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Ryan Reynolds On How He And Blake Lively Are Coping At Parenthood Without A Nanny | Contactmusic.com
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He also spoke about how he had to cut a close friend out of his life for trying to sell pictures of his daughter James to media outlets.
First time father Ryan Reynolds has been talking about how surprised he is that he and his wife Blake Lively have been dealing with parenthood without the help of a nanny. In a new interview with GQ magazine, the Self/Less star has spoken about his “weirdly endless supply of patience” at night-time baby duties.
It’s been nine months since he and his wife welcomed their daughter James into the world, but the gruelling regime of night-time feedings hasn’t gotten the better of him yet. “I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time,” he said.
As proud as he is of his achievements so far, he’s staying conscious of the fact that not everybody wants to hear about his daughter’s every single accomplishment - we all know parents like that. “I don’t fall victim to it, because, especially celebrities, when they talk about their kid, they talk about their kid like they’re the Chosen One, or they’re the only people who have ever had a child.”
As far as role models go, Reynolds has hinted in the past that his relationship with his own father isn’t always the best. However, he’s used the examples of his older brothers to follow. “I look at each of my older brothers, and they’re all fathers, and they’re all great fathers. So I had some good examples,” the 38 year old explained.
“But I don’t think you really necessarily need examples. You just try to not be a complete pile of ******* and just be there for them.” Reynolds continued in self-deprecating fashion. However, he seems to be relishing every moment of it. “I like it: I mean that in the heaviest context. I genuinely like it. I like being a father. I like having a daughter. I would like to have more kids. It seems to suit me pretty well.”
There are no pictures of baby James out in the public realm at the moment, and that’s because Ryan and Blake have deliberately kept control of their private lives. However, Reynolds also reveals that he’s had to cut off one of his closest friends after he discovered that he’d been trying to cash in by selling pictures of their daughter to paparazzi.
“A guy that I’d known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around,” he explains. “I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks… …It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out. I don’t think he thought he would ever be caught.”
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Ryan Reynolds Tells GQ Fatherhood Is All About Trying Not To Be A 'Complete Pile Of S–t' — And He Reveals A Former Friend Tried To Sell Pics Of Baby James! | PerezHilton.com
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Ryan Reynolds became a dad eight months ago when he and Blake Lively welcomed their little girl James into the world.1
But the Hollywood hottie slash famous father admits he wasn't really ready for his daddy duties, no matter how much he prepped for parenting
"The one piece of advice I would say is: Don't listen to any advice. Because there's nothing you can do to prepare for it."
The actor admits that he's responding to fatherhood much better than anticipated, explaining:
"I'm surprised how patient I am with it. I feel like I could sometimes have a bit of a short fuse, but there's just been this weirdly endless supply of patience … I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that's not because I have a nanny or something like that. It's just us right now, and I love it.
Ryan also reveals that he didn't have the best relationship with his own father, but that actually helped shape his approach towards raising baby James, saying:
"You just try to not be a complete pile of s–t and just be there for them. You know, I like it: I mean that in the heaviest context. I genuinely lik it. I like being a father. I like having a daughter. I would like to have more kids. You know, it seems to suit me pretty well."
Finally, the most bombshell part of the babe's interview was when he recalled ending a friendship with a life-long buddy after he attempted to shop pics of baby James around:
"He had been shopping pictures of my baby around. I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks … It was like death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out … I mean, I don't think he thought he would ever be caught. But it's a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They're just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: ‘Here's us in the delivery room!' "
The actor finished up by having a strong worded convo with the former bestie of 25 years — and he hasn't spoken to him since.
We <3 that Ryan went full poppa bear to protect his family! Don't mess with the Reynolds crew.
He's an A+ dad!
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Ryan Reynolds | Ryan Reynolds Betrayed By Old Friend Over Baby's First Photos | Contactmusic.com
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Actor Ryan Reynolds Has Cut Ties With An Old Friend After Discovering He Had Been Trying To Sell Photos Of His Baby Daughter To The Press.
