"They’re just a normal family, mom and dad to some great kids," Hollywood told U.K. newspaper 'The Times' on Monday, Dec. 30The Great British Baking Show host Paul Hollywood is opening up about his friendship with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

“I’ve got a lot of time for Blake. She texts occasionally, sort of to catch up on what she’s been up to, what Ryan’s up to,” Hollywood said. “It’s lovely, because regardless of their job, they’re just a normal family, mum and dad to some great kids. They’re really nice people.” Hollywood appreciates the connection.

Blake Lively, Reynolds’ wife, is in the midst of a high-profile lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director Justin Baldoni.

Anyone who has ever been involved in a court case understands the emotional toll it takes. That’s reportedly what Blake Lively has been experiencing in the lead up to filing her legal complaint against Justin Baldoni for his alleged behavior and the aftermath on the set of It Ends With Us.

Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are getting some serious heat after the “Deadpool” star described the two of them as “very working class.” Critics were swift to point out the comment does not apply to his spouse, who grew up in a family of working actors and began her own lucrative on-screen career as a teen.

Ryan Reynolds, who shares kids James, Inez, Betty and Olin with Blake Lively, explained how his and his wife’s upbringings in working class families have influenced the way they parent their children.

The actor shared a cryptic line about about "a time I really didn’t feel like putting the [Deadpool] suit on" in a post on his Instagram Story.