Blake Lively exerted dominance over her ‘obedient’ husband Ryan Reynolds amid the actress’ latest PR blitz for new film Another Simple Favor this week.
Lively, 37, who is embroiled in seemingly never-ending legal drama with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, 40, was seen packing on the PDA with Reynolds, 47, as they put on a united front at an NYC screening of the film on Sunday.
In a candid video from the red carpet Lively was filmed frantically gesturing with her hand as a puzzled Reynolds by her side widened his eyes comically before walking off.
Body language expert Judi James has exclusively deciphered the couple’s interactions for DailyMail.com and revealed: ‘Blake’s directive hand signals to Ryan on the red carpet show, not only her previously-illustrated fondness for directing the action out on the red carpet, but also Ryan’s loyal and obedient-looking responses that create the look of sticking his nose straight into a human hand-propellor.
‘It’s hard to see if Blake’s circling, winding hand gesture is aimed at someone else further along the red carpet or if it’s a signal to Ryan to motivate him to set off to work the camera poses. It looks like she’s winding up clockwork or doing some kind of countdown to rev him into instant action before he gets that extra push or nudge on the back from her other hand as he sets off.
‘His eyes almost hint at some hypnotic effect although Ryan is know for his ironic sense of humor so the facial expression could just be performed to get a laugh here.’
Blake Lively exerted dominance over her ‘obedient’ husband Ryan Reynolds amid the actress’ latest PR blitz for new film Another Simple Favor this week
Lively, 37, who is embroiled in seemingly never-ending legal drama with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, 40, was seen packing on the PDA with Reynolds, 47, as they put on a united front at an NYC screening of the film on Sunday
In a candid video from the red carpet Lively was filmed frantically gesturing with her hand as a puzzled Reynolds by her side widened his eyes comically before walking off
In a further clip, the pair were seen whispering into each other’s ears while Lively grabbed onto Reynolds’ hand before posing up a storm. He then tried to walk off and chatted with fans.
James added: ‘Having performed a couple of classic Hollywood power couple poses on the red carpet with Blake’s statuesque ‘Look at me I’m a Goddess’ pose and her ‘Hand of Possession’ pose with Ryan where she pressed her torso against his and placed an adoring hand of ownership on his chest, Blake and Ryan complete the trio of iconic poses with this third stalwart ‘Whispered secrets’ pose outside in the street.
‘This is a favorite pose among celeb couples wanting to look flirtatious together for the cameras. The proximity of the faces can create the suggestion in a still photo of a desire to kiss, while the whispering itself suggests an intimate, ‘sweet nothings’ sexy conversation between them.
‘Blake and Ryan top off a blizzard of PDAs here with an intense whispering ritual where its hard to see who is whispering to who or maybe they’re both whispering at once in a multi-flirt experience.
‘They actually end the nuzzling whispers with a moment of mouth and face closeness that creates a thirst-trap pause where it looks for one moment as though they will share a smacker before separating to work the crowds in a double-pronged PR surge.’
Fans quickly reacted to the ‘PDA blizzard’ as one shared a clip writing: ‘Blake and Ryan are a MESS.’
Others wrote: ‘I’ll bet Anna loved the fact that Ryan was there walking the carpet and getting attention like it was his movie…
Body language expert Judi James has exclusively deciphered the couple’s interactions for DailyMail.com and revealed: ‘Blake’s directive hand signals to Ryan on the red carpet show, not only her previously-illustrated fondness for directing the action out on the red carpet’
James added: ‘Blake and Ryan complete the trio of iconic poses with this third stalwart ‘Whispered secrets’ pose outside in the street. This is a favorite pose among celeb couples wanting to look flirtatious together for the cameras’
Blake was seen grabbing Ryan’s hand as he tried to walk off to chat with fans
Reynolds looked animated on the red carpet
‘It’s hard to see if Blake’s circling, winding hand gesture is aimed at someone else further along the red carpet or if it’s a signal to Ryan to motivate him to set off to work the camera poses. It looks like she’s winding up clockwork or doing some kind of countdown’
Fans quickly reacted to the ‘PDA blizzard’ as one shared a clip writing: ‘Blake and Ryan are a MESS’ and likening Blake to Meghan Markle
‘Ryan seems to be aware of it. Blake is Meghan 2.0
‘This trying to save your career through cringe PR thing is wild
‘She’s just like Meghan. She thinks she has to direct everyone, and tell them where they are allowed to stand and where to go. So insufferable.
‘that did not look like a pleasant exchange.
