Blake Lively's strict 'family rule' is the reason she could go to the Super Bowl

The star and hubby Ryan Reynolds stick with the plan and it allows them to balance their private and work lives beautifully. 

Blake Llively joined Taylor Swift at the 2024 Super Bowl. Image: Getty

In case you missed it, Blake Lively accompanied BFF Taylor Swift to the 2024 Super Bowl.

Of course you didn't miss it. The scenes of the two stars screaming like school girls during the big NFL match made headlines across the globe - almost surpassing Taylor's big congratulatory smooch with sporting beau Travis Kelce.

Relax. I said almost.

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Blake Llively joined Taylor Swift at the 2024 Super Bowl. Image: Getty

How Blake manages time away from her family

The moment Blake stepped into that private box, many working parents looked on with envy. 

"She has four kids, how did she manage that?"

"Where are her kids?"

And before you say the "nanny", you're wrong.

According to the Gossip Girl star, she has a rather strict rule with her hubby Ryan Reynolds that allows for moments like these.

"When Ryan and I got together, we made a rule not to work at the same time, so that we could always prioritise our personal life," Blake revealed on Amber Tamblyn's Substack show Further Ado.

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have a strict family rule. Image: Getty

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Work hard, play hard = a successful marriage

Blake and Ryan began dating back in 2011 and married a year later. Since then, they've welcomed four children all under the age of 10. 

While life is incredibly busy with a young family - the youngest of the four being just one year old - Blake says she and Ryan have kept their pact since the early days and says it's the secret to any happy family / marriage. 

"Just like financial planning and sustaining that — it takes balance," she added. 

And it wasn't an easy realisation for the pair, either.

Blake said she was so used to "working hard and going and going and going and going and not stopping," that it was difficult to stop and enjoy life. 

"Especially, Gossip Girl was six years of my life, and we were sometimes shooting three episodes at once," she added. 

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