Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Can’t Remember Who Initiated Their First Date, Play Coy About How It Happened

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Can't Remember Who Initiated Their First Date, Play Coy About How It Happened

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski often steal the hearts of fans through their work on the big and small screen, but it’s how the story of how they stole each other’s that they hold near and dear to their hearts. The Mary Poppins star, 35, and The Office alum, 39, — who wed in 2010 — played coy when reflecting on their first date during a joint interview for The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Rulebreakers issue. After back-and-forth banter about whom asked who out initially, the conversation turned to their first date which included pizza at Krasinski’s West Hollywood apartment. However, Blunt opted to keep mum. "It's so precious, I don't want to talk about it,” she said after calling him “Kras,” a nickname she has for him. “Is that all right?" Blunt and Krasinski — who share two daughters, Hazel, 4, and Violet, 2 — also opened up to the magazine about all things life and work balance. Scroll down to find out more about one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples.

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Can't Remember Who Initiated Their First Date, Play Coy About How It Happened

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski often steal the hearts of fans through their work on the big and small screen, but it’s how the story of how they stole each other’s that they hold near and dear to their hearts. The Mary Poppins star, 35, and The Office alum, 39, — who wed in 2010 — played coy when reflecting on their first date during a joint interview for The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Rulebreakers issue. After back-and-forth banter about whom asked who out initially, the conversation turned to their first date which included pizza at Krasinski’s West Hollywood apartment. However, Blunt opted to keep mum. "It's so precious, I don't want to talk about it,” she said after calling him “Kras,” a nickname she has for him. “Is that all right?" Blunt and Krasinski — who share two daughters, Hazel, 4, and Violet, 2 — also opened up to the magazine about all things life and work balance. Scroll down to find out more about one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples.

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Her Exception

"I have a minimum of a five-month rule between projects, other than A Quiet Place," Blunt said referring to the 2018 drama in which the real-life couple starred alongside each other and Krasinski directed. "I broke the rule for him and him alone." 

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Taking It Seriously

"I didn't want it to be like, 'Oh, how adorable. They're working together,'" Blunt recalled of agreeing to work with her spouse on the critically acclaimed thriller. "It was the only idea that had come our way that seemed bigger than our marriage. The narrative of our marriage was not going to overwhelm this movie and this amazing opportunity for him as a director, as a filmmaker, as a writer. I knew this was a big swing for him."

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Just as Lovely as They Seem

"Neither of them has a jealous bone in their body,” Blunt’s Mary Poppins director Rob Marshall dished. “People think marriage is looking deep into each other's eyes. No, it's looking out and seeing the same life. Emily and John see the same life."

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The Envy of Their Famous Friends

The pair — who met while Krasinski was dining with pal Justin Theroux — have close friendships with many other celebrities, including Chris Pratt who gushed over them to The Hollywood Reporter. “They are a down-to-earth couple, both really fun and funny," he said. "They're caring and kind. They're always doing bits and making themselves and other people laugh." 

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Making Things Work

"When I got there, I was so destroyed from time zones and not sleeping and all that and was so excited to see my kids, it didn't matter I had no sleep," Krasinski said of traveling from Montreal where he was filming Jack Ryan to London where Blunt was staying with their children while filming Mary Poppins. "On top of it, there was nothing from Emily but love and support."

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Maintaining Balance

"We've always allowed and rejoiced in each other having a very full life outside of the other one," Blunt explained.