Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has reserved some special words for his children, describing them as "thankless assholes".

The actor took to Instagram on Wednesday (18th September) to share a series of images from his latest photoshoot for Aviation Gin.

However, he blamed the apparent bags under his eyes on his kids, who refused to go to bed the night before.

"LOVE this @AviationGin shoot with the legendary @guyaroch," Ryan captioned the post. "Hair by @serafinosays and styling by @joseph.episcopo. Bags under my eyes by two thankless assholes who refused to go to bed the night before, despite the fact I read them Winnie the Pooh and nearly half of Stephen King's The Shining."

Despite his puffy eyes, Ryan's wife and the mother of his children Blake Lively seemed to be thoroughly pleased with his photoshoot, commenting on the post: "Feeling very happy about my life choices right about now."

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds reveal pregnancy bump at Detective Pikachu premiere in New York
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Ryan's eyes are presumably set to get even puffier, however, as he and Blake will soon be welcoming their third child into the world.

The Simple Favor actress revealed her baby bump back in May while walking the red yellow carpet for Ryan's Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu.

The Hollywood couple have been married for seven years and still enjoy trolling each other on social media.