Blake Lively Deleted Her Instagram Photos And Unfollowed Ryan Reynolds
By Aimee LutkinUpdated May 7 2019, 9:06 a.m. ET
Blake Lively is popular on social media, in part because of her amazing relationship with her husband, Ryan Reynolds. The two seem to have some sort of competition over who can mock the other the best online, if they're not busy clowning Hugh Jackman. Seriously, if you do not follow the couple on Instagram or Twitter, you are missing out.
Whether its Ryan's parenting advice, or Blake's clapbacks at fans who continually feel the need to criticize her style — like Serena van der Woodsen needs fashion advice — their tweets and captions are what social media dreams are made of. Sorry, Chrissy Teigen — you are not the queen of Twitter anymore.
So imagine the despair when followers saw Lively has deleted all of her Instagram posts. And we're not exaggerating when we say she deleted every single photo she has ever uploaded:
And even weirder, she unfollowed Ryan, and started following only people with the name "Emily Nelson."
I’m so confused why is Blake Lively’s entire Instagram deleted and now she only follows girls named Emily Nelson pic.twitter.com/p2PuPLtLBw
— Jordyn (@jordynpettit) April 30, 2018Blake's Twitter account is hinting at the name as well, with a screenshot of someone playing Hangman. Creepy:
The women getting followed are equal parts thrilled beyond belief and weirded out:
does anyone want to tell me why Blake Lively followed me and had this as a bio. Goodbye cruel world some hacker is anti-Emily, my time has come :-) pic.twitter.com/Yqi5MtYoBW
— emslay (@emilayyy97) May 1, 2018I’m so confused why is Blake Lively’s entire Instagram deleted and now she only follows girls named Emily Nelson pic.twitter.com/p2PuPLtLBw
— Jordyn (@jordynpettit) April 30, 2018What is happening to Blake Lively? She deleted her Instagram pics and account and only following people who are called Emily Nelson and she just tweeted this... creepy pic.twitter.com/7Y4g7454YD
— Nour☽ (@nourrnegmm) May 1, 2018And the people not named Emily Nelson are wondering, can they be? For the follow?
Tempted to change my name to Emily Nelson, so I can get a follow from Blake Lively. Lol.
— Val (@roryandjess) May 1, 2018So I heard that @blakelively was following only people named Emily on Instagram & panicked realizing my name wasn't in my username so I changed it only to find out she's following people named "Emily Nelson". 😭💔#SoClose #Emily #EmilyNelson pic.twitter.com/zxw5jHboUb
— emily joy (@TheHoneyedWords) May 1, 2018@blakelively if I change my instagram account to Emily Nelson you are going to follow me?
— •Cata• (@CataaR5) May 1, 2018Really wishing my name was Emily Nelson right about now
— Alexandra Bruno (@abrunox0) May 1, 2018And whoever is managing this stunt is leaning into the weird factor hard:
Blake’s Instagram DM conversation with one of the 26 Emily Nelson’s she follows. [via: emilynelsonofficial] pic.twitter.com/0ZbLaBgH9T
— Blake Lively News (@blakelivelyf) May 1, 2018Some people have been jumping to the worst possible conclusions immediately:
If Blake lively and Ryan Reynolds are separated then I am blocking every single guy in my phone and social media bc I will lose faith in “love”
— Erika (@perezerk) May 1, 2018BLAKE LIVELY FIX YOUR INSTA RIGHT NOW BEFORE I SCREAMMM
— Natalie ♡ 3 (@waywardbriana) May 1, 2018DID RYAN CHEAT ON BLAKE WITH A GIRL NAMED EMILY NELSON OR AM I REACHING
— rachel / 94 (@firstoleave) May 1, 2018Seriously thought Blake Lively blocked me on instagram and high-key panicked for a sec
— Alex Carter Thorn (@alexcarterthorn) May 1, 2018Calm down!!
It turns out Blake is promoting a new movie, Taylor Swift-style. Buzzfeed reports she's starring in an adaptation of a book called A Simple Favor, which is about a woman whose best friend Emily Nelson suddenly disappears. That is scary, but it's also fiction.
It just goes to show that if you wait long enough, you might get noticed by a celebrity promotion:
Can you imagine just living life with the name “Emily Nelson”, then one day @blakelively follows you on Insta to promote her movie. Haha hi, I’m Emily.
— Sheila Hutchison (@sheilahutchers) May 1, 2018Or you'll try:
me changing my instagram name to emily nelson so blake lively follows me pic.twitter.com/DdKclbRGSF
— how many steps can we take (@depressioncubes) May 1, 2018Someday your name will be called!
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