in on the Eyebrow Action

The conversation took an even funnier turn when Blanco complimented Barrymore's brows mid-interview. "Your eyebrows look good," he told the host.

Barrymore, 50, admitted that her brows had been thinning, prompting Blanco to come up with a unique solution. "I'll grow a little patch for you, cut it off, and we'll just—" he joked before Barrymore ran with the idea.

Drew Barrymore while filming the CBS Original Series HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. © CBS via Getty Images
Drew Barrymore while filming the CBS Original Series HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network.

"Will you make me an eyebrow toupee?" she asked, only half-joking.

Blanco, without missing a beat, responded, "Of course." Fully on board, Barrymore added, "And we could just glue it on. I'm dead serious."

Honestly, a Benny Blanco brow toupee collaboration sounds like the kind of chaotic beauty trend we never saw coming.

Fans Weigh In on Blanco's New Look

Blanco's TikTok, posted on March 22, shows the entire transformation process. He starts by zooming in on his pre-plucked brows, saying, "OK, guys, here's the before."

Benny Blanco (L) and Selena Gomez are seen in the Upper West Side on March 19, 2025 in New York City. © GC Images
Benny Blanco (L) and Selena Gomez are seen in the Upper West Side on March 19, 2025 in New York City.

As Vanngo goes to work, Blanco winces and asks, "Are we almost done?" (A question anyone who's ever had their brows waxed or tweezed can relate to.)

Once the tweezing ends, Blanco examines his reflection, joking that he "can't even tell the difference."

"Can you guys?" he asks his followers.

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Oh, they sure could. "Respectfully, yes, we can tell the difference," one fan commented. "The girlfriend effect is finally happening!!" another chimed in—though fans quickly corrected it to "the fiancée effect."

Others, however, fully approved of the pre-wedding glow-up: "Huge difference because your eyes pop more now."

While Blanco may have been the one to initiate his eyebrow transformation, there's no denying Gomez's influence. And honestly, isn't that what love is all about? Supporting your partner through life's little (and slightly painful) beauty upgrades?

With this latest chapter in their relationship, Selena and Benny are both couple goals and eyebrow goals.

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