Ryan Reynolds "loves" having anxiety. The 47-year-old actor has spoken openly in the past about his struggles but he is also "grateful" as he can also see positives such as being able to help and advise his and wife Blake Lively's four children - James, nine, Inez, seven, and Betty, four, as well as a 15 month old whose name and sex have not been publicly revealed - when they are navigating their own difficulties. Speaking in conversation with Hugh Jackman for People magazine, he said: "Now I love that I have anxiety, I love that I've had anxiety.
"Because when I see my kids experiencing some of that, which is probably genetic, I know how to address it in a way that is compassionate, that actually allows them to feel seen. I know that I can't just fix it. And I can communicate all that stuff to them and with them.
I'm always grateful for it." Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. The 'Deadpool and Wolverine' star also believes his anxiety has improved his work because he is constantly questioning things.
He explained: "My job benefits greatly. People who have anxiety are constantly thinking into the future. You're constantly, 'What if this happens? What if that happens?' You're always telling yourself stories.
"So when we're shooting 'Deadpool and Wolverine', I'm not just shooting the movie, I'm also sitting in the audience as a cautious critic going, 'I don't like that. I don't buy that.' So anxiety creates that ecosystem of aw.