‘Ryan & Blake servin’ chaotic vibes!
‘Why is he taking photos with anyone or signing anything when it’s not his movie? This dude has a massive ego and married someone who was happy to come second to him because she was just shocked he chose her. Sad.’
Also in attendance was Lively’s Another Simple Favor co-star Anna Kendrick, whom she is rumored to be embroiled in a feud with.
Blake and Anna notably kept some distance while promoting Another Simple Favor at SXSW, fueling suspicions of tension between them.
One bone of contention is said to be over billing for the movie, while it has also been claimed that Kendrick is upset Lively’s legal ordeal with Justin Baldoni has been overshadowing their new film.
However the A-listers set their alleged differences aside to hit the red carpet.
Blake and Anna have returned to their roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers respectively for their anticipated film Another Simple Favor, the sequel to their 2018 film A Simple Favor.
It’s set for release on May 1.
The premise, ‘Follows Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,’ per IMDB.
The premiere comes after Lively was hit by widespread backlash for her speech at the Time100 Gala on Thursday night.
Ryan accompanied his wife to Thursday’s event held at Jazz at the Lincoln Center in New York City, where she was honoured as one of the magazine’s most influential people of the year.
In her speech, Blake alluded to her legal war with former co-star Justin and also revealed her mother’s past assault by a ‘work acquaintance.’
‘I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum,’ she said, hinting at her ongoing bitter court battle with Baldoni, whom she accused of sexual harassment, which he denied.
Instead, she decided to speak about ‘the feeling of being a woman who has a voice today.’
Blake shared that her life was ‘influenced most’ by her mother, Willie Elaine McAlpin, who was the ‘survivor of the worst crime someone can commit against a woman.’
She said: ‘My mom never got justice from her work acquaintance who attempted to take her life when she was the mother of three young kids years before I was born.’
Blake stated that her mother credited a woman who shared a ‘similar circumstance’ on the radio with saving her life.
‘The woman painfully and graphically shared how she escaped. And because of hearing that woman speak about her experience instead of shutting down in fear and unfair shame, my mom is alive today. She was saved by a woman whose name she’ll never know.’
She then called womanhood a ‘pact that privately we must show others how to survive, literally or spiritually.’
‘We don’t let our daughters know, but one day we break their hearts by letting them in on the secret that we kept from them as they pranced around in princess dresses that they are not and will likely never be safe at work, at home, in a parking lot in a medical office, online — in any space they inhabit physically, emotionally, professionally.’
Blake called the ‘superpower of female triumph’ a ‘basic human right,’ and added, ‘Never underestimate a woman’s ability to endure pain.’
While she also paid tribute to Ryan, as she thanked ‘every man, including my sweet husband, who are kind and good when no one is watching.’
But viewers were left unimpressed by the speech, taking to social media to blast Blake for sharing her mother’s trauma as an ‘obvious PR move’ amid her ongoing feud with Baldoni.
Another Simple Favor will be released on March 7
Their latest loved-up outing together comes after Lively was hit by widespread backlash for her speech at the Time100 Gala on Thursday night (seen on April 24, 2025)
But viewers were left unimpressed by the speech, taking to social media to blast Blake for sharing her mother’s trauma as an ‘obvious PR move’ amid her ongoing feud with Baldoni (pictured with her mother)
Many fans criticized the star for using her mother’s ordeal in the speech, after remaining silent on domestic violence while promoting It Ends With Us — directed by and co-starring Baldoni — which portrayed an abusive relationship.
‘Oh so now she is using her Mother’s SA to be likable??? But in August she didn’t mention DV when promoting a movie about DV. Interesting…’ one person wrote.
‘Blake Lively used her Time100 speech to reveal her mother is a rape survivor—an obvious PR move to align with SA victims. Yet, with that personal connection to trauma, she still couldn’t figure out how to market a movie about DV? What’s next for her, a Peace Nobel Prize?’ another added.
‘Why wasn’t she having these speeches when she was promoting the movie?? Instead she was promoting alcohol and naming drinks after the characters. don’t understand why they keep giving her a platform.’
‘My mom is a victim so I know suffering too? What is the point in telling mom’s story?’ another person questioned.
Elsewhere in her speech, Blake discussed being an honouree ‘in a time where the most valuable currency seems to be anger, it feels like an act of defiance to commune and celebrate all the good that is alive in the world.’
As for being called influential, she said: ‘How we use that matters. Who and what we stand up for, and what we stay silent about, what we monetize versus what we actually live, matters.’
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