Ryan Reynolds confirms that Taylor Swift is the godmother of three of his four children

Taylor Swift plays a special role in the life of Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively‘s children.

“She is my daughters’ godparent,” Reynolds, 48, confirmed in a video interview with Term on Wednesday, Nov. 13, referring to his and Lively’s three eldest children: James, 9, Inez, 8, and Betty, 5. The couple also shares their son, Olin, who was born in February 2023.

Quick revealed her godparent status hilariously earlier this summer while praising Reynolds’ film Deadpool and Wolverine. “Over the last few years I have watched one of my best friends on this planet pour every bit of his heart, soul, sweat, time energy, jokes, pain, joy, rebellion, darkness and magic into this film,” she wrote. via her Instagram Story in July. “He’s done some of the best work of his life, and this film feels like a real joy portal, a wild escape from reality and an abs sandwich. I don’t know how he did it.”

While the kind words were seemingly directed at Reynolds, Swift, 34, flipped the script by saying she was talking about his costar. Hugh Jackman. “But that’s just Hugh for you!” she joked. “Shout out to Wade Wilson, aka my godchildren’s sperm donor!”

The message received high praise from Lively37, who reposted it via her own Instagram Story. “Thank you @taylorswift for honoring my husband(s),” she wrote at the time. “I couldn’t have said it better myself. That’s not surprising, considering I have fourteen fewer Grammys and not a single sold-out stadium world tour.”

On Wednesday, Reynolds joked that he needs Swift’s post “on my tombstone” before expressing his appreciation for her kind words. “That was very sweet of (her),” he said. “Not just sweet – you could probably quantify box office based on Taylor doing something like that. I mean, it’s crazy.” (Deadpool and Wolverinewhich hit theaters in July, went on to earn more than $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, per Forbes.)

Swifties are familiar with the singer’s close bond with Reynolds and Lively’s daughters. James’ voice can be heard at the beginning of Swift’s Reputation song ‘Gorgeous’, and all three girls’ names famously appeared in the lyrics of the Folklore song ‘Betty’.

Reynolds and Lively have attended several Swift’s Eras tour concerts with their daughters since the tour began in March 2023. Swift gave the little ones a special shout-out at a show in Philadelphia in May. While introducing the song “Betty,” she said, “There are a few of the characters (in ‘Betty’) that I actually, fun fact, named after real people in my life that I love more than anything . And their names are James, Inez and Betty.”

After attending two of Swift’s three Tour shows in New OrleansReynolds called the concerts “one of the best things I have seen/heard/felt it from the heart Instagram post. “The main reason I will never forget this show is because it brings people together in so many ways. And in 2024 (where that feeling is so scarce) it is something special and incredibly rare,” he wrote alongside the photos of the performances.

He continued: “I don’t understand the incredible work, care, talent and discipline that @taylorswift generates to create an experience like this because I’m not a scientist. It is an athletic event and a collective cultural phenomenon. It’s huge but intimate. The only downside is that she can’t sit in the audience to experience what everyone else sees and feels. To keep an eye on herself, there’s something I wish she could know. But that is not physically possible and even if it were, you cannot simply get tickets at the last minute.”

Swift will make her record-breaking closing Eras tour in Toronto on December 8.