Blake Lively Explains Why Bringing Ryan Reynolds as Her Red Carpet Date Is 'Like Homecoming Sophomore Year'

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the premiere ofIt Ends with Usin New York City on Aug. 6, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

Blake Livelyis having flashbacks to high school.

TheIt Ends With Usstar reflected on her younger years in a post on herInstagram StoriesAug. 7, re-sharing avideo fromVoguethat showed her andRyan Reynoldsthe previous night on the red carpet at her movie’s premiere in New York City.

“Just like homecoming Sophomore year … I didn’t have a date to the dance so instead I went with my best friend,” Lively, 36, wrote, tagging her husband, 47.

During the event, Lively paid homage toBritney Spearsin a vintage Versace gown the singer originally wore in 2002. She alsoconfirmed to PEOPLEthe dress is the “actual” one Spears, 42, wore over 20 years ago.

Meanwhile, Reynolds sported an olive-green suit with a white floral boutonniere — another nod to his wife’sIt Ends With Uscharacter Lily Bloom, who works as a florist.

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Lively told PEOPLE at the premiere that “it’s the best” tohave the support of Reynolds, whom she recently appeared with in his new movieDeadpool & Wolverine.

TheGossip Girlalum also spoke about herIt Ends With Uscharacter Lily’s story arc, and the support the protagonist receives from her own loved ones throughout the film.

“This movie is a movie about a woman who experiences every color of human emotion and the people who love her and support her along the way,” Lively said, before noting that she was “so grateful” to feel those supportive sentiments at the premiere.

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the premiere ofDeadpool & Wolverinein New York City on July 22, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Reynolds' attendance on Tuesday follows Lively’s similar support of him at the New York City premiere ofDeadpool & Wolverinelast month, where she jokingly told PEOPLE thather husband was supporting heras opposed to the other way around.

“I feel like he’smyplus-one. That’s the energy I’m giving,” she said on the July 22 red carpet. “He’s here supporting me, and I’m very grateful for his support tonight.”

Asked about their “romantic” relationship onLive with Kelly and Mark, Lively — whotied the knot with Reynoldsin 2012, before the pair went onto welcome four childrentogether — said, “I think we’re both pretty romantic.”

“We both love love,” said the actress, who was recently featured in aBaz Luhrmann-directedVogueeditorial spreadalongside the couple’s close friend Jackman, 55.

“I’ve never associated better with someone than Baz Luhrmann, who just, everything is like, love and fireworks and romance,” Lively added onLive. “And my husband is the only man I’ve ever known who sees life that way.”

It Ends With Usis in theaters Aug. 9.

source: people.com