Amy Schumer allegedly gave her pal Blake Lively some important advice when they bumped into one another at SNL50: The Anniversary Special last weekend – and it had everything to do with Ryan Reynolds.

Blake, 37, and Amy, 43, were seen sharing a sweet moment backstage at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16 when the latter approached the Gossip Girl actress and pulled her in for a hug.

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, lipreader Nicola Hickling has claimed that the comedian mentioned Ryan, 48, during their brief interaction, in relation to Blake’s ongoing legal drama with her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni.

Nicola believes that as the two women embraced, Blake admitted: ‘I need this hug so much,’ before adding: ‘God help me,’ as she glanced over at her husband.

Amy apparently reassured Blake and told her: ‘You’re gonna be okay,’ as the mother-of-four replied: ‘That’s perfect, thank you for being there.’

Nicola claimed that Amy then said: ‘They are projecting onto him,’ referring to Deadpool actor Ryan, but when the clip was shared by E! News on Instagram, people were not impressed.

One person asked: ‘Why are they shoving Blake and Ryan down our throats… how much did that cost?? Barf, and no thanks.’

A second said: ‘Who cares! Team Justin!!’ and a third person added: ‘Why do you keep with the Blake stuff. So over her…’

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Amy Schumer allegedly gave her pal Blake Lively some advice when they bumped into one another at SNL50: The Anniversary Special last weekend

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Mother-of-four Blake pictured with her husband Ryan Reynolds at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16

‘This is too cringey AF,’ a fourth observed, as someone else claimed: ‘The body language on this is sooo awkward!’

Others claimed that Blake was ‘trying too hard’ and noticed that she kept touching Amy.

‘This was awkward, you can tell Blake is nervous!’ someone wrote.

A different person claimed: ‘That didn’t seem like a genuine or mutual friendship. Amy didn’t even let her hand touch Lively’s back and Lively KEPT trying to prove something by touching Amy over and over, like yes this is my friend, yes I have one. Felt very weird.’

‘It looks like an awkward exchange to be honest,’ someone else commented, as another observed: ‘The hug did not seem genuine.’

The comments come after