Blake Lively's Viral Speech About Ryan Reynolds As A Husband And Father Tells An Important Story Of What A Man Means To His Family

One of Hollywood's most adored couples, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, has a romance story that captivated the hearts of many. Known for their charismatic personalities, they have had a compelling relationship journey that can be traced back to 2010, when they first met on the set of Green Lantern. Despite the film not being a critical success, it marked the beginning of a relationship and later a marriage. Their friendship soon blossomed into romance in October 2011, a year after their first meeting. The pair went on a double date, but interestingly, each was with someone else. As Reynolds humorously recounted, "That was the most awkward date for the respective parties because we were just like fireworks coming across."

In September 2012, the couple took their romance to the next level when they tied the knot in an intimate and romantic ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The secrecy surrounding their wedding amplified its allure, with details trickling out in the following months. Since their marriage, Lively and Reynolds have become parents to four beautiful daughters. Their first daughter, James, was born in December 2014, and she made her public debut in Reynolds' acceptance speech at the MTV Movie Awards. Their second daughter, Inez, arrived in September 2016. She, along with James, made their first public appearance when Reynolds received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 2016. The couple's third daughter, Betty, was born in secret in the summer of 2019, and her name was quietly revealed in a song by Taylor Swift. Their fourth was born recently in February 2023.

Throughout their relationship, Lively and Reynolds have been known to balance their personal and professional lives carefully. Despite their superstar status, they manage to keep their private life relatively low-key, valuing the privacy and normalcy they provide their children. Moreover, they are widely recognized for their playful online banter, often sharing humorous and candid posts about each other on social media. Their lighthearted humor, blended with their evident love and respect for each other, makes their relationship resonate with many fans worldwide. However, it's not all fun and games for this power couple. They're also active philanthropists, known for their generous donations to various causes, from food banks to civil rights organizations.

Although we're used to seeing the two joke about each other and their family life, a sincere moment has been going viral across social media. It hails from a speech that Lively made about her husband at an award show last year.

Blake Lively Delivered a Heartfelt Speech About Ryan Reynolds That Went Viral

On November 17, 2022, Reynolds was presented with the 36th American Cinematheque Award in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton. This annual event, which previously honored Scarlett Johansson, Spike Lee, Charlize Theron, and more, chooses an extraordinary artist who is "making a significant contribution to the art of the Moving Picture." The American Cinematheque's mission is to celebrate the experience of cinema and bring together the public and members of the film industry to appreciate the love of movies.

Lively was pregnant at the time with their fourth child, and she gave a moving speech about Reynolds' work in the world of film and how he still manages to be a devoted husband and father. Although the speech was made last year, a clip from Lively's speech has recently gone viral again. In this clip, she talks about how Reynolds will always race home from work in order to be with his family and spend time with their daughters.

"I am his home, and our girls are his home," Lively said. "And just like that 19-year-old boy, he races home. Whether it's from across the globe or a meeting across the street, he is hard wired to get home. If he came home from set not in his wardrobe, we would be very concerned; soaked in mud, fake blood, real blood, prosthetic scars, superhero suits, tap shoes, or clown makeup, Daddy always comes home. And that man races back to his real life like nothing I have ever seen."

"He's able to somehow be everything to everyone all at once," she continued. "He is the most present person you will ever meet, and yes, he creates magic in his work, but man oh man, does he create magic in his real life. Home is where his heart is, which is why he gives so much of his heart back to his home."

When the camera switches over to Reynolds' face in the audience, he is smiling and tearing up as he listens to his wife gush about what kind of husband and father he is. @MahaMaven shared the clip on Twitter and wrote, "If you want to know who a man is, ask his wife and children."

Thousands of comments and quote tweets show how moved people were by Lively's words and Reynolds' reaction. "They deserve each other," one person commented.

"I’ve always wondered what he was really like under all the humor, honestly I opened this for that exact reason thinking it’s gonna turn into another joke.. this is so wholesome," another wrote.

As cute as it may be to watch a celebrity couple express love and adoration for each other, this viral clip touches a deeper subject: the role that a man plays in his family, and how purposeful this role is in society.

How a Husband and Father Can Change the World

We already know that men are designed to protect, provide, and lead. Without strong men, our society would collapse and cease to thrive in the long run. When you get online and look at the majority of content that is geared toward young men, it focuses mostly on entrepreneurship, health and fitness, self-improvement, etc. This is great to see, because men who are strong, independent, and successful have a much better chance of marrying a woman and starting a family. And even though we need men to be successful professionally and proficient as leaders, we also need these types of men to thrive at home, because a man's role in the home is just as important as his role out in the world.

When a man is dedicated to his family and puts in the time and energy for his children, he produces a home that is full of love, kids that are well-adjusted and full of confidence, and a wife that is content, inspired, and productive. Any success we see in society starts in the home. Lively's words about her husband touch on the importance of a father who is just as dedicated to his home life as he is to his mission and his profession. When he shows love and devotion to his wife and children, he fosters a home that produces upstanding citizens, respectful children, and kind individuals.

A powerful man in society plays a crucial role, but the mark he really leaves on the world is who he is to his family. That's why professional success doesn't always equal personal success at home. Given the right tools and guidance, virtually anyone can make money and be successful in business. But it takes a different set of skills to have a successful home life—and that's why so many people were enamored with Lively's speech. They recognize that no matter how much magic Reynolds puts out into the world as an actor, philanthropist, producer, etc., none of it really compares to the kind of magic he makes at home for his wife and his daughters.

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