United Kingdom, Feb. 15 -- Selena Gomez felt "alone in the world" before she met Benny Blanco.

The 32-year-old actress got engaged to record producer Benny, 36, in December 2024 after just over a year of dating and admitted that while she doesn't have "life figured out" at all, it is only since she met her fiance that she has begun to feel "valued" and "respected" as a person.

She told Interview magazine: "I don't think that I have life figured out in any way. My perspective on it, in a simplistic way, is that I actually feel valued. I feel seen. I feel respected. And I think that's all I've ever really wanted. I've kind of been alone in the world. I was alone for five years before we got together, and I think that really helped me appr...