John Krasinski is an incredibly talented actor who has continued to showcase his unique cinematic skills on the silver screen. Krasinski is married to Hollywood actress Emily Blunt, whom he reportedly first met through a mutual friend in 2008 at a Los Angeles restaurant. The duo has been together for decades and share two beautiful children, Hazel and Violet.
The 43-year-old star once revealed how he became a fan of his now wife after watching her 2006 comedy-drama film The Devil Wears Prada. While promoting his then-released movie A Quiet Place with his wife, he joked about how he ended up being with her only because he couldn’t get to date her co-star, Anne Hathaway. His witty remark surprised Hathaway, who later reacted to his comments with an equally amusing response.
John Krasinski Reveals Surprising Reason for Marrying Emily Blunt
John Krasinski has never shied away from openly gushing about his wife, Emily Blunt, as he once opened up about how he first saw her and became her instant fan. On The Graham Norton Show, while promoting his 2018 film A Quiet Place with his co-star and wife, The Office star recalled meeting the Oppenheimer star. As per Harper’s Bazaar magazine, he shared,
“When we first met, I was like, “I just want to get it out of the way—I’m a huge fan of yours,’” adding, “I was full stalker-status. I was like, ‘Hey, you want to go out on a date with me?’”
The actor claimed he had seen her 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada “72 times,” noting, “It’s just one of those movies that whenever you’re going through the channels, you just stop and you look.” His wife, Emily Blunt, further shared his favorite sequence of the flick, revealing,
“There’s a sort of montage sequence where Anne Hathaway’s got numerous fabulous outfits that they go through. And John, one day I came home, and he was watching it, and he was watching the montage bit. And he goes, ‘That’s my favorite outfit.’”
After listening to this little anecdote, Krasinski subtly quipped, saying that he couldn’t get to romance her co-star Anne Hathaway, so he ended up being with her,
“I couldn’t get Annie and so I was like, ‘Ohhhh…’”
Krasinski and Blunt are one of the hottest couples in Hollywood. They often steal the spotlight with their head-turning red-carpet appearances. The pair initially met through their mutual friend in 2008, and after dating for a year, they got engaged in 2009 and tied the knot in a private ceremony at Lake Como, Italy, in 2010. Since then, they have been together and have welcomed two children.
Anne Hathaway’s Response to John Krasinski’s Remarks
After learning about Emily Blunt’s husband, John Krasinski’s comments, Anne Hathaway shared the screenshot of the news headline via Instagram that reads,
“John Krasinski jokes that he romanced Emily Blunt when he couldn’t get Anne Hathaway.”
The actress reacted to this story with a hilarious response as she penned,
“John, I’m only with Adam because I couldn’t get Emily.”
Anne Hathaway has been happily married to her husband, Adam Shulman, since 29 September 2012, with whom she shared two children, Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman and Jack Shulman.
Source: The Graham Norton Show, Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Anne Hathaway’s Instagram