The new dad welcomed his first child, James, with his wife Blake Lively in December (14), but the couple did not even share the little girl's name until it had already leaked to the media.
The stars have so far managed to keep their tot out of the spotlight, but their privacy was almost violated by one of Reynolds' own pals.
Comparing the shock betrayal to a "death", he tells GQ.com, "Somebody I've known, who's been one of my closest friends for 25 years (tried to sell photos of James).
"It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out. (We had a) pretty strongly-worded conversation. (He just did it) for money. I mean, I don't think he thought he would ever be caught. But it's a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They're just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: 'Here's us in the delivery room!'"
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Ryan Reynolds | Ryan Reynolds 'devastated' by pal's betrayal | Contactmusic.com
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Ryan Reynolds has admitted he was left ''devastated'' when his close friend tried to sell pictures of his baby.
Ryan Reynolds' close friend tried to sell pictures of his baby.
The 'Deadpool' star - who welcomed daughter James with wife Blake Lively nine months ago - was ''devastated'' to find out that one of his pal's he'd known his entire life was going behind his back.
He said: ''A guy that I'd known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around.
''I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks... It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out.''
And the 38-year-old actor insists he hasn't spoke to the friend again since the ''shocking'' incident.
When asked why he thinks his former friend did it, he said: ''Just for money. I mean, I don't think he thought he would ever be caught. But it's a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to.
''They're just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: 'Here's us in the delivery room!'... It was, like, so kind of shocking. There isn't really a conversation to have. It's just, 'Oh, well, now I'm never going to see you or talk to you again, unfortunately.' That's kind of how it worked out.''
Despite the betrayal, Ryan isn't letting it ruin fatherhood for him, with the star admitting he always has a ''stupid grin'' on his face.
He told the October issue of GQ magazine: ''I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that's not because I have a nanny or something like that. It's just us right now, and I love it.''
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Ryan Reynolds Loves Life Without a Nanny: GQ Magazine – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com
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That goofy grin on Ryan Reynolds‘ face isn’t going away anytime soon.
It’s been nine months since he and wife Blake Lively welcomed daughter James, but the novelty of sleepless nights and diaper duty have not worn off for the first-time father.
“I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time,” Reynolds, 38, says in the October issue of GQ magazine.
His “weirdly endless supply of patience” — the most surprising thing for the man who “could sometimes have a bit of a short fuse” — isn’t even a result of hired help to take care of the couple’s daughter.
“[It’s] not because I have a nanny or something like that. It’s just us right now, and I love it,” Reynolds, who kept his baby monitor on hand during the interview at his home, adds.
His effortless ease into parenthood has been a balance of both nature and nurture for Reynolds, who, despite having a difficult relationship with his own father, is proud of his accomplishments so far.
“I look at each of my older brothers, and they’re all fathers, and they’re all great fathers. So I had some good examples,” the Deadpool star explains. “But I don’t think you really necessarily need examples. You just try to not be a complete pile of s— and just be there for them.”
Reynolds continues, “I like it: I mean that in the heaviest context. I genuinely like it. I like being a father. I like having a daughter. I would like to have more kids. It seems to suit me pretty well.”
Despite his love for his most important role ever, Reynolds is reluctant to rave about all of his daughter’s day-to-day doings — at least outside of the home.
“I find it to be really obnoxious. In fact, every time I talk about my kid in public, I’m generally talking about how average she is,” he shares. “But at home, I’m like, ‘You’re a genius! Oh, my God! You just took a s— in your diaper that came out as a perfect musical note!’ ”
He adds, “I don’t f—ing fall victim to it, because, especially celebrities, when they talk about their kid, they talk about their kid like they’re the Chosen One, or they’re the only people who have ever had a child.”
That’s not to say Reynolds doesn’t completely understand the unconditional love that comes with having a baby. The actor admits he views his parents in a whole new light since the arrival of his first child.
