--- description: Stephen Colbert does not understand how he got her title: Watch John Krasinski Recall the First Moment He Met Emily Blunt image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch John Krasinski Recall the Very First Moment He Met His Wife Emily Blunt by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2016 4:08 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2016 4:08 PM CUT John Krasinski stopped by _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_ Tuesday to promote his new film, _13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi._ The [Michael Bay-directed movie](http://time.com/3976605/michael-bay-benghazi-movie-trailer/ "undefined") depicts the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi and stars a [newly buff](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/john-krasinski-shows-off-newly-buff-body-bulging-biceps-in-mens-health-w159905 "undefined") Krasinski. Krasinski also took a little time to talk about his wife, fellow actor Emily Blunt. “I want to preamble that I like you and I’m a fan of yours,” Colbert says, “when I ask, how did you get Emily Blunt?” Krasinski seems to agree that the British actress (who recently [became a U.S. citizen](http://time.com/4026340/emily-blunt-us-citizenship/ "undefined")) is a bit out of his league. He said he was so nervous when he first met her that his opening line was just him standing there with his mouth gaping open. She was very friendly though — and obviously, the rest is history. Oh, and even though Krasinski is all [conventionally hot now](http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/oh-okay-so-john-krasinski-is-hot-now.html# "undefined"), Blunt still [prefers](http://www.eonline.com/news/728514/john-krasinski-says-emily-blunt-hates-his-new-muscles-she-would-way-prefer-to-have-doughy-guy-back "undefined") the older, “doughy” version of her husband. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/"},"headline":"Watch John Krasinski Recall the Very First Moment He Met His Wife Emily Blunt","datePublished":"2016-01-06T16:08:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:22.100Z","description":"Stephen Colbert does not understand how he got her","url":"https://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/","name":"Watch John Krasinski Recall the Very First Moment He Met His Wife Emily Blunt"}}]}] ```