Blake Lively might have a lot going on behind the scenes as she continues her public legal battle against It Ends With Us director and costar Justin Baldoni — but she’s always grateful to the people who have helped her through it all.
On Saturday, June 6, Lively offered a special tribute in her Instagram Story to her trainer Don Saladino, who has recently launched a hair and body mist. Lively and Saladino tried out Lively’s own body mists from her Blake Brown Beauty Line (spoiler: Saladino didn’t have the easiest time doing so), and the actress also wrote a sweet caption on the video thanking Saladino for his support over the years.
“I love you buddy,” Lively captioned the reel. “Despite your inability to identify any notes in our new @blakebrownbeauty Hair and Body Mist. You’ve kept me strong and confident in my body for the past 15 years. Through 4 pregnancies and post partum. Action movies. Major life events. Daily life. You are steady and kind and are made of rock solid integrity. I’m so proud to have you and Mel in my life.”
Lively concluded, “Get you a best buddy who knows your husband’s smell,”, alongside a smiley face emoji.
Lively and Saladino’s work together certainly goes way back. In October 2022, Saladino spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about the workout routine he’d developed for the Another Simple Favor actress during her fourth pregnancy.
“[Blake’s workout routines] really haven’t [changed] much,” Saladino explained to Us in October 2024. “You know, we’re watching the ballistics a little bit. I know in the first trimester things change a little bit, but all in all, she’s always had a good foundation.”
“We’re removing any jumping, any ballistics [and] we’re really staying away from the cardio,” Saladino continued. “We’re trying to keep things a little bit more stationary. Always a lot of split stance. We don’t have her laying flat on her back. We’re not putting her legs inverted. So, everything’s really a little bit more upright or on some sort of an incline.”
Saladino, who also works with Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, added, “Right now [her fitness goal is] to have a healthy delivery and be a healthy human being and be the mother that she wants to be for her family,” Saladino told Us. “And I think right now that’s her role. She’s trying to turn around and [think], ‘How can she make always make this a little bit easier, that next delivery. How can she rebound a little bit quicker?’ But she’s really done an amazing job at just saying, ‘This is a beautiful time in my life, I’m going to embrace it. Not going to be too hard on myself,’ and she goes in and whatever we need to do that day, we end up doing.”
