Justin Bieber's role in Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco's engagement news: Source

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are on cloud nine after announcing their engagement, however, the music producer reportedly popped the questions a few months ago.

The 32-year-old singer broke the happy news of her engagement on her Instagram on Thursday, showcasing the huge ring.

However, as per a report by Daily Mail, Blanco proposed to Gomez back in August and kept the news under wraps over the fear of claims that they were overshadowing the Calm Down singer's ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber's baby news.

A source told the outlet, "They became engaged in August and Selena didn't want her engagement to be tied to Bieber in any way."

"They knew it would," the insider continued

“Selena knew that there would be stories accusing her of getting engaged to turn attention away from Justin’s baby, or that people would claim that she did this to one-up him," he further added.

It is pertinent to mention that Gomez and Bieber were in a relationship before he married Hailey Bieber.

Bieber and Hailey welcomed their first child together, son Jack in August.