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'I'm lucky to have her': Ryan Reynolds credits wife Blake Lively for 'keeping me sane' through anxiety attacks

Published: 22:27 EST, 3 January 2017 | Updated: 03:44 EST, 4 January 2017

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Ryan Reynolds revealed his life-long battle with anxiety has been eased thanks to the loving support of his second wife, Blake Lively.

'The expectations [of starring in Deadpool] were eating me alive,' the 40-year-old actor admitted in Tuesday's edition of Variety.

'Blake helped me through that. I'm lucky to have her around just to keep me sane.'

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Marital perk: Ryan Reynolds revealed his life-long battle with anxiety has been eased thanks to the loving support of his second wife, Blake Lively (pictured December 15)

The 40-year-old actor admitted in Tuesday's edition of Variety: 'The expectations [of starring in Deadpool] were eating me alive. Blake helped me through that. I'm lucky to have her around just to keep me sane'

The Green Lantern couple brought their daughters - James, 2, and Ines, 3 months - to his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony on December 15.

'Proud is a pitiful word to describe how I felt today!' the 29-year-old actress gushed on Instagram.

'The permanence of your impact is undeniable...Always has been, but now we have a fancy [star] to show for it.'

Ryan said his anxiety attacks first developed growing up in Vancouver as the son of a 'tough' cop, fireman, and boxer called Jim.

Family-of-four: The Green Lantern couple brought their daughters - James, 2, and Ines, 3 months - to his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony on December 15

The 29-year-old actress gushed on Instagram: 'Proud is a pitiful word to describe how I felt today! The permanence of your impact is undeniable...Always has been, but now we have a fancy [star] to show for it'

'He wasn't easy on anyone and he wasn't easy on himself,' Reynolds said of his father - who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1995.

'I think the anxiety might have started there, trying to find ways to control others by trying to control myself. At the time, I never recognized that. I was just a twitchy kid.'

And the wisecracking Canadian didn't last long at Kwantlen Polytechnic University back in 1994.

Ryan admitted: 'I'm not being facetious. I spent 45 minutes in college, and I turned around and said, "I'm going to drive to L.A. and try to get into the Groundlings."'

'He wasn't easy on anyone': Ryan said his anxiety attacks first developed growing up in Vancouver as the son of a 'tough' cop, fireman, and boxer called Jim (pictured in 2005)

Reynolds said: 'I think the anxiety might have started there, trying to find ways to control others by trying to control myself. At the time, I never recognized that. I was just a twitchy kid'

The 6ft2in heartthrob's performance as anti-hero Wade Wilson/Deadpool earned him his first Golden Globe nomination for best actor.

The Criminal hunk will compete against Colin Farrell, Ryan Gosling, Hugh Grant, and Jonah Hill when the live boozy show airs this Sunday on NBC.

Both Reynolds and Lively managed to score People's Choice Award nods for their respective roles in Deadpool and The Shallows.

'Thank you, Golden Globes!' The 6ft2in heartthrob's performance as anti-hero Wade Wilson/Deadpool earned him his first Golden Globe nomination for best actor

Jimmy Fallon hosting: The Criminal hunk will compete against Colin Farrell, Ryan Gosling, Hugh Grant, and Jonah Hill when the live boozy show airs this Sunday on NBC

Husband-wife nominations! Both Reynolds and Lively managed to score People's Choice Award nods for their respective roles in Deadpool and The Shallows

Who will win? Fans can expect the attractive New York-based duo to glam up for the fan-voted ceremony, which airs January 18 on CBS

Fans can expect the attractive New York-based duo to glam up for the fan-voted ceremony, which airs January 18 on CBS.

The funny father-of-two reteamed with his Safe House director Daniel Espinosa to play a Mars explorer called Jack Harrison in his next film, Life.

The sci-fi space thriller - hitting US/UK theaters March 24 - also features Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Hiroyuki Sanada.

Life on Mars: The funny father-of-two reteamed with his Safe House director Daniel Espinosa to play a Mars explorer called Jack Harrison in his next film, Life

'Be careful what you search for': The sci-fi space thriller - hitting US/UK theaters March 24 - also features Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Hiroyuki Sanada