Ryan Reynolds’ humour feud with Martha Stewart continues
Ryan Reynolds doesn’t consider Martha Stewart a close contact, or at least he didn’t before she dissed his sense of humour.
The Deadpool & Wolverine actor, 48, responded to the writer’s viral comments about him “not being so funny in real life” in his recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“If you can’t take a punch in this business, you’re in trouble,” Reynolds began with an introspection.
“But why would people ever assume the way they see you on camera is how you’re going to be in real life? Right? You’re just a person,” the actor added. “But I do it too. I’m a fan of people and I love certain people’s work, and I’m thinking when I meet them, I want to see little glimpses of that.”
Reynolds continued, “I don’t think what happened was designed to hurt anyone. That was just an incredibly valid observation that someone made.”
The Green Lantern star then subtly hit back saying he and Stewart, 83, had not really built rapport where he would be comfortable joking around with her in the first place.
“Lots of people would say I’m very serious if they met me,” explaining, “I can’t imagine entering any room in which I don’t intimately know the people, where I suddenly kind of turn on and perform.”
The award-winning actor went on to explain how his anxiety also plays a part in most interactions with strangers.
“Always been much more shy around people that I don’t know unless I’m stepping out on a stage,” Reynolds explained.
“I’ve always been one to be very quiet, and part of that is anxiety I’ve carried with me since I was a kid,” he went on.
“And at times it’s very normal for anyone and everyone to experience anxiety. Some people’s anxiety, and I include mine, has a tendency to go down a slippery slope that needs to be managed to some degree.”
His response comes after Stewart was asked by Bilt Rewards CEO and founder Ankur Jain which celebrities she thought respondents had named as the most fun to hang out with as she made an appearance on game show Rent Free.
“Ryan Reynolds, is he one of those?” she asked, before adding, “And you want to know something? He’s not so funny in real life. No, he’s not so funny. He’s very serious.” Stewart admitted she “would take Ryan off [the list], and I would put in somebody else.”
“He’s a good actor,” she said of Reynolds, a neighbour in Upstate New York. “He can act funny, but he isn’t funny. Maybe he can get to be funny again. I’m going to get in trouble.”
Reynolds later playfully responded on X, writing, “I’d disagree with her. But I tried that once. The woman is unexpectedly spry. She really closed the gap after a mile or so.”