“Once you have a kid, you just think, like, ‘I can’t believe that another person did all this s— for me, that I’m doing for this person right now!’ Like, that somebody woke up in the middle of the night this many times just to wipe my ass,” he says.
“It’s just profound to me. So you start to have a great deal more respect for your own parents. Not that I didn’t already. But I don’t know how my parents did it with four kids. Four boys! Who basically did everything short of setting their own home on fire every single day of their lives. It’s gotta be pretty intense.”
However not all relationships have changed for the better. While paparazzi were busy clamoring for the first photo of James, Reynolds’ childhood friend of 25 years was also trying to get in on the monetary prize.
“A guy that I’d known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around,” he explains. “I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks.”
Reynolds confronted him and the two had a “pretty strongly worded conversation” about his actions before the actor completely cut him out of his life.
“It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out,” he recalls. “I don’t think he thought he would ever be caught. But it’s a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They’re just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: ‘Here’s us in the delivery room!’ ”
Months later, the initial craze surrounding their family of three has finally died down.
“The whole thing becomes so absurd that all you can do is laugh about it and just go, ‘This isn’t the real world. This isn’t how real things work,’ ” he says. “But it happens to be happening right now. And it will pass. And it does. It passes. It all passed.”
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Ryan Reynolds Cut Off Friend Who Tried to Sell Photo of Daughter James - Us Weekly
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Betrayals and goodbyes. Ryan Reynolds revealed in the October 2015 issue of GQ that he was forced to cut off one of his closest friends recently, after the person attempted to sell photos of his baby daughter, James.
"A guy that I’d known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around," revealed the Deadpool star, 38, who shares 9-month-old James with his wife, Blake Lively. "I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks."
Reynolds noted that the culprit was someone he'd known for most of his life. "Somebody I grew up with, yeah. Somebody I’ve known, who’s been one of my closest friends, for 25 years," he elaborated. "It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out."
After he and his wife discovered the betrayal, the star confronted his now-ex pal.
"It was a pretty strongly worded conversation," Reynolds said. "[He did it] just for money. I mean, I don’t think he thought he would ever be caught. But it’s a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They’re just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: ‘Here’s us in the delivery room!'"
Reynolds said he had to ultimately cut the person off. "It was, like, so kind of shocking," he told GQ. "There isn’t really a conversation to have. It’s just, ‘Oh, well, now I’m never going to see you or talk to you again, unfortunately.’ That’s kind of how it worked out."
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Ryan Reynolds | Ryan Reynolds 'Traumatised' By Baby's Fever Test | Contactmusic.com
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New Father Ryan Reynolds Has Been Left Scarred After Having To Stick A Thermometer Up His Sick Daughter's Butt To Take Her Temperature.
The Green Lantern star reveals baby James kept the actor and his wife, Blake Lively, up all night on Sunday (20Sep15) as she struggled with a fever, and the new parents had to call on their paediatrician for help.
Reynolds admits he and his wife were left mortified after being instructed to prod the child's bum.
During an appearance on U.S. morning show Live with Kelly and Michael on Monday (21Sep15), Reynolds explained, "She didn't sleep last night, first fever... How I found out was that I needed to check her temperature through the rectum, which for me was just so traumatising.
"I was like, 'No, it can't be! There's a mouth, there's an armpit, there's got to be something'. The doctor was like, 'No, no, no, just have one of you guys distract her and then do it, she'll be fine...'
"You can't distract her from that! I warmed it (thermometer) up and everything... And so I did that. It was terrifying though. It all went well though, I didn't lose it, it came back out. You just can't help but think that this is gonna leave a lasting mark...! They've gotta come up with a better system, seriously."
Despite the overnight trauma, Reynolds insists he has no problem with fulfilling his duties as a dad and the responsibilities have helped ease his own temper tantrums.
He tells GQ.com, "I'm surprised how patient I am with it. I feel like I could sometimes have a bit of a short fuse, but there's just been this weirdly endless supply of patience. I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that's not because I have a nanny or something like that. It's just us right now, and I love it."
