Blake Lively leans on husband Ryan Reynolds as closest confidant following reported Taylor Swift fallout. While promoting her haircare brand Blake Brown Beauty, the actress opened up about her marriage to Ryan Reynolds, describing him as her “best friend” and creative partner in every sense.
Blake Lively calls husband Ryan Reynolds her ‘best friend’ after Taylor Swift rift
Speaking with WWD’s Jenny B. Fine, Lively, 38, explained that Reynolds, 49, plays an active role in both her business ventures and daily life. “We talk shop about, like, if I make the coffee, I’m like, ‘What did you like about that? What were the details?’ We’re very curious people,” she said, adding that their relationship thrives on curiosity. “We become sort of possessed by something that we’re building or creating, something that inspires us.”
Lively shared that their teamwork extends to even the smallest details. Whether she’s brewing coffee or testing new beauty formulas, Reynolds is always involved. “He’s been my male tester for all of my fragrances, my formulas, my everything,” she said, noting that he often “steals” her products and even volunteers his hair as a testing ground.
The couple, who married in 2012, share four children: daughters James, 11, Inez, 9, Betty, 6, and son Olin, 2. On WWD’s The Beauty of Tomorrow podcast, Lively expanded on how deeply her family influences her work. “My family is all over everything I do, across any of my brands or any film I’m in. Everything I do, I can see them all over it,” she explained, even if she chooses not to share much of her private life publicly. “From my husband to my children to my mom and my sisters, my brothers– all over my work.”
Lively’s comments arrive amid reports of tension with longtime friend Taylor Swift, 36. The pair were last seen together in October 2024, before Lively filed a lawsuit in December against her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director Justin Baldoni, a legal battle that reportedly strained the friendship.
Originally reported by Khushali Srivastava on Reality Tea.
