Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Share Rare Cozy Selfie on Rodeo-Themed Date Night

Posted: 2025-3-18

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Blake Lively is enjoying some downtime with Ryan Reynolds after promoting her new movie Another Simple Favor during SXSW. The It Ends With Us actress ditched the red carpet glamour while giving fans a rare glimpse of her life with the Deadpool star and their four kids.

In contrast to the pink latex lace-trimmed dress and full glam she wore for the March 7 premiere of the Simple Favor sequel in Austin, a fresh-faced Lively bundled up in a black puffer jacket as she cozied up next to Reynolds in a selfie shared to her Instagram Story on March 16.

Instagram/Blake Lively

Instagram/Blake Lively

Meanwhile, the Bullet Train actor leaned into dopamine dressing with a multi-colored striped sweater, glasses, and a bright blue beanie that read Wrexham Lager–a sponsor for the Welsh soccer team, Wrexham A.F.C., that he owns with Rob McElhenney. While Lively didn’t reveal where the husband-wife selfie was taken, she appeared to hint that horses were involved as she set the song to The Rolling Stones’ song “Wild Horses.”

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Instagram/Blake Lively

The couple’s four kids–James, 10; Inez, 8; Betty, 5; and Olin, 2–weren’t pictured, but the Gossip Girl alum also leaned into the rodeo theme with a family baking project. “The family that bakes together…Stays sick on buttercream together,” she wrote, sharing several photos of cupcakes and cookies intricately decorated to look like horses. In keeping with the horse theme, she played “All the Pretty Little Horses” by The Big Three in the background.

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Instagram/Blake Lively

Lively’s rare social media appearance comes shortly after she stepped out to support her upcoming movie Another Simple Favor alongside co-star Anna Kendrick as it opened the SXSW Film & TV Festival last weekend. During the red carpet, Lively opened up about being reunited with Kendrick.

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"Oh, it's the best," she said when asked about working with Kendrick again. "I'm so happy to be here."