Everyone knows Ryan Reynolds. Ok, he knows related to— whether as the assistant of powerful book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) or her fake fiancée. OfferFrom his many entertaining interviews as Deadpool or with his friends wolverine his counterpart Hugh Jackman. Yet, while he's undoubtedly one of America's most beloved actors, some might argue that he's nothing compared to his lovely wife, Blake Lively, who people (literally) call “America's sweetheart.”
You've probably seen him in many movies or TV shows. From his debut to Hollywood stardom The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Miss Serena van der Woodson as Gossip Girl and its newest (and controversial, might I add) character, Lilly Bloom. It ends with us, he a household name.
Blake Lively's Net Worth
When you look at Blake Lively's career in its entirety, her net worth isn't all that surprising. From his breakout role The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its time Gossip Girl sources claim he earned $60,000 per episode for his latest role It ends with us, We have reason to believe that he has made a pretty good living for himself.. While we're not exactly sure what Lively's net worth is, Celebrity Net Worth puts it somewhere around $30 million (take that with a grain of salt, of course).
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Born into a Hollywood family
While she exudes girl-next-door vibes, Lively is no stranger to the world of Hollywood. He was born in Los Angeles on August 25, 1987 and spent most of his life in Los Angeles. His father and mother came from Georgia to pursue careers in the industry; His father was an actor and director, and his mother was a talent scout.
“I have a big, close, loving family, and they're all Southern, but since most of them are actors, everyone was very normal about it,” he told Ben Affleck. Interview Magazine In 2010. “It was like any other job to them. They would always come home and talk at the dinner table the way any family talks about business, but it was nothing special.”
His siblings are also in the industry
Blake is the youngest of five siblings who all spend time in Hollywood. His oldest sister, Lori, appeared in the 1979 mystery film. Double McGuffinsections emergency room, Two and a Half Men, Cold Caseand more. Lori currently works in the industry as a production design and acting coach. He can be seen in movies like his oldest brother Jason Dukes of Hazzard And National Lampoon's European Vacation.
His sister Robyn is probably the most well-known person after Blake. He has appeared in cult favorites such as. Young Witch And The Karate Kid Episode IIIand also married High School MusicalBart Johnson plays Bolton's coach. The second youngest of the Lively clan is Eric Lively. American Pie, A Madea Christmasand more. In fact, Blake says that it was Eric who pushed him into acting. Report magazine, “I did it Negative I wanted to be an actor because my whole family did it; Going into the family business was the last thing I wanted to do. But about a year later, while he was trying to practice lines with his friend, he convinced me to take part in this audition.”
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Met Ryan Reynolds on Set Green Lantern
While the duo is known for their major roles in TV and film, they may be even more famous for their relationship, including their red carpet debuts and social media roasts.
Nowadays, many Hollywood couples prefer to keep their relationships secret. That's not the case for Ryan Reynolds and his wife Blake Lively. In fact, their relationship has been pretty public since they got together for the superhero movie in 2010. Green Lantern.
Both were in other relationships at the time. Lively was dating Gossip Girl Costar Penn Badgley and Reynolds were married to the even more famous Scarlett Johansen. A few months later, Lively and Badgley split after nearly three years of dating, and in December of the same year, Reynolds and Johansson announced their separation. Coincidence? We think maybe it isn't.
In June 2011, the duo walked the red carpet. Green Lantern together but only as friends. No one suspected their romance, as Lively was thought to have had a summer romance with Leonardo DiCaprio. With her seasonal fling over, Lively found herself in contact with Reynolds again.
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The couple started dating in 2011
The two found themselves on a double date, but with other people. Reynolds described that night in a 2016 interview. Entertainment Weekly, He said: “For about a year Green Lantern “We had come and gone, we were both single,” he recalled. “We went on a double date; she was dating another guy, I was dating another girl. This was the strangest date for all parties involved because only fireworks were coming.
After their unsuccessful double date in October of the same year, People reported that the couple was seen walking their two dogs outside a Boston apartment building on Reynolds' birthday weekend. A source told the magazine: “They are such a couple. “They are really happy together.”
A few months later, Lively spent part of the Christmas holiday with Reynolds' family at their home in Vancouver, and just a month later the duo rang in the new year at Reynolds' private home in New Orleans.
Reynolds and Lively Married in 2012
In 2012, the couple married in a small ceremony just outside of Charleston, SC, attended by their closest friends and family. People described the bride as radiant in her vintage couture gown designed by Marchesa.
