Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively met on the set of the 2011 superhero movie “Green Lantern,” in which they both starred. At the time they first met, Reynolds was married to actress Scarlett Johansson, while Lively was dating actor Penn Badgley.
Reynolds and Johansson had been married since 2008, but by late 2010 rumors began to circulate that their relationship was in trouble. In December of that year, the couple announced that they had separated, and their divorce was finalized in July 2011, just a few months after Reynolds met Lively on the set of “Green Lantern.”
Lively, meanwhile, had been dating her “Gossip Girl” co-star Penn Badgley since 2007, and the two were still together when she began filming “Green Lantern.” However, by the time the movie was released in June 2011, Lively and Badgley had ended their three-year relationship.
While Reynolds and Lively have been tight-lipped about the early days of their relationship, rumors began to swirl in October 2011 that the two were dating. The couple made their first public appearance together in December of that year, when they were spotted holding hands in New York City. From then on, they were frequently photographed together and began to share glimpses of their relationship on social media.
In June 2012, just a little over a year after they first met, Reynolds and Lively tied the knot in a private ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. The couple has since welcomed three children together, and they are known for their playful banter and public displays of affection on social media.
Despite the fact that Reynolds was still technically married when he met Lively, there is no evidence to suggest that their relationship began before his divorce from Johansson was finalized. While the timeline of their relationship may have raised eyebrows at the time, Reynolds and Lively have been together for over a decade now and seem to have a strong and loving partnership.