Blake Lively shares the secret to her long-lasting marriage to husband Ryan Reynolds as their new movies are set to clash at the box office

Blake Lively revealed the secret to her successful marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

The 36-year-old actress joked that her mother-in-law Tammy Reynolds was the reason they’ve been together for over a decade.

“She’s very controlling,” she said with a laugh during an interview with The sun published on tuesday.

“No, she’s the best. I’m so lucky,” she continued before throwing in another playful comment. “The only reason I’m with him is to be with her.”

This comes after the It Ends With Us star squashed divorce speculation with typical millennial humor.

Blake Lively Revealed the Secret to Her Successful Marriage to Ryan Reynolds

The couple has been together for 13 years and married for 12 years.

The couple has been together for 13 years and married for 12 years.

Tammy, mother of four sons, including Ryan, her youngest child, has attended a number of important events with Blake over the years.

She was recently spotted with her son and daughter-in-law at the premiere of the latter’s film It Ends With Us on Tuesday.

And indeed, Blake and Ryan have proven that their marriage has only grown stronger with time, even as they prepare to battle it out at the box office with competing films.

Ryan’s film Deadpool & Wolverine recently premiered and the Gossip Girl alum was very excited about her husband and how proud she is of him.

The couple, who have been married since 2012, are parents to James (9), Inez (7), Betty (4) and 17-month-old Olin.

Ryan also recently spoke candidly about their marriage, saying that the secret to their successful and long-lasting marriage is that they “genuinely support each other.”

Blake added: “My husband calls me his knight in shining armor, which I think is really sweet because we only hear about men being that.”

The 36-year-old actress joked that her mother-in-law Tammy Reynolds was the reason they've been together for over a decade

The 36-year-old actress joked that her mother-in-law Tammy Reynolds was the reason they’ve been together for over a decade

Tammy, mother of four sons including her youngest, Ryan, has attended a number of A-list events with Blake over the years. She was most recently spotted with her son and daughter-in-law at the It Ends With Us movie premiere on Tuesday; seen with Hugh Jackman and Brandon Sklenar

Tammy, mother of four sons including her youngest, Ryan, has attended a number of A-list events with Blake over the years. She was most recently spotted with her son and daughter-in-law at the It Ends With Us movie premiere on Tuesday; seen with Hugh Jackman and Brandon Sklenar

She joked that her marriage is successful and 'the only reason I'm with him is to be with her'

She joked that her marriage is successful and ‘the only reason I’m with him is to be with her’

She also remembers that they had made an appointment when they started dating.

She explained that they “made a rule not to work at the same time” so they could “prioritize their personal lives.”

And Lively openly shows her affection for her significant other in public.

She admitted that she often takes his things with her, such as when she was filming her new movie It Ends With Us.

“I wore a lot of my own and my husband’s clothes,” she said of her time working on the romantic drama, which premieres Friday.

‘I think, “Why don’t people like my clothes? Oh, because I’m wearing my husband’s clothes.” But I thought it was so cute.’

And while promoting Deadpool & Wolverine with Hugh Jackman, Ryan compared the secret to a successful marriage to their long-lasting 17-year friendship.

“I think the secret ingredient to a long-lasting friendship in Hollywood is not much different than having a partner or a marriage,” he said.

Ryan also recently spoke openly about their marriage, saying that the secret to their successful and long-lasting marriage is that they 'genuinely cheer for each other'

Ryan also recently spoke openly about their marriage, saying that the secret to their successful and long-lasting marriage is that they ‘genuinely cheer for each other’

Blake said her husband calls her his

Blake said her husband calls her his “knight in shining armor,” which is so sweet because we only hear about men being that; seen in July

He told his co-star and longtime friend, “I really support you all the way. I want you to win.”

During her conversation with the outlet, Blake also discussed her upcoming film.

In It Ends With Us, based on the novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover, the actress plays a woman named Lily Bloom who becomes entangled in a very complicated love triangle.

About the film, she spoke about her admiration for her character and the story.

“I hate the word ‘inspirational’ because it feels so ‘urgh’ — but it is,” she said. “It’s inspiring to see someone go through what they’re going through and come out of it. It was really important to show that Lily didn’t start out where she finds herself at the end.

“We always see the girl who finds her voice,” she continued. “But you can have a voice and still be hurt and lose yourself.

She also recalled that they had made an agreement when they started dating, explaining that they

She also recalled that they had made an agreement when they started dating, explaining that they “made a rule not to work at the same time” so they could “prioritize their personal lives”; seen in February 2022

The couple, who have been married since 2012, are parents to James, nine, Inez, seven, Betty, four, and 17-month-old Olin; seen in December 2016

The couple, who have been married since 2012, are parents to James, nine, Inez, seven, Betty, four, and 17-month-old Olin; seen in December 2016

‘I wanted to see a woman who was really assertive and feisty, a bit like old-fashioned movie stars like Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell and Barbara Stanwyck.’

She also revealed that she has been told to ensure that the characters she portrays are “likable,” while her husband has never had to do the same.

“Every time I make a movie, the first note — in the script, in the performance, in the marketing, in the editing — they’re like, ‘We need to make sure she’s nice.’ And I went to my husband one day and I said, ‘Have you ever had a note where they said, ‘We want this guy to be nice?’”

“He says something like, ‘Nobody’s ever said that before.’ And my husband plays deeply unlikable people — but you love him. Women, they’re supposed to be likable. Why is that?”

It Ends With Us premieres in theaters on Friday, August 9.