Pregnant Blake Lively showcases her bump in a patterned gown… as she honors husband Ryan Reynolds

Pregnant Blake Lively looked radiant on Thursday night when she delivered a touching tribute to her husband Ryan Reynolds at the 2022 36th American Cinematheque Awards in Los Angeles.

Lively, 35, glowed in a plunging spaghetti strap gown next to her dapper husband, 46, who was being honored at the ceremony. 

But before the pregnant Gossip Girl star ascended to the stage, Reynolds declared on the red carpet that their kids would not be child actors. 

Golden couple: Blake Lively, 35, looked radiant on Thursday night when she delivered a touching tribute to her husband Ryan Reynolds , 46, at the 2022 American Cinematheque Awards in Los Angeles

Golden couple: Blake Lively, 35, looked radiant on Thursday night when she delivered a touching tribute to her husband Ryan Reynolds , 46, at the 2022 American Cinematheque Awards in Los Angeles

Gossip Girl aglow: The pregnant Gossip Girl star glowed in a plunging spaghetti strap gown next to her dapper husband, who was being honored with the 36th American Cinematheque Award

Gossip Girl aglow: The pregnant Gossip Girl star glowed in a plunging spaghetti strap gown next to her dapper husband, who was being honored with the 36th American Cinematheque Award

Exuding glamour, Taylor Swift’s close friend drew every eye on the red carpet as she proudly displayed her growing baby bump. 

The fabric of her dark flowing dress was adorned with a leaf pattern and embellished with gold. 

The Shallows star was bedecked in chunky jewelry of silver, turquoise and brown stones. 

Not in their footsteps: The Deadpool star declared on the red carpet that their children would not be child actors. 'Putting a kid in a business like this,' Reynolds told People , 'it's generally not about the kid. It's usually about the parents'

Not in their footsteps: The Deadpool star declared on the red carpet that their children would not be child actors. ‘Putting a kid in a business like this,’ Reynolds told People , ‘it’s generally not about the kid. It’s usually about the parents’

Stunning: The fabric of her dark flowing dress was adorned with a leaf pattern and embellished with gold

Stunning: The fabric of her dark flowing dress was adorned with a leaf pattern and embellished with gold

Her manicured nails were painted dark amber, tying in with the overall color palette of her look. 

Lively’s long blonde hair was swept to the side in cascading waves that had a slight curl. 

‘Putting a kid in a business like this,’ Reynolds told People, ‘it’s generally not about the kid. It’s usually about the parents.’

‘When they’re older, they can do whatever the hell they want,’ he declared. ‘I’m excited for that.’

Blondie: Lively's long blonde hair was swept to the side in cascading waves that had a slight curl

Blondie: Lively’s long blonde hair was swept to the side in cascading waves that had a slight curl

Her manicured nails were painted dark amber, tying in with the overall color palette of her look

Her manicured nails were painted dark amber, tying in with the overall color palette of her look

The Deadpool star – who recently revealed that he is hoping their fourth child will be a girl – went on to describe how he sees his role as a parent when it comes to guiding his kids and their professional aspirations.

‘Our job is to foster as much interest in as many different things as possible at this point.’ 

The couple already share three daughters: James, seven, Inez, six, and three-year-old Betty. 

Too good to be true: Honoring Ryan with the evening's main award, Blake praised everything about her husband, from his 'heart' to his 'humor' and gave honorable mentions to his 'philanthropy' and 'unmatched work ethic'

Too good to be true: Honoring Ryan with the evening’s main award, Blake praised everything about her husband, from his ‘heart’ to his ‘humor’ and gave honorable mentions to his ‘philanthropy’ and ‘unmatched work ethic’

Sweet: Lively attributed many of Reynold's 'stunning qualities' to his homeland of Canada

Sweet: Lively attributed many of Reynold’s ‘stunning qualities’ to his homeland of Canada

Tearjerker: 'And now I am his home and our girls are his home,' Lively declared from the stage

Tearjerker: ‘And now I am his home and our girls are his home,’ Lively declared from the stage

Honoring Ryan with the evening’s main award, Blake praised everything about her husband, from his ‘heart’ to his ‘humor’ and gave honorable mentions to his ‘philanthropy’ and ‘unmatched work ethic.’ 

According to THR, Lively attributed many of these ‘stunning qualities’ to her husband’s homeland of Canada. 

‘Giving back to the country that gave him his life is critical to who he is as a person,’ she said from the stage. 

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star went on to say that her husband’s home country of Canada was ‘essential’ to keeping Reynolds ‘grounded’ and ‘sane,’ in addition to ‘keeping him, him.’

‘And now I am his home and our girls are his home,’ she declared.

Perfection: The gorgeous couple already share three daughters: James, seven, Inez, six, and three-year-old Betty. Ryan recently revealed that he is hoping their fourth child will be a girl

 Perfection: The gorgeous couple already share three daughters: James, seven, Inez, six, and three-year-old Betty. Ryan recently revealed that he is hoping their fourth child will be a girl

source: dailymail.co.uk