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Ryan Reynolds’ BFF Betrayed Him, Tried to Sell Baby Photos | Magazine, Ryan Reynolds : Just Jared
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Ryan Reynolds looks so handsome on the cover of GQ‘s October 2015 issue, on newsstands nationally September 28.
Here is what the 38-year-old Deadpool actor had to share with the mag:
On the best friend who betrayed him: “A guy that I’d known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around. I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks… It was like a death. It was like one of those devastating things to find out.”
On why the friend did it: “Just for money. I mean, I don’t think he thought he would ever be caught. But it’s a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They’re just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: ‘Here’s us in the delivery room!’… It was, like, so kind of shocking. There isn’t really a conversation to have. It’s just, ‘Oh, well, now I’m never going to see you or talk to you again, unfortunately.’ That’s kind of how it worked out.”
On being a father: “I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that’s not because I have a nanny or something like that. It’s just us right now, and I love it.”
For more from Ryan‘s interview, visit GQ.com! Bigger cover picture inside…
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Ryan Reynolds: My Best Friend Tried To Sell Photos Of Baby Daughter | Gossip Cop
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Ryan Reynolds reveals in a new interview that he was betrayed by one of his best friends who attempted to sell private photos of the actor and wife Blake Lively’s baby daughter James.
Reynolds, who graces the cover of the October issue of GQ, tells the magazine, “A guy that I’d known for my whole life, one of my closest friends growing up, he had been shopping pictures of my baby around. I kind of got in front of it, which is good. But it was a slightly dark period. A bad couple of weeks.”
Reynolds describes the betrayal “like a death,” adding, “It was like one of those devastating things to find out.” The actor confronted his friend about the situation with a “strongly worded conversation,” but admits, “There isn’t really a conversation to have. It’s just, ‘Oh, well, now I’m never going to see you or talk to you again, unfortunately.’ That’s kind of how it worked out.”
As far as the friend’s intentions, Reynolds says he did it “just for money… I don’t think he thought he would ever be caught. But it’s a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They’re just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: ‘Here’s us in the delivery room!’”
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Ryans Reynolds Talks Fantastic Four Failure, Says Deadpool Is Coming Along At Right Time | Comicbook.com
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A feature interview with GQ has Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds expressing concern for the cast of Fantastic Four.
Reynolds spoke a bit about the negative impact the poorly received film may have on stars like Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan.
“But I’m more frustrated about the Michael B. Jordan aspect than Miles Teller. You know, Miles Teller’s gonna recover. Miles Teller’s gonna go on to do amazing things, you know. It’s important that Michael B. Jordan continues to go on and do amazing things.”
“I know it’s not easy for a black actor. It’s not easy for a female actor. It’s not easy for a lot of people that are... That entire cast is amazingly talented. And I wouldn’t wish that on anybody. I mean, I know what that feels like. It doesn’t feel good. And it also is difficult, because you don’t feel like you can control that outcome. You know, as much as you want to. You can’t really.”
Even considering the perceived superhero fatigue at the box office and the failure of Fantastic Four, Reynolds feels like Deadpool is coming along at just the right moment, targeting the kinds of fans who seen it all from superheroes with a bit of the meta.
“It’s a genre. There are good horror movies and bad horror movies. There are good comedies and bad comedies. Think of it like that. Think of it less about just superheroes. I do believe that they explore similar archetypes a lot, so I think that notion can be somewhat fatiguing, maybe. I think one of the reasons that Deadpool has gained a lot of momentum isn’t just that it’s funny or isn’t just that it’s rated R. The meta aspect is very important. So I think Deadpool’s coming along at the right time, because it’s also speaking to that generation and that group of people that have seen them all, seen all these comic-book films and enjoyed them all to varying degrees of success. But I think it’s speaking to them as though the guy in that red suit is one of them, to some degree.”
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