Actress and singer Selena Gomez kissed her husband Benny Blanco on the cheek during a romantic water taxi ride in Venice on Sunday.
The couple held hands after stepping off the Orient Express train at Santa Lucia railway station following their arrival in the Italian city.
Gomez wore a sleeveless brown top paired with a leather skirt and brown heeled boots. Blanco wore a blue suit as he walked alongside his wife.
The pair arrived in Venice just days ahead of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
Venice, a historic city in northeastern Italy built across a lagoon, is famous for its Grand Canal and central railway station at Santa Lucia. The Orient Express is a historic luxury passenger train service connecting major destinations across Europe.
Filming break and UK travel
Gomez was recently in the United Kingdom filming the latest season of her comedy television series Only Murders In The Building. She took time off from production to spend quality time with her music producer husband.
Only Murders In The Building is an American mystery comedy series starring Gomez alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short. Gomez, a Texas native, rose to fame on television before establishing a successful music career and founding the cosmetics company Rare Beauty.
Blanco recently opened up about the early days of his relationship with Gomez during an interview with Spanish publication El País.
He revealed that Gomez asked him a key question when they first struck up a romance, reflecting on her immense public profile as a singer, actress and beauty mogul.
Blanco said Gomez asked him: "Are you sure you want to do this? I understand if you want us to just be friends."
Blanco explained that he decided to embrace a public romance despite the scrutiny surrounding them.
He said: "And then I said, 'You know what? Screw it.' We're lucky because we both have friends and family we've known since before all this, and we're surrounded by a good group of people we love."
In the same conversation, the musician acknowledged his preference for privacy. Blanco said: "I don't like to expose my life. Famous people are under constant scrutiny: if you say one thing, it's wrong, and if you say another, it's also wrong."
Relationship timeline and marriage
Blanco said the pair kept their relationship private for a long time, spending eight or nine months out of the public eye before making their status public.
The couple confirmed their relationship in December 2023 and got engaged one year later.
Gomez shared the news of their engagement on social media at the time, posting a picture of her diamond engagement ring with the caption: "Forever starts now."
Ahead of their wedding, the pair released a joint album titled I Said I Love You First in March 2025.
They married in a ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, nearly two years after confirming their relationship, tying the knot last September.
Blanco, born Benjamin Joseph Levin, is an American record producer and songwriter who has crafted hit singles for global pop artists. Santa Barbara is a coastal city in Southern California known for its historic architecture and resort destinations.
In an interview with Zane Lowe last November, Gomez described the first weeks of her marriage as "a dream."
Gomez added: "And I know it'll come with ebbs and flows, but [he's] the most beautiful person I could do that with."
