Ah, Valentine’s Day, a time when romance blooms like an over-watered rose, and hearts flutter faster than you can say “Where are my pants?” While many people resort to the tired old routine of flowers and chocolates—yawn—some enterprising souls are flipping the script and taking their romantic gestures to the next level. I’m talking about stunts that could make Cupid himself raise an eyebrow—or maybe just shake his head in bewilderment.
Enter Benny Blanco, a man who clearly decided that straightforward declarations of love were far too pedestrian for his first Valentine’s as an engaged man to pop star Selena Gomez. So what does he do? Oh, you know, just fills a bathtub with nacho cheese and makes a Tostitos trail leading to it. Because nothing says “I love you” quite like the subtle scent of melted cheese wafting through your home, am I right?
Curious how love can get both utterly cheesy and hilariously delightful all at once? Buckle up, friends, we’re diving into the absurdly sweet details of Benny’s unique romantic gesture…
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It’s Valentine’s Day, which means all sorts of dudes are busting out all sorts of romantic gestures.
Most are playing it safe the usual flowers and candy, but some are really going the extra mile and putting serious thought into some next-level stunts.
Take Benny Blanco, for example.
As you’ve likely heard by now Benny is engaged to Selena Gomez. And he pulled out all the stops for their first Valentine’s Day as an engaged couple.
Actually, he put the stop into the bathtub drain — and then he filled the whole damn thing with nacho cheese.
“When your fiancé isn’t much of a flowers girl,” Benny captioned the video below:
Yes, the man made a trail of Tostitos that leads to a bathtub full of bright yellow nacho cheese.
Folks, if that isn’t romance, we don’t know what is.
Naturally, some fans were charmed by Benny’s surprise — while others might have thrown up in their mouths a bit.
“I love you both but that’s kinda gross,” wrote one follower. “The house cleaner is about to have a DAY tomorrow,” another added.
Others took a much brighter view of the matter:
“OBSESSED WITH YOU TWO!!! THE CUTEST COUPLE EVER!!!!! READY FOR THE ROYAL WEDDING,” enthused one fan.
“You guys are so cheesy I love it,” another joked.
“Thank you for treating her the way she deserves,” wrote yet another commenter,” adding: KING!
And if you’re a fan of Selena and Benny as a couple then the cheese tub is nacho only surprise of the day (sorry, we couldn’t resist):
For one thing, Benny and Selena stunned fans by announcing that they’ll soon release a collaborative album. The couple also sat down with Interview magazine for their first joint interview:
“I worship the ground she walks on and I feel like she’s the same way to me. There’s no ego between us. She’s praying for me to win and I’m praying for her to win,” Blanco gushed.
“And I wake up in the morning—I know she does the same thing—and I’m like, ‘How can I make her life better?’ Holding her isn’t close enough. I want to be inside of her whole body. I just feel a thing for her that I can’t even explain. I’m so sappy,” he continued.
“I just smile all day. I’m so scared she’s just going to wake up and be like, ‘What? No.’”
Yeah, it might be a little cheesy — but we love it!