Blake Lively BLASTED after husband Ryan Reynolds calls her 'working class'
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Blake Lively received criticism from fans after her husband Ryan Reynolds said she comes from a 'working class' background in a new interview. The Gossip Girl star, 37, who hails from a family of actors and has been called a 'nepo baby' by some, was mentioned by Reynolds, 48, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, as he discussed parenting their four children.
![[Lively hails from a family of entertainers, including her Hollywood veteran parents - late father Ernie Lively, who was an actor and director, and mom Elaine Lively, an actress and a talent manager; seen with her parents in 2012]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/23/93254617-14203595-Lively_hails_from_a_family_of_entertainers_including_her_Hollywo-m-4_1734479370349.jpg)
Reynolds shared that he and the actress try to give their kids — James, 10, Inez, eight, Betty, five, and Olin, one — a regular upbringing out of the spotlight, while maintaining their high-profile careers. 'We try to give them as normal a life as possible. I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood,' Reynolds said.
![[Blake previously discussed growing up on sets. She made her acting debut at age 10 in the 1998 film 'Sandman,' directed by her father; seen with her parents in 2016]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/00/93254621-14203595-image-a-35_1734480747659.jpg)
'We both grew up very working class, and I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, "Oh God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid," or, "I never would’ve had this luxury of getting takeout," or whatever.'.
![[Blake attended Burbank High School, where she was a cheerleader, choir member, and class president; seen in a yearbook photo]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/00/88338895-14203595-Her_yearbook_picture_from_2002_shows_the_star_with_crooked_teeth-m-47_1734481185359.jpg)
However, fans quickly blasted the 'ignorant' claim, referencing Lively's Hollywood veteran parents and her suburban upbringing in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. Blake Lively, 37, was blasted by fans after her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, said she comes from a 'working class' background in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter; seen in 2022.
![[Blake's older brother's talent agent secured her several auditions one summer, and she landed a role in the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants at just 16 years old; seen in a still]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/00/93254619-14203595-Blake_s_older_brother_s_talent_agent_secured_her_several_auditio-m-39_1734480804891.jpg)
