Ryan Reynolds opened up about whether he and wife Blake Lively might have more kids in the future during an exclusive E! News interview.
Ryan Reynolds has a proposal for the future.
After Blake Lively joked that he was trying to get her pregnant with 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 no. 5, the Deadpool & Wolverine star shared whether he and his wife of 11 years would actually consider expanding their family. (The duo are currently parents to daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, and a fourth child born in 2023.)
“The more the merrier,” Ryan joked to E! News in a joint interview with costar Hugh Jackman. “As many as possible. As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house. I love it. Let’s have more!”
Though hopeful more means one more will favor him over his longtime friend.
“My kids prefer everything Hugh to me,” Ryan quipped before Hugh jumped in with, “Mainly just as a parent.”
After all, the 55-year-old’s movies are on repeat in Ryan and Blake’s house.
“They watched The Greatest Showman more than the editor for The Greatest Showman,” Ryan admitted. “And sometimes I come home, and this guy’s actually acting it out with them and that’s kind of amazing.” (For more with the Deadpool & Wolverine duo, tune into E! News tonight, July 22 at 11 p.m. And catch the film in theaters July 26.)
Also amazing? Well, Ryan’s never-ending goal to win over his brood. His latest push for adoration? The animated film IF about imaginary friends.
“The only four-letter word I say in this movie is ‘yes’ with two s’s,” he previously told E!. “My kids are psyched to see it, which is so nice. Cause you always want your kids to pay attention to what you do.”
Now, keep reading for more of Ryan and Blake’s quotes on parenthood.
This Will Make Your Head Spin
“I have seen Frozen with my daughters so, so many times and people don’t know this, but if you play Frozen backwards, it’s actually a shot for shot remake of The Exorcist,” Reynolds joked on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018.
Fun Uncle
On Dec. 15, 2016, Reynolds and Lively debuted their daughters James and Inez for the first time, at the actor’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony (a common setting for notoriously private celebrities to introduce the world to their kids). During his speech, Reynolds said to his wife, “You make everything better—absolutely everything in my life better. You’ve given us two of the most incredible children that I could ever hope to have. You’ve made me the father of my dreams when I thought I only had fun uncle potential.”
Best Thing Ever
In August 2016, before the birth of the couple’s second daughter, Reynolds told E! News, “There’s nothing on earth more grounding than having a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢. It’s the best thing that could ever happen to someone.”
The Messy Side
“It’s tough when you get pooped on and barfed on, but having a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 is wonderful,” the proud mama told NW Magazine in 2016. “Even when it’s tough and I’m exhausted, I think, ‘I am so fortunate.'”
