Ryan Reynolds, before stepping into the action genre to make its own, was the homecoming king of Hollywood’s rom-com genre for years on the end. He reached the peak of this genre with his 2009 movie alongside Sandra Bullock, The Proposal. Many were enamored by the chemistry due to Bullock and Reynolds being old friends. That friendship shined when Bullock expressed her discomfort during production and he got her the perfect gift.

While the movie raked great reviews and holds a large estate in every rom-com genre fans’ heart, the actors see it in a different light. On the About Last Night Podcast with Adam Ray in 2021, Bullock recalled how filming n*de scenes with her longtime friend Reynolds was not the best feeling. She talked about being hyper-aware of the elephant in the room. And as he wished her a happy birthday this year, it seems that Reynolds also shares the same sentiments.

Birthday wishes are often a way to expose some of the most ridiculous memories of your friends under the guise of a sweet caption. Sometimes they are also just a way to get an entire football together to sing a melody of the birthday person’s surname. But if you are Reynolds and the birthday girl is Sandra Bullock, then you use the n*de scene she described as uncomfortable and attach to it a list of handy birthday gifts that will soon knock on their door.

The Proposal star hilariously wrote down a list of handy gifts for his long-time friend.”Intimacy coordinators, an HR department, and clothing,” Reynolds wrote, to make up for the obvious dearth of the necessities in 2009.

Reynolds’ tomfoolery is just one of the many things that have kept this friendship going for over two decades.

Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock’s long-time friendship

They may have only become co-stars in 2009, but their bond has lasted way longer. In fact, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have known each other since their “pre-pubescent years.”

To this day, whenever pondering upon the success of The Proposal, the two give credit to their longstanding friendship. Even when rumors about their dating spread like wildfire, the two laughed it out. Theirs is a tale of shared admiration and undying love for each other.

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