Blake Lively’s ‘possessive’ signals in loved-up PDA with Ryan Reynolds revealed

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds recently made an appearance at the premiere of her film Another Simple Favor.

Well, more accurately, Blake made an appearance, and Ryan Reynolds was also there – it was hard to look away from the blonde bombshell long enough to notice.

The actress, 37, wore a figure-hugging light blue gown featuring a plunging neckline and a criss-cross bodice that was nothing short of jaw-dropping.

Her signature long blonde hair was loose and wavy as it caught the light, and she accessorized with jewellery by Lorraine Schwartz that added to her natural dazzle.

Ryan, 48, wore a grey suit.

Despite Blake outshining her husband like a diamond beside a piece of coal, the pair seemed very much in love, sharing affectionate glances as they made their way down the red carpet.

Body language expert Judi James told Metro: ‘There seems to be an air of determination and resilience from Blake’s body language in particular here, as she adopts yet another red carpet pose with her husband.’

According to Judi, it seems the couple is letting the world know that they’re a united front, despite the ongoing controversy with Justin Baldoni.

Judi continues, saying: ‘Blake’s non-verbal look is a very perfect Hollywood A-list one, which is slightly at odds with Ryan’s love of chatting and joking with the photographers.

‘She runs through several A-list staples here, doing the Goddess pose before costing up against Ryan and placing the hand of possession on his chest.

‘Ryan is more active in terms of comedy facial expressions but as a complimentary couple the look is one of blissful confidence with Blake even turning at one point to hug her husband while throwing him a gaze of pure adoration.’

It seems that the power couple is letting the world know that, in the face of adversity, they will stand by each other.

The same was true at Wrexham FC’s recent game, which the pair attended together. Blake was by Ryan’s side at SToK Cae Ras stadium on Saturday to watch his Welsh team triumph 3-0 over Charlton Athletic, becoming the first side to win three consecutive promotions in the top five leagues.

It all comes amid a ferocious legal battle that has been raging for months with Justin Baldoni, Blake’s co-star and director in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s romance novel, It Ends With Us.

A Simple Favor actress Lively first accused Baldoni of ‘repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviour’ in December.

Her allegations were first made public through a New York Times report, which led to a strong response from the filmmaker’s legal team. 

While Lively has claimed harassment occurred on the set of It Ends With Us, Baldoni has maintained that encounters were more consensual.

His lawyer, Bryan Freedman, branded Lively’s claims ‘completely false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious’.

After denying the damning allegations, Baldoni’s camp filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit, suing both Lively and her husband, Deadpool icon Ryan Reynolds, as well as publicist Leslie Sloane and her PR firm, Vision PR Inc.

Refuting that he caused Lively ‘severe emotional distress,’ Baldoni began seeking damages of $400million (£323m) in his countersuit following her attempt to ‘destroy’ his reputation and career’.

Lively and Reynolds’ lawyers then filed a notice saying they wished to seek to dismiss Baldoni’s suit, with their legal team labelling the lawsuit ‘baseless’.

Just last month, Baldoni’s lawyer continued responding aggressively to the case, stating Lively’s claims would be debunked in due course.

He said: ‘Her fantastical claims will be swiftly debunked as discovery moves forward.’

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