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Topics: Celebrity
Faima Bakar
Stanley Tucci, beloved to the internet and beyond, has some seriously famous pals of course but some people were shocked to realise his family are pretty well-known too.
Now, we're not talking about the Tuccis, but rather the family he married into. The multi Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor is married to Felicity Blunt who is sister of actress Emily Blunt.
Fans might realise that not only does that mean the pair are related as Emily is Stanley's sister-in-law, the two were also colleagues as they starred in cult classic The Devil Wears Prada.
Then when you bring in Emily's husband John Krasinki into the picture, the famous family gets even bigger. But the realisation came slow to Redditors who just realised that both Stanley and John are now related, though they weren't too sure what to call the relationship.
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After the two actors were spotted at a New York cinema with popcorn and sodas at hand, the internet made the realisation that the pair weren't just unlikely pals. One user asked: "Who is the common denominator here? Stanley is Emily’s brother? Or is he married to John’s sister?"
Users clarified that Stanley was married to Emily's sister, saying that this made the pair brothers-in-law, though they weren't directly related. Others revealed they were also close to the partner of an in-law so naturally called them in-laws.
One person said: "This instantly made sense to me because I ADORE my sister in law’s family and I tend to call them my in-laws (I also live in the city her family is from, while she and my brother do not). People are often confused by that! I’ve taken to saying “in-law once removed” but that’s not really any clearer."
Another echoed the sentiment, adding: "I was friends with my sister-in-law's sister too and we called each other sisters-in-law-in-law!'"
What made the cinema hangout sweeter is that Stanley met his wife Felicity during John and Emily's wedding in 2010 which he had attended as a guest after working with Emily.
However, fans were quick to notice that Stanley was spotted at the film theatre without a wedding band on, speculating that the couple may be headed for separation. One Twitter user posted: 'I recently read Stanley Tucci's book chronicling what he ate in a year and therein he makes several passive aggressive implications that his wife is sleeping with other men.
"Never really discussed it further. Found it amusing. Italian thing I guess. They're just sort of sprinkled through the 400 or so pages.
"He'll be describing a beautiful pasta dish or whatever and just be like, 'Felicity didn't return home until late so I ate my [whatever] alone. She said it's a work thing and I chose to believe her.''
But in May of this year, Stanley had thanked Felicity for all her endless support during his career, especially his newer food and cooking endeavours. So perhaps his ring is just being cleaned or re-sized?