Over eight years into their marriage,John KrasinskiandEmily Bluntare playing coy on how things started.A mutual friend introduced the two while the actor, now 39, was eating at a restaurant withJustin Therouxin 2008, but Krasinski and Blunt don’t agree on who asked out who.“Probably me, I think,” theMary Poppins Returnsstar toldThe Hollywood Reporter.But Krasinski disagrees. “Yeah, right,” he said.TheOfficealumrevealed that it took a while to convince Blunt to go on a date with him.“It was me asking for a while and you took some time,” Krasinksi continued toTHR. “And then we finally had a date.”Rich Fury/GettyOnce Blunt, 35, agreed, the pair’s first date included pizza and time spent at Krasinksi’s West Hollywood apartment — and something else neither star will confess.“It’s so precious, I don’t want to talk about it,” Blunt said. “Is that all right?”RELATED VIDEO: Emily Blunt Talks About Her Role As Mary Poppins And Working WithLin-Manuel MirandaShe and Krasinski went on to welcome two children together — daughters Violet, 2, and Hazel, 4 — and starred opposite one another in thethrillerA Quiet Place, which he also directed and executive produced.But Blunt wasn’t so easily persuaded to come aboard her husband’s project, either. She’d initially suggested someone else for the role, and typically takes five months between projects to spend time with her kids.ParamountWithMary Poppins Returnson the horizon, Blunt made an exception.“I have a minimum of a five-month rule between projects, other thanA Quiet Place,” Blunt said. “I broke the rule for him and him alone.”Mary Poppins Returnsopens Wednesday.
Over eight years into their marriage,John KrasinskiandEmily Bluntare playing coy on how things started.
A mutual friend introduced the two while the actor, now 39, was eating at a restaurant withJustin Therouxin 2008, but Krasinski and Blunt don’t agree on who asked out who.
“Probably me, I think,” theMary Poppins Returnsstar toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
But Krasinski disagrees. “Yeah, right,” he said.
TheOfficealumrevealed that it took a while to convince Blunt to go on a date with him.
“It was me asking for a while and you took some time,” Krasinksi continued toTHR. “And then we finally had a date.”
Rich Fury/Getty
Once Blunt, 35, agreed, the pair’s first date included pizza and time spent at Krasinksi’s West Hollywood apartment — and something else neither star will confess.
“It’s so precious, I don’t want to talk about it,” Blunt said. “Is that all right?”
RELATED VIDEO: Emily Blunt Talks About Her Role As Mary Poppins And Working WithLin-Manuel Miranda
She and Krasinski went on to welcome two children together — daughters Violet, 2, and Hazel, 4 — and starred opposite one another in thethrillerA Quiet Place, which he also directed and executive produced.
But Blunt wasn’t so easily persuaded to come aboard her husband’s project, either. She’d initially suggested someone else for the role, and typically takes five months between projects to spend time with her kids.
Paramount
WithMary Poppins Returnson the horizon, Blunt made an exception.
“I have a minimum of a five-month rule between projects, other thanA Quiet Place,” Blunt said. “I broke the rule for him and him alone.”
Mary Poppins Returnsopens Wednesday.
source: people.com
