--- title: Emily Blunt Thinks Stephen Colbert Is Cute When He Runs description: Emily Blunt just thinks Stephen Colbert runs "cute" as was revealed on The Late Show by the Mary Poppins star. canonical: https://time.com/5483926/emily-blunt-on-colbert/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-19T15:11:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:32.159Z og:title: Emily Blunt Says Stephen Colbert Has a Super Cute Little Jog og:description: The Mary Poppins Returns star just can't get over it og:url: https://time.com/5483926/emily-blunt-on-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Emily Blunt Says Stephen Colbert Has a Super Cute Little Jog twitter:description: The Mary Poppins Returns star just can't get over it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Emily Blunt Can't Get Over How Adorable Stephen Colbert Is When He's Running > Sponsored content. 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After saying their hellos and Colbert’s compliments on her all-black plaid ensemble (“You look like Captain Scotland!” he said), Blunt launched right into it. “I have to tell you, you have the cutest run I’ve ever seen, ever,” she said. It’s not that Blunt was spying on Colbert while he trained for a marathon or anything involving sweating while wearing shorts, but rather the little jog Colbert takes each night as he runs from backstage to his seat behind _The Late Show_ desk. “You run out here and you look like a sprite,” Blunt said. “You’re so adorable! You make me smile.” [Blunt](http://time.com/3178096/mary-poppins-feminist-anniversary/) did have one question though which she couldn’t ascertain just from watching his nightly sprint. “Are you legitimately quick?” she asked? Colbert cracked up laughing, putting his leg on the desk and quickly dissuading her of the idea. “The men in my family are not known for their long shanks,” he explained. Colbert quickly the subject. 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