Before Having 4 Kids With Marvel Star Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively Turned Down Leonardo DiCaprio for Wanting Kids
American actor Blake Lively is the official Gossip Girl of the Tinsel Town. The Green Lantern star is a happy wife and a hands-on mother to her four kids with the Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. The star-studded dating history of Blake Lively needs no introduction.
From being in a much-hyped relationship with his Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley to dating the most eligible bachelor in Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio- Blake Lively’s dating life had been very vibrant before she fell for The Proposal star.
Why Did Blake Lively And Leonardo DiCaprio Break Up?
Blake Lively comes in the list of Leonardo DiCaprio’s young girlfriends. The Revenant actor and Blake Lively dated each other in 2011. According to a report by the media outlet US Weekly in 2011, the Academy Award-winning actor wanted to start a family with Blake Lively, when she was only 24. According to an insider
“They had never seen him (Leonardo DiCaprio) like this with a girl! They held hands in Monte Carlo; they “seemed happy in each other’s company” in Portofino; they skipped lines (!) together at Disneyland … And how could you forget the bikes? We love a couple who can look just as cool riding their bikes through the N.Y.C. streets as partying aboard a yacht.”
What looked like a fairytale gradually ran its course and the couple parted ways after being together for a couple of months. According to a source close to the ex-couple,
“Blake wasn’t ready to move to the next level. It was just too much, too quickly. He’s looking for someone to eventually start a family with …That’s not where she’s at. She’s only 24!”
After parting ways with Leonardo DiCaprio, Blake Lively got married to Ryan Reynolds in 2012.
Ryan Reynolds Talks About His Beloved Wife Blake Lively
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are one of the most loved couples in the entertainment world. The actor duo have been married for over a decade and share four adorable kids. They met on the set of Green Lantern in 2010 and got married in 2012 after dating for a couple of months. During an interview with SiriusXM’s Entertainment Weekly Radio in 2016 as reported by People, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds spoke about his wife. He said-
“About a year after Green Lantern had come and gone and we were both single we went on a double date – she was on a date with another guy and I was on a date with another girl – and it was like the most awkward date for the respective parties because we were just like fireworks coming across,”
Blake Lively with her husband Ryan Reynolds
As reported by People, during his Walk Of Fame in 2016, Ryan Reynolds expressed his gratitude to his wife. He mentioned she is everything to her. He said-
“You are the best thing, the best thing that has ever happened to me — second only to this star. …You make everything better, absolutely everything in my life better. You’ve made me the father of my dreams when I thought I only had fun uncle potential.”
They tied the knot in a secret ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In an era of breakups and divorce, the actor couple are a living example of love, patiuence and perseverance.
Source: US Weekly/ People
