Although Ryan Reynolds is known for his larger-than-life personality and quick wit, Martha Stewart recently made headlines for claiming that he’s “not that funny in real life.”
After the lifestyle mogul, 83, described him as “very serious” during an interview on Bilt Rewards Free Rental At the contest, sources close to the actor, 48, who suffers from anxiety, explained that he simply prefers “to be calm than to be connected all the time.”
The source also noted that while Stewart and Reynolds are neighbors, she doesn’t know him “that well” and claims they’ve only met once or twice.
Martha’s farm is located near the house in Bedford, New York, that Reynolds shares with his wife Blake and their four children.
After his jibe went viral, Reynolds cheekily responded to the comments on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Although Ryan Reynolds is known for his larger-than-life personality and sarcasm on and off line, Martha Stewart made headlines for claiming that he’s “not that funny in real life.”
‘I don’t agree with her. But I tried it once. The woman is unexpectedly lively. “She really closed the distance after about a mile,” he joked.
Martha made her comments after being asked which celebrities she thought respondents named as the most fun to hang out with.
“He’s probably on the list simply because he covers himself up in his movies and you don’t see his face. Ryan Reynolds, is he one of those?” she guessed.
—And do you want to know something? “It’s not as fun in real life,” he added.
‘No, he’s not that funny. “He is very serious,” Martha shared.
Still, she praised him for being a “good actor” and being able to act in a “funny” way, but insisted that it’s just “not funny” without a script.
Martha then named Brad Pitt and George Clooney as guys she’d rather hang out with.
Over the years, Reynolds has been open about managing his mental health when he feels like he’s spiraling.
After the lifestyle mogul, 83, described him as “very serious” during an interview on the Bilt Rewards game show Rent Free, people close to the actor, 48, who suffers from anxiety, explained who prefers being quiet to being “active.” all the time; seen in 2024
“I certainly have my own little rituals and those kinds of things that help keep me grounded and keep my mind from spiraling out of control,” she told Page Six last year. “Sometimes I’m very good at it, sometimes I’m not.”
He admitted that when he is in a ‘spiral’ he tends to ‘overbook’.
“I’m aware of those things and I handle them the best I can,” said the father of four, married to actress Blake Lively.
Previously, Reynolds stated that he has suffered from anxiety “his whole life really” and that his feelings of fear and uneasiness sometimes affect his personality.
The source also noted that while Stewart and Reynolds are neighbors, she doesn’t know him “that well” and claims they have only met once or twice; seen in August 2024
Martha’s farm is located near the Bedford, New York, home that Reynolds shares with his wife Blake and their four children (pictured in July 2024).
“I feel like I have two parts of my personality, one takes over when that happens,” he said on CBS Sunday Mornings in 2022.
‘When I was hanging out with Letterman, in the past, I was nervous. But I remember being backstage before the curtain opened and thinking, ‘I’m going to die.’ I’m literally going to die here. The curtain will open and I’ll just be, I’ll just be a symphony of vomit, ‘something horrible is just going to happen!’ he remembered.
Reynolds explained, “But as soon as the curtain opens (and this happens a lot in my job, too), it’s like this little guy takes control. And he’s like, ‘I’ve got it.’ You’re great.” I feel like my heart rate goes down and my breathing calms down, and I just go out there and I’m a different person. And I leave that interview saying, “God, I’d love to be that guy.”
The Deadpool star first shared his battle with anxiety in May 2021 during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
Martha made her comments after being asked which celebrities she thought respondents named as the most fun to hang out with; seen last month
‘Part of this is that I have three daughters at home and part of my job as a parent is to model behaviors and model what it is to be sad and model what it is to be anxious or angry. That there is room for all these things,” he said of his mental health battle.
Reynolds continued: “The house I grew up in wasn’t really a model for me. And that doesn’t mean my parents were negligent, but they come from a different generation.’
Reynolds also stated that he wanted to “destigmatize things and create a conversation about (mental health).”
“I know that when I felt absolutely rock bottom, it was usually because I felt alone in something I was feeling,” he recalled. “So I think when people talk about it, I don’t necessarily stop and lament, but I think it’s important to talk about it.” And when you talk about it, you kind of liberate other people.”
Over the years, Reynolds has been open about managing his mental health when he feels like he’s spiraling because he’s suffered from anxiety almost his entire life (seen July 2024).
Reynold’s has starred in several comedies, including the Deadpool films: Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002), Waiting… (2005), The Proposal (2009 ), Energetic (2022) and Free Guy (2021).
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “HOME” to the Crisis Text Line (CTL) at 741-741 to connect with a volunteer crisis counselor.
