Ryan Reynolds revealed that he and Blake Lively are the proud parents of a little boy.
Reynolds, 47, and Lively, 36 — who have been married since 2012 — are parents to four children, including daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, as well as son Olin, 1. Reynolds and Lively have never publicly revealed the sex of their fourth child before, and only revealed his name during the New York premiere of Deadpool and Wolverine last week.
Reynolds shared the information in a heartfelt video in support of Walking for Hopein which he shared the story of John Bell, a father from Nottingham, England, who tragically lost his young son.
Bell’s son was a huge Deadpool fan, and in honor of his memory, Bell dressed up as Deadpool and walked from England to Wrexham, Wales, to raise awareness for his mental health charity. This caught the attention of Reynolds, who met with Bell and sat down with him to talk about his memories of his son, the grief he felt after his death, and how he turned that grief into hope and resilience.
“I’m so grateful that you shared his story, and I want to share with you that I have a son too,” Reynolds told Bell, “and if I… man, John, if I love him 1/10th as much as you love Jake, I feel like I did a great job.”
Bell shared his gratitude on Instagram through his charity, posting a photo of him and Reynolds together.
“Well what can I say? This man right here, what a beautiful human being, I am honored that @vancityreynolds made it known to the world that his fourth child is a boy during our interview. I didn’t realize how excited I was until I first walked into that interview room and Ryan welcomed me with open arms,” Bell wrote.
“Ryan using his platform to share my story and ask me about my son meant a lot to me personally, but what it will do for Walking 4 Hope Charity Page to be able to support more people, I will be forever grateful,” he added. “Congratulations, Ryan and #BlakeLively. You are truly beautiful souls.”
During the New York premiere of Deadpool and Wolverine Last week, Reynolds took to the stage before the screening — alongside co-star Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy — and thanked the audience while also revealing his son’s name.
“I want to start by thanking my wife Blake, who is here,” Reynolds said, surrounded by his teammates. Deadpool and Wolverine cast members. “I want to thank my children, James, Inez, Betty, Olin, who are here. I hope that, if I’m lucky, this moment is the most traumatic thing — that is, the content of this film — that happens in your wonderful life.”
Reynolds — after drawing a wave of laughter from the audience — continued: “I love that my whole family is here.”
Hilariously, Reynolds said Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb about Today earlier this year that they were actually waiting for their good friend Taylor Swift to choose the baby’s name. The 34-year-old singer worked the names of his three oldest daughters — James, Inez and Betty — into the lyrics.
During an appearance in Today In November 2023, Reynolds revealed that they won’t find out the sex of their babies until after they’re born. “I know girls, so I kind of hope so,” he said, “but I’m ready for whatever happens.”
He later told ET of them getting ready to welcome baby No. 4, “We’re so excited. You know, we’d have to be… You’d have to be an idiot to do it four times if you didn’t like it. It’s going to be crazy, but we’re so excited.”
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