Ryan Reynolds is one “sweet husband.”
The “Deadpool” star appeared to offer some words of encouragement — and a couple of quick smooches — to his wife, Blake Lively, moments before she gave an emotional speech at the Time100 Gala Thursday night in New York City.
The sweet moment was exclusively captured on video by Page Six.
During her speech, Lively — who was honored by the magazine as one of the “Most Influential People of 2025” — spoke about her mother, Willie Elaine McAlpin, who attended the starry event alongside her daughter and son-in-law.
The “Gossip Girl” alum explained to the crowd that her “eternal optimist” of a mother was the victim of “the worst crime someone can commit against a woman.”
And while McAlpin had concealed her “undeserved shame” throughout her life, Lively felt the need to share her mom’s story in order to make an impact, saying, “If we name it, we change it.”
The “Simple Favor” star, 37, also made a point of thanking “every man” — including her “sweet husband,” Reynolds, 48 — for being “kind and good when no one is watching.”
The couple began dating in 2011 and married the following year.
They share four children: James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 2.
Lively also briefly alluded to her ongoing legal battle with her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni.
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” star is suing Baldoni, 41, for sexual harassment and claims he launched a smear campaign against her. Baldoni — who directed the hit 2024 film — has vehemently denied the allegations and counter-sued.
“I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum,” Lively told the star-studded crowd at the Jazz at Lincoln Center. “What I will speak to, separately, is the feeling of being a woman who has a voice today.”
Other celebs at the event included Serena Williams, Snoop Dogg, Gayle King, Demi Moore, Adam Scott and Adrien Brody.
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