Ryan Reynolds Claps Back at Martha Stewart Saying He's 'Not So Funny in Real Life'

Mar. 15, 2025

Martha Stewart, Ryan Reynolds.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty; Slaven Vlasic/Getty

Paul Morigi/Getty; Slaven Vlasic/Getty

Ryan Reynoldsisn’t going to letMartha Stewartget the last laugh.

After Stewart, 83, made the statement onBilt Rewards’ NovemberRent Freegame show about Reynolds, who she said is her neighbor in Bedford, N.Y., Reynoldswrote, “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,” he added.

“He’s probably on the list just ‘cause he covers himself up in his movies and you don’t see his face — 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.”

After sharing that her personal picks would’ve beenBrad PittandGeorge Clooney— and mentioning the likes ofSnoop DoggandTaylor Swift— Stewart admitted she “would take Ryan off [the list], and I would put in somebody else.”

“He’s a good actor,” the lifestyle guru further acknowledged of Reynolds. “He can act funny, but he isn’t funny. Maybe he can get to be funny again … I’m going to get in trouble."

Ryan Reynolds at the world premiere of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ at Lincoln Center on July 22, 2024.Taylor Hill/WireImage

Taylor Hill/WireImage

Stewart appeared on the program in promotion of her new cookbook,Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen, which was released on Oct. 22.

Last month also saw the premiere ofMartha, R.J. Cutler’s new Netflix documentary that recounts the events of the culinary icon’s storied life.

source: people.com