Scarlett Johanssonis praising her ex-husbandRyan Reynolds.
Appearing onGwyneth Paltrow’sGooppodcastTuesday, theAvengers: Endgameactress, 38, opened up about what she’s learned from being married three times and threw in a compliment for Reynolds, 46.
“You’ve been married two times?” asked Paltrow, 50, as she began the discussion, to which her guest responded, “Three times.”
“Oh that’s right, because I forgot that you were married to Ryan Reynolds! Goals!” added Paltrow.
“Yes,” laughed Johansson. “We weren’t married very long, but we were when I first met you, forIron Man [2]or whatever.”
“We love a good Ryan Reynolds in our house,” continued Paltrow, to which Johansson replied with a laugh, “He’s a good guy.”
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Scarlett Johansson (R) and Ryan Reynolds in 2010.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Johansson and theDeadpoolstar tied the knot in 2008and divorced in 2011. Reynolds later marriedBlake Livelyin 2012, and the two share four children.
Meanwhile, theBlack Widowactress went on to marry French journalistRomain Dauriacin 2014, butthe pair split in 2017. The former couple share daughterRose, 8.
Scarlett Johansson; Ryan Reynolds.Monica Schipper/Getty Images; Jeremy Chan/Getty Images
Johansson is now married toSaturday Night Livewriter and starColin Jost. The duotied the knot in an intimate ceremonyin October 2020 and welcomed sonCosmoin August 2021.
Questioning Johansson on what she’s learned from her previous relationships, Paltrow asked, “How has your shift towards marriage or long-term relationships changed? What have you learned?”
“It’s funny,” began Johansson. “I knew Colin for a long time, but only kind of through work. Andwhen we first started seeing other, I would never have probably been ready for a relationship like the one that I have with Colin at different times in my life because I wasn’t comfortable with setting my own boundaries, and I didn’t know what I wanted or needed from somebody else.”
Johansson, who called her husband of two years “compassionate,” went on to say that things changed for her when she realized the “fundamental characteristics” she wanted in the person she was in a relationship with.
She continued, “I think one of the things that I realized isthat there are certain fundamental thingsin your own personality that you need — me, anyway, [that] I needed to share with the other person.”
“Obviously it’s hard to be in a relationship anyway because you have to compromise all the time and sometimes your lives separate and come back together,” theMarriage Storyactress continued. “I never realized, ‘Oh, it’s really important for me, I need to be with a compassionate person. That’s a fundamental characteristic that has to be there.’ "
“Understanding what those fundamental things are that you need in a partner is a must, I think — for longevity, anyway,” Johansson said. “I think identifying those things was a game-changer for me.”
She added ofher marriage to comedian Jost, 40, “That’s why it worked with Colin and I at that time — [because] I was finally able to step back and actually respect myself enough to know what those [fundamental] things were and be okay with it, you know? That was a life lesson.”
source: people.com
