Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively, are known for keeping their family life private. Or at the very least, as private as possible. Blake gave birth to their third daughter back in October. Each time they had a baby, they tried to keep the details pretty quiet — and that included the names of their babies until they felt good and ready.
But Ryan just hilariously “revealed” their newest addition's name on the Today show. Craig Melvin and Hoda Kotb asked Ryan how he and Blake came up with the name of their third child, clearly digging for information. Of course, Ryan had the perfect witty response that allowed him to keep things light (instead of getting awkward) and provide an answer to the question.
“We haven’t yet! We’re gonna be original, and all the letters in her name are silent," Ryan revealed. Cue the laughter! Of course, Hoda and Craig loved it, but we're still dying for a reveal.
Clearly Ryan is trolling us all. He and Blake obviously know that the public wants to know the name of their third child, but they're set on keeping it quiet, at least for now. In the meantime, we'll just have to keep guessing.
While the hosts tried to contain their laughter, Ryan kept it going. "I wanted to give her something to push against in life," he quipped. While I'm sure it wasn't exactly the response the hosts were expecting, no one can be bothered by Ryan's good humor.
Reporters aren't the only people Ryan trolls, though. He's known to be a pretty big prankster. He has a hilarious ongoing feud with Hugh Jackman, and he trolls Blake on social media, too. He also discussed how trolling Blake on social media is one of his favorite things to do.
Craig Melvin asked Ryan how Blake feels about it, though. Isn't that the question on just about everyone's mind when Ryan posts unflattering photos of his own wife? Ryan had yet another great answer for that question, too.
“Well, I actually, I’ve never met her,” he replied to yet more laughter. “We actually only exist as a couple online. It’s manufactured by the studio system, and it’s worked out pretty well for us, really. I’m actually married to a woman named Louise in Denmark. We have four kids, and it’s been amazing!”
Ryan isn't just funny in real life. He puts his talents to good use all over the place. His recent response to the Peloton advertisement controversy essentially broke the internet. He cast the same actress from the Peloton ad in a hilarious gin commercial that definitely got people talking even more.
As if the interview wasn't already funny enough, Ryan kept the jokes going. When he was asked how he handles being the only man in a house of all women (he now has three daughters), he said he handles it just fine. “It’s all women, and I would have it no other way,” he said. “I’m doing my part to wipe men off the face of the earth.”
It's hard not to love Ryan and Blake, even if they keep their baby names from us. It almost seems like he uses humor to divert from the fact that they do like to keep things so private, which is, of course, their right as parents. When the time is right, they'll surely drop us a hint, or just let it fly on social media, as they have been known to do.
Ryan Reynolds is definitely one of the classiest and most down to earth celebrities around. He's a huge star, but he jokes around like he's just a regular guy and a regular dad. He and Blake seem genuinely happy in their lives with their three girls, too.
Perhaps the fact that they maintain their private lives as much as possible has something to do with that. So, in that case, we'll just keep on waiting for future hints. We'll take all the Blake and Ryan we can get, and we'll certainly be glad to see pictures of their kids, which we so rarely do. But we'll totally respect their privacy, as well.