“When Ryan first saw her, he broke into a huge smile and crinkled his eyes,” a source said. People. “They looked at each other with absolute love. Their faces were lit by candlelight and looked like they had stepped out of a romantic movie.”
For the next two years, Lively and Reynolds' relationship was newlywed bliss. They've gone on romantic walks through the streets of Paris, hit the red carpet a few times (including their first Met Gala, where Lively stunned in a blush Gucci dress), and gush about each other in nearly every interview they've done.
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Lively Gave Birth to Her First Child in 2014
In October 2014, Lively announced that the couple were expecting their first child. Their daughter, James, was born prematurely in December 2014, and the couple chose to keep it secret until 2015, when Reynolds officially revealed her name publicly.
“I'm James. Everyone knows. “I didn't want to be the first person to shout this out to the media,” he said. Today Show. “Because as we know, little girls turn into teenage girls, and little teenage girls sometimes look through the archives and say, 'Why did you do that?' they say.
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They Have Four Children Together
After giving birth to their first daughter, James, in 2014, the couple had three more children: Inez, Betty and Olin. Although they keep their children's lives pretty private, their first and second daughters also appeared alongside the couple when Reynolds accepted his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016. And in 2019, their third daughter's name, Betty, was publicly revealed. She debuted alongside her sisters Inez and James in her friend Taylor Swift's song “Betty”. (Hey, Swift loves Easter eggs.)
In September 2022, Lively Forbes The Power Women's Summit alum is rocking her cute pregnant belly in a gold and nude mini dress. Shortly after, Lively shared her own pregnancy photos on Instagram in an attempt to get the paparazzi to leave her alone.
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“Here are my pregnant photos in real life, so 11 guys waiting in front of my house to see 🦄 will leave me alone,” she said in her post. “You are scaring me and my children. Thank you to everyone for their love and respect and for continuing to unfollow the accounts and publications that share photos of children. You have all the power against them. And thank you to the media too. “No Children Policy” You all make a big difference. A lot love!
Reynolds and Lively Are the Big Jokers
Aside from the fame that comes from the duo's work, they are also known for the joyful nature of their relationship. For years, the couple has been known to troll each other in social media posts, interviews and more.
For example, in an interview Late Night with David Letterman, Deadpool The actor spoke glowingly about his love affair after the birth of his first child, James.
“I used to say [Blake]'I would take a bullet for you. I could love nothing as much as I love you,'” he said. “I would tell my wife that, and the moment I looked into that baby's eyes, I knew right then and there if we were under attack. “I would use my wife as a human shield to protect that baby.”
And this interview is just the beginning of a series of hilarious arguments between the couple.
If only. I could use some “me time”. https://t.co/S6kXFsWaMe
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) 31 March 2018
In 2018, a tabloid claimed their marriage was on the rocks, and Ryan Reynolds responded on Twitter: “I wish. I could have some 'me time'.”
While Reynolds usually does most of the trolling, Lively is no stranger to cracking a joke or two. Although most of her Instagram posts where she joked about her husband have been deleted, she joked she had to watch Deadpool On a plane in an interview with Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show.
“We're really good at keeping our family together,” she said after asking Fallon how the couple's Father's Day was going. “We don't work at the same time, but we weren't specifically together on Father's Day. It was the first day we missed together. I was on the plane with my baby James and it's kind of torture these days because I'm on the plane and everywhere I look at the screen is my husband doing a montage of sex with another woman over the holiday because everyone is watching wants Deadpool on the plane. “It's a very nice, cruel and unusual form of torture,” he joked.
Both are philanthropists
Although Reynolds and Lively love to joke around, they take their charity work very seriously. Accordingly Us Weekly Over the years, the couple has raised millions of dollars for various organizations, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, Canadian Charity Water Primary Education and Training Inc., International Committee of the Red Cross, Feeding America, Food Banks of Canada, and more. and more.
In 2019, the couple also agreed to match dollar-for-dollar donations to the Waymaker Immigrant Children's Rights Fund, a fund that provides independent volunteer child advocates for immigrant children in government custody.
“Our perspective has grown over the past few years and we realize that we need to do everything possible to promote more compassion and empathy in this world,” the duo said in a statement. “History is being made right now. We are grateful to pay our debt to an organization that gives voice to so many people.”
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