Selena Gomez has found 'comfort' and 'safety' with her new 'healing' boyfriend Benny Blanco after a series of difficult relationships – but the pop star has yet to make a 'full emotional commitment', claims body language expert

Selena Gomez has entered into a 'curative' relationship with Benny Blanco, a body language expert claims – but the multi-hyphenate has yet to make a 'full emotional commitment'.

The pop sensation, 31, has entered 2024 with a new man, Virginia-born music producer Benny Blanco, 35.

The duo, who started dating last year, have had a blossoming relationship and yesterday they packed on the PDA at a Lakers vs Heat game in Los Angeles.

Selena confirmed her romance with Blanco early last month and later revealed they had been quietly dating for six months.

Today, body language expert Judi James told FEMAIL that Benny has offered Selena a “place of relative comfort and safety” but she may need “more time to build the relationship.”

Judi commented: 'The body language The dynamic between these two here seems to define a 'curative' relationship.

'Selena has had some very high-profile and difficult relationships in the past, but Benny's non-verbal cues towards her suggest that he appears to provide a place of relative comfort and safety.'

The star was previously linked to Zayn Malik and Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers and famously dated Justin Bieber from 2009 to early 2018, and The Weeknd in 2017.

Judi suggested that Benny, born Benjamin Joseph Levin, aims to heal Selena from the aftermath of her past relationships.

She said: 'His stance is wide but relaxed and the way he raises one leg high to cross it over the other thigh suggests a desire to appear strong and of high status.

'His eye contact with Selena shows that he is paying attention to her and his facial expressions show that he is giving off that warm, affectionate smile with round cheeks and squinted eyes plus a cute, soppy grin that shows a desire to cheer her up and get her to to get mirror him.'

Judi added: 'His hand kissing is an old-fashioned ritual that suggests respectful affection. Done this way, with the hand high at lip level, it shows a desire to kiss the mouth, but also a level of gentle concern not to push the PDA.”

Meanwhile, the expert explained Selena's warm response to Benny's expressions of affection.

“Selena's responses to these signals are to snuggle up to Benny and use a hand clamp with perforated fingers to show appreciation for the support and comfort,” Judi said.

She added: 'Her leg is crossed towards him and she seems to be feeding off his warmth.'

While the couple certainly looked in love at the basketball game in LA, Judi suggested that everything may not be as it seems.

Judi said: 'Her attachment signals are mainly comfort and physical based, indicating that she may still not have made a full emotional commitment.

'She uses very little eye contact in these poses and her own closed-lip smile looks less revealing than his full, cheerful grin. She places her hand over her mouth in one position, creating a barrier while he kisses her hand instead, and this could be a gentle reminder that she needs more time to build the relationship.

“She likes to cuddle up against his arm, but even then her attention is focused on her phone and when he makes her smile or laugh she looks away while she answers.”

It comes after Blanco and Gomez collaborated on her 2015 songs Same Old Love and Kill 'Em With Kindness, as well as her 2017 collaboration with Cashmere Cat called Trust Nobody.

The duo released their own collaboration with J Balvin and Tainy in 2019 and Blanco appeared in the music video in a teddy bear costume.

In July, Selena posted about her singlehood just before her 31st birthday. Blanco attended her party and The Heart Wants What it Wants singer posted photos of him.

The following month she released Single Soon, produced by Blanco.

During an interview she was asked if she was high maintenance Hits from Sirius XM 1 LA and she responded, “I think I have standards. And I think I live in a world right now where guys confuse standards with high maintenance. It really isn't (the same).”

Selena further clarified what she was looking for, saying, “I mean, you gotta be cool, man. Not cool in the sense that people think you're cool. You just have to be nice and say, please make me laugh, and also just be good to my family and the people around you.”

During the fall, Blanco showed support for Gomez's Rare Beauty, throwing out some props for his cookbook and calling it “one of my favorites.”

Earlier this month, she liked a post from a celebrity gossip site that read “Selena Gomez apparently confirms she's in a relationship” and responded with “Facts.”

That same day, she shared a photo on an Instagram Story of herself wearing a B-ring for Blanco and said in another comment that they had been dating for six months.

On December 7, a source revealed the nature of her relationship Entertainment tonightsaying, “Selena and Benny have been seeing each other casually for a while and recently it became more official.

'Things are going very well between them and Selena is happy. She thinks Benny is very funny and of course extremely talented. Selena is in a great place in her life and feels content and relaxed. She's enjoying where it's going.”

In the time since, they've gone Instagram official on both accounts, with Blanco posting flirty messages on Selena's posts and Selena documenting the relationship for her fans to see.