- Despite Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively welcoming their fourth child over a year ago, the couple had yet to reveal the baby’s name – until now
- The actor made the announcement at the New York premiere of his latest movie, Deadpool & Wolverine
- The couple are also parents to daughters James, Inez and Betty
They’ve kept it a secret for 17 months.
But now Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have revealed the name of the latest addition to their family.
While the sex of the baby is still unknown, the actors – who met on the set of Green Lantern in 2011 and married a year later – have confirmed that they have chosen the moniker Olin for their child.
The revelation came at the New York premiere of Reynolds’ latest movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, on July 22. Lively supported her husband alongside the baby and the couple’s three daughters James, nine, Inez, seven, and four-year-old Betty.
“I want to start by saying thank you to my wife Blake, who is here,” Reynolds – who has reprised his role in the third installment of the franchise – shared from the stage. “I want to thank my kids James, Inez, Betty, Olin, who are here: I hope that, if I’m lucky, this moment will be the most traumatic thing – that is, the contents of this movie – that happens in your wondrous life.”
He added, “I love that my entire family is here.”
It’s been a long-awaited reveal for fans, with Ryan only offering a small clue on the Today show in May that pal Taylor Swift did not, in fact, disclose the secret information in her Tortured Poets Department album.
“We always wait for Taylor to tell us what the child’s name is,” he joked. “And I will say this, we’re still waiting.”
‘I’d love to work with Blake – but I can’t afford to hire her!’
Elsewhere, cheeky Reynolds made a candid confession about his wife.
The couple are known for publicly poking fun at each other – and one interview with Reynolds proved to be no different.
When asked, “What would it mean to work with your best friend Blake?”, Reynolds jokingly replied, “She’s not half the friend that Hugh is,” citing his friendship with co-star Hugh Jackman, who portrays Wolverine in their new movie.
He then continued, “You know, in the old days, they all got to work together, hanging out. We got Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn…That’d be nice.
“I’d love to work with Blake. I can’t afford her fee. But I would love that.”
