Justin Baldoni's family – meet his famous wife and two children

The publication of It ends with us last week caused a considerable stirthanks to the popularity of Colleen Hoover's book, the subject matter, and the stars involved (plus an alleged feud).

In the film, Blake Lively plays the lead role of Lily Blossom Bloom, directed by her co-star and one of her two male leads, Justin Baldoni.

While 36-year-old Blake is one of Hollywood's most famous stars thanks to her marriage to Ryan Reynolds and her large family, 40-year-old Justin prefers to keep his private life out of the spotlight.

Here's what we know about the actor's sweet family life, from his marriage to Emily to their parenting roles…

Who is Justin's wife?

Since 2013 Jane, the Virgin Star is married to Emily Foxler, 40, a Swedish actress who has lived and worked in Hollywood for nearly two decades. Her birth name is actually “Fuxler,” but she went by “Foxler” professionally and eventually adopted her husband's surname, “Baldoni,” as her stage name.

Emily made her film debut with the 2005 short film The Elephant's Roomand has since played in films such as Ghosts of former girlfriends (2009) and coherence (2013), an independent film in which she played the lead role and for which she received great acclaim.

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She has also starred in two films directed by Justin, including 2019’s Five feet distance and 2020 Cloudsher last credited film role.

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Emily has appeared in several television series, including NCIS: Los Angeles, How I met your mother, mad Men, Lock, Agents of SHIELDand two episodes of Jane, the Virgin.

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She is also the co-founder of We Are AMMA, a company that offers breastfeeding cocoons inspired by a cocoon Justin's mother, Sharon Baldoni, designed for breastfeeding when he was a baby.

Meet Justin and Emily's children

During the early years of their relationship, Justin and Emily maintained a YouTube channel where they announced their engagement in 2013, their wedding, and the news of Emily's pregnancy.

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In 2015, they announced that they were going to become parents for the first time, and in June of that year they welcomed their daughter Maiya Grace Baldoni, who is now nine years old.

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Two years later, they became parents again when Emily gave birth to her now six-year-old son, Maxwell Roland-Samuel Baldoni, in October 2017.

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The couple tries to keep their children out of the spotlight, but occasionally shares glimpses into their personal lives on social media. In an interview with The Bump, Justin talked about how he raises his children to believe in values ​​that the outside world often imposes or opposes to their gender. For example, he teaches his daughter to take “physical risks” and his son to embrace his feelings.

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“Ultimately, my goal is to raise good people,” he explained. “I think the only way we can do that is to actively teach them the things the world tells them not to be. And then they can decide what qualities they want to have.”