Lip reader reveals what Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds said to each other before her Time100 gala speech

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds shared a tender moment before Lively took the stage at the TIME100 Gala, and thanks to a lip reader, fans are getting a glimpse into what was said, reports The Daily Mail.

Lively also delivered a moving tribute to her mother, referencing a traumatic chapter in her family’s past while making a veiled allusion to her ongoing legal troubles with actor Justin Baldoni.

Lip reader reveals what Ryan Reynolds told Blake Lively

According to expert Nicola Hickling, Ryan Reynolds was overheard telling his wife, “I should be there, I need to shine right now,” followed by, “You need to understand what I am saying to you right now,” during their brief exchange caught on camera.

In response, Lively gently touched his face and said, “Kiss me one more time,” prompting Reynolds to lean in for a sweet kiss before she stepped up to give her speech as one of TIME’s “Most Influential People of 2025”.

At the TIME100 Gala, Blake Lively took the spotlight to share a heartfelt message about the importance of women using their voices to speak out against abuse.

“Who and what we stand up for, and what we stay silent about, what we monetize versus what we actually live, matters,” she told the audience. “What I will speak to separately is the feeling of being a woman who has a voice today, and since I could speak, because of the pain, caution and fight of the many women who have paved the way, and the men who stood beside them.”

While Lively acknowledged she has a lot to say about her personal experiences over the past two years, she made it clear the gala wasn’t the right moment for that.

Critics slam Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively after their backstage moment at Time100 gala goes viral

What should have been a heartwarming moment between power couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively before her Time100 Gala speech has instead stirred a flurry of backlash online, as critics weighed in with harsh opinions.

One user wrote, “A proper pep talk would be ‘Don’t do it!’”

Another added, “Just a couple of narcissists out on the town.” 

Some went even further, questioning their values and motives, “Neither of these two people have a single redeeming moral value between them.”

“They are trying so hard to save her career. We all know she got picked because it was either paid for or someone did them a favor,” one wrote.

Another critic bluntly stated, “She needs to stay in the house and work on an apology statement after the trial.”

And one summed up their sentiment simply, “Those 2 are insufferable.”

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