Blake Lively talks about why she married Ryan Reynolds.

The Hollywood couple has kept their personal lives as private as possible, every little thing they do will grab headlines. Of the media frenzy, Blake commented, “I’d rather not have to deal with it at all, but we knew the lifestyle we were getting into, and while it’s hard… it’s another thing when it’s our child. She didn’t have the opportunity to make a decision about what she wants.”

Blake Lively looks stunning on the cover of Marie Claire’s July 2016 issue, in which she talks about her marriage to Ryan Reynolds and their family life.

Reynolds and Lively got married in September 2012, but it was only close family and friends who were there. “I knew he would be my best friend for the rest of my life,” she said about why she married her “Green Latern” co-star. That was the most important thing to me. I had never had a friendship like the one I had with him. I liked him just as much as I loved him.

They loved being married after the wedding until December 2014, when they had their daughter James. In April, it was announced that Blake and Ryan were going to have their second child. The Hollywood couple has tried to keep their personal lives as quiet as possible, which means that everything they do makes news. Blake said this about the media attention: “I’d rather not have to deal with it at all, but we knew the way of life we were getting into, and while it’s hard, it’s a whole other thing when it’s our child.” The chance to choose what she wants was taken away from her.

Blake may be shining on the big screen, but her family is the most important thing in her life. “That’s where my heart is,” she said. That’s where all of my things are.

For more on Blake, grab a copy of Marie Claire, out on newsstands June 21!