Ryan Reynolds, 44, loves being a “girl dad”! The Deadpool actor opened up about life with his wife Blake Lively, 33, and their three daughters James, 5, Inez, 4, and Betty, 1. “I love being a girl dad,” he said in a virtual interview with Access Hollywood with “special correspondents” Gia, 10, and Dominic, 7, who are the kids of host Mario Lopez. “I have three daughters, which I never in a million years would’ve imagined. I come from all boys.”
“I have three older brothers — I’m the youngest of four boys, so for me to have three daughters has just been such a ride, and I love every second of it,” the Vancouver native added. Reflecting on his daughters, he shared that they have an extremely special bond. “No joke, they’re like the most capable people I know…If anything got crazy or scary in my life, they’re the first people I would lean on because they have wisdom and strength and they’re calm under fire. They have courage under fire,” he said.
I love B.C. 🇨🇦 I want my daughters to experience the same natural playground I grew up in. On Oct. 21, the candidate you vote for will SHAPE CLIMATE POLICY. I’m proud of the climate progress made the last 4 years. Click https://t.co/gJ8wvRwD2y for voting info. #Capilano pic.twitter.com/a3itOeIqQx
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) October 17, 2019
Ryan’s interview with the youngsters — and perhaps future TV hosts — was in promotion of his new animated flick The Croods: A New Age. Gia and Dominic were so cute as they asked all the hard hitting questions, including what makes a good dad. “I try to be as present as possible,” Ryan explained to the siblings, who also share little brother Santino, 1. “We don’t split up — like I shoot movies and my wife shoots movies, and we go travel all over the place and we just all go together. I think that’s been the best part of it is that we really don’t spend a lot of time apart. I get to spend a lot of time with my girls.”
![Ryan Reynolds](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ryan-reynolds-girl-dad-mega-post.jpg)
Recently, Blake joined Ryan in Georgia where he was filming Netflix movie Red Notice with Gal Gadot, 35. The Gossip Girl alum went all out for an at-home birthday celebration, surprising her husband with not just one of his favorite desserts, but four — and we aren’t talking about cake. “1) Who is the lost soul that selects birthday PIE. 2) What ANIMAL eats their cake (pie) without first blowing out the candles @vancityreynolds that’s who,” she joked, sharing a hilarious photo of Ryan blowing out candles on a lit pie. Notably, Ryan is a self-proclaimed pie connoisseur — once even admitting to sneaking from his favorite spot in Vancouver, Canada across the U.S. border.
“Happy Birthday. I honestly can’t believe we’re still married,” Blake also joked in her caption. Despite their A-List status in Hollywood, Blake and Ryan have kept life with their daughters fairly under wraps — including Betty’s name. Friend Taylor Swift, 30, had the honor of unveiling the 1-year-olds name via her album Folklore, in which a trio of songs revolve around a teenage love triangle in which the characters are named James, Inez and Betty. “I named all the characters in this story after my friend’s kids, and I hope you like it,” Taylor coyly said while introducing “Betty” on a country radio station.