You’ve undoubtedly heard the saying, ‘you learn something new every day’, right? Well, Ryan Reynolds has just discovered something entirely new about his wife, Blake Lively.
Reynolds and Lively tied the knot in 2012 and have since welcomed four children together, with their youngest being a one-year-old son named Olin.
The celebrity couple is undeniably relationship goals, consistently showing public support for each other.
Recently, Lively wrote a heartfelt tribute to her husband of 12 years on Instagram, ahead of the release of his movie Deadpool & Wolverine, which premiered on July 25.
Now, in light of Lively’s latest business endeavor, Reynolds has done something similar.
On July 31, the Gossip Girl star announced the launch of her haircare brand, Blake Brown Beauty.
You might have noticed that the brand doesn’t use her usual last name, Lively, which has puzzled some people, including her husband.
Reynolds took to Instagram to express his admiration for Lively’s new project, writing on his Story: “I’m obscenely proud of this woman. She’s been working on @blakebrownbeauty for 7 years. And the result is exactly what you’d expect of a hyper-obsessive, detail addicted, uncompromisingly quality control genius.”
Commenting on the brand’s name, Reynolds humorously added: “Also, I’ve just found out that her last name is Brown.”
To clarify, Lively’s real surname isn’t Brown, but it technically should have been.
Lively’s parents, Ernie and Elaine Lively, got married in 1979, and Ernie took Elaine’s surname, replacing his former surname of Brown.
Ernie unfortunately passed away in 2021 at the age of 74 due to cardiac complications.
Following Reynolds’ comments about just learning Lively’s ‘real name’, she explained it to her 45 million Instagram followers.
“Brown is my dad’s last name,” she wrote. “He took Lively from my mom & older siblings.”
Suggesting that Reynolds should consider a similar change, Lively added: “Now that I think about it, Ryan Lively has a nice ring to it.”
Blake Brown Beauty isn’t the actress’ first business venture; she launched her soft drinks brand Betty Buzz in 2021 and followed up with a line of canned cocktails named Betty Booze two years later.
Reynolds is also an accomplished business mogul, owning several companies.
Some of these include Aviation American Gin, Maximum Effort production company, and the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC.
The A-list couple is believed to have a combined net worth of around $400 million.