Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds has finally confirmed the sex of the fourth child he shares with his wife Blake Lively.
The reveal comes a full 16 months after they welcomed their youngest in 2023.
The 47-year-old actor shared the news during an emotional interview with John Bell, whose late son Jake Bell was a massive Deadpool fan.
Prior to the conversation, which Ryan posted to his social media, he had also shared his youngest child’s name at the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere in New York City, which set off fan speculation about the child’s sex.
The actor has previously kept information about his three older children — James, nine; Inez, seven; and Betty, four — close to the vest.
After revealing that his youngest child was name Olin, an unusual Nordic name traditionally given to males, Ryan shared that he was the father of a young boy in a conversation with Walking4Hope founder John Bell.
After discussing the death of Jake, Reynolds revealed that he understands even more now that he has a son.
‘I want to share with you that I too have a son, and if I love him one tenth as much as you love Jake, I feel like I’ve done a pretty damn good job,’ Ryan said.
At the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine on July 22, Ryan gave a heartfelt tribute to his wife and children.
‘I want to start by saying thank you to my wife Blake, who is here. I want to thank my kids James, Inez, Betty, Olin, who are here,’ per Variety.
‘I hope that, if I’m lucky, this moment will be the most traumatic thing – that is, the contents of this movie – that happens in your wondrous lives,’ he said.
Blake looked amazing in a dark red jumpsuit for the premiere on Monday night – channeling Ryan’s Deadpool character.
She paired the low-cut one-piece with her blonde tresses pulled back in a ponytail.
Blake posed up a storm with her good friend Gigi Hadid, who channeled Wolverine in yellow look – consisting of a crop top and skirt from Miu Miu.
Blake and Ryan looked at each other lovingly as they stayed close to each other at the premiere.
The stars never officially revealed she had given birth to their fourth child, and instead shared a snap of herself wearing fitted jeans and a top and no baby bump on February 12, 2023.
Blake hinted too in the caption that she had her baby by writing: ‘Puppy Bowl Sunday 2023. Been busy,’ she wrote.
Blake announced her fourth pregnancy on the red carpet in September 2022 while at the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit in New York City.
The Gossip Girl star also shared a slideshow of snaps of her during her pregnancy in 2022, with her best friend Taylor Swift also making an appearance.
Blake and Ryan first met in 2010 on the set of their film Green Lantern.
They started dating the following year, in October 2011.
The lovebirds tied the knot on September 9, 2012 in South Carolina, welcoming their first child James in December 2014, their second child Inez in September 2016, Betty in October 2019 and their fourth child in February 2023.
