Ryan Reynolds ‘begged’ his now second wife Blake Lively to ‘sleep with’ him after playing love interests in Martin Campbell’s dismally-reviewed movie, Green Lantern.
‘I met Blake [in 2010] on the darkest crease in the anus of the universe called Green Lantern,’ the 44-year-old Grammy nominee told SmartLess podcast on Monday.
‘We were friends and buddies and about a year and a half later we went on a double date but we were dating separate people.’
The early years: Ryan Reynolds ‘begged’ his now second wife Blake Lively to ‘sleep with’ him after playing love interests in Martin Campbell’s dismally-reviewed movie, Green Lantern
Ryan continued: ‘Next thing you know, she was going to Boston, I was going to Boston and I said, “Well, I’ll ride with you.” We got on the train and we rode together. I was just begging her to sleep with me.’
What happened next for Reynolds and the 33-year-old Gossip Girl alum was ‘one those those silly moments out of a fairytale.’
‘A week later I was like, “We should buy a house together,”‘ the wisecracking Canadian said. ‘And we did.’
The acting couple went on to have three daughters – James, 6; Inez, 4; and Betty, 21 months – and they’ll celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary on September 9.
What happened next for Reynolds and the 33-year-old Gossip Girl alum was ‘one those those silly moments out of a fairytale’: ‘A week later I was like, “We should buy a house together!” And we did’ (pictured in 2011)
‘That’s like 45 years in Hollywood!’ The acting couple went on to have three daughters – James, 6; Inez, 4; and Betty, 21 months – and they’ll celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary on September 9 (pictured in 2016)
‘That’s like 45 years in Hollywood!’ Ryan marveled.
‘Blake and I don’t do movies at the same time. When Blake is ready to do some stuff, I’ll step down and then we go back and forth. She’ll do a film and I’ll be with her on location hanging out with the kids.’
On Monday, Reynolds and Lively (born Brown) both Instastoried turtle-rescuing posts.
On Monday, the wisecracking Canadian and Lively (born Brown) both Instastoried turtle-rescuing posts
‘Are we supposed to believe this?’ Blake joked that Ryan’s post was actually about showcasing his ‘fine a** arms’
Cherry on top! The Rhythm Section action star – who boasts 29.2M Instagram followers – then comically zoomed in closely on Reynold’s bulging biceps and sinewy forearms
Blake joked that the Deadpool alum’s post was actually about showcasing his ‘fine a** arms.’
The Rhythm Section action star – who boasts 29.2M Instagram followers – then comically zoomed in closely on Ryan’s bulging biceps and sinewy forearms.
Reynolds is currently hard at work on the Boston set of Apple TV’s Spirited alongside ‘one of his comedy idols’ Will Ferrell.
Sean Anders’ $75M-budget Christmas musical comedy – based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol – also stars Oscar winner Octavia Spencer and Sunita Mani.
But first, audiences can catch The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard action star as a bank teller/NPC called Guy in Shawn Levy’s thrice-delayed comedy Free Guy, which hits US/UK theaters August 13.
The PG-13 video game-set flick also features Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Taika Waititi, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Tina Fey, John Krasinski, and the late Alex Trebek.