Selena Gomez’s husband, Benny Blanco, has shared his unconventional approach to losing weight in five days
The 38-year-old music producer, who wrote and produced 2010s pop hits “California Gurls” and “Moves Like Jagger,” posted his experience in an Aug. 19 TikTok video
Blanco was on a quest “to prove you can lose weight eating literally anything,” and, surprisingly, he succeeded
“Can I lose weight if I only eat pizza?” he captioned the post
The Grammy-nominated producer documented his journey from day one, when he stepped on a scale and weighed 152.2 pounds. He said he would eat one pizza a day, opting for a large (14-inch) thin-crust cheese pizza from Domino’s
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“This is 1/16 of everything I can eat today,” he said as he held up a slice
A large thin-crust cheese pizza has about 1,680 calories, below the recommended minimum of 2,400 for a man Blanco’s age
According to the Cleveland Clinic, being in a calorie deficit (a state in which caloric intake is reduced to ensure you’re burning more calories than consuming to lose fat) only works if you cut the right amount
“Cutting too many calories from your diet may slow your metabolism,” the medical center said, which in turn can make it more difficult to lose weight
Meanwhile, the second day seemed a little more challenging when he and his wife went to the Sunset Tower Hotel for dinner. Gomez, 34, enjoyed her own meal at the Los Angeles restaurant, but Blanco remained committed to the self-imposed challenge: he held a slice he had hidden under the table
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On the fourth day, he returned to his love for the cheesy meal, enthusiastically eating a slice in front of the camera
On the final day, he said, “I don’t even remember who I am as a human being. Like, what was life before pizza?”
Still, he seemed to be pleased with the overall experience, noting he was feeling “f***ing good” with a “spring in my step.”
Showing off his successful experiment, he stepped on a scale, which revealed that his weight had dropped to 147.5 pounds
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“I just lost 4.7 pounds in five days eating only pizza,” he excitedly shared. “Nothing matters. You can do whatever you want. F*** failure. F*** everything.”
Gomez didn’t address her thoughts on her husband’s experiment, but she was present for the entire journey, even giving him a hug on the second day
The couple first met in 2008 when they were introduced during a music collaboration, but didn’t start dating until mid-2023 after years of crossing paths professionally. They announced their engagement the year after, and officially tied the knot in September 2025
Blanco worked as a producer on Gomez’s second studio album, Revival,which was released in 2015. He also had a long-standing creative relationship with Gomez’s former on-again, off-again boyfriend, pop star Justin Bieber, co-producing his 2015 hit “Love Yourself” and co-writing his 2020 ballad “Lonely.”
Gomez and Blanco eventually recorded a joint studio album together, I Said I Love You First, which told the story of their relationship
