Wowza, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds just pulled a Kylie Jenner by keeping the birth of their new baby secret FOR TWO WHOLE MONTHS.
That’s, like, a year in celebrity time.
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Keep reading to learn all about their ninja ways of doing it!
Surprise! Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively welcomed their third child two months ago — and no one knew about it.
Talk about being sneaky!
The couple, who wed in 2012, already had two children, James, 4, and Inez, 3.
The news of their third child came as a huge shock since sites like People , E! , and Us Weekly reported the birth only about a week ago.
They included no real details about the baby, such as the baby’s name or gender.
In addition to this, neither Lively or Reynolds’ reps made any official statement about their baby being born.
Thanks to their big secret, the couple are now amongst other celebs who managed to pull off a secret pregnancy.
The top of that list is definitely Kylie Jenner!
Big sis Kim even called baby Stormi “the best-kept secret of our generation.”
The reality star relied on clever tricks to pull everything off.
This included posting a lot of old photos on social media, using clever angles in photos, and wearing a ton of baggy clothes.
Turns out, Blake had a few similar tricks up her sleeve.
A source recently revealed that inside scoop to Us Weekly .
She avoided being photographed for months.
This is something the family already does since the source revealed that “they do everything they can to make sure [the kids] have a normal upbringing.”
As the family prepared for their new bundle of joy, Blake lived close to home in Westchester, which is just outside of New York.
“Blake has a really great support system there,” the insider explained.
“She has several mom friends and loves having them over for play dates.”
The source also revealed that Ryan took eight days off of filming to be with Blake.
When that happened, those on-set stayed mum about his absence.
She stayed off social media.
Blake and Ryan aren’t on social media a lot as it is, unless it’s to troll each other, of course.
But the last time Blake posted a recent image of herself was back in May.
It was when she announced her pregnancy while at the premiere of Reynolds’ film Detective Pikachu .
Another time was when Ryan posted a hilarious birthday tribute for her.
He did so by posting a collection of the most unflattering pics of Blake.
Talk about romantic!
At the end of the day, living a private life may not be easy for the couple, but it is essential.
When speaking to Marie Claire in 2016, she said :
“Ryan had a nice, normal upbringing, and we want our kids to have the same normal life that we had. We don’t ever want to rob them of what we had because then we’d feel really selfish.”
“All my eggs are in one basket, and that’s my family.”
“That’s where my heart is. That’s where my everything is. That’s the thing that I feel most protective of and the thing that I feel is the most exposed when I feel exploited.”
Family clearly means everything to them.
Congrats to the super happy (and super sneaky) couple!
This isn’t the couple’s first time being secretive about their babies.
For both of their previous children, both Ryan and Blake remained tight lipped about the gender and the names they picked.
It was three months after the birth of their first daughter that Ryan revealed her name.
While on The Today Show , Ryan announced , joking, “It’s Butternut Summer Squash,” about their daughter’s name before saying, “It’s James. Everyone knows.”
They also took their time with the name announcement of their second daughter.
They actually made a public appearance with their three-month-old daughter before they had publicly revealed her name.
It was really only confirmed when Blake gently corrected the way most people were spelling it.
Blake spoke to People , saying, “I had a new baby, Inez, with a ‘z’ even though everyone says it’s with an ‘s.’ I don’t know why, please tell Wikipedia.”
Considering all that, it looks like we’re right on schedule to hear about this little one’s name.
In another month or two, one of them will let it slip! Or not. I’m sure the new baby is happy and healthy, and that’s all that really matters, even if we never find out their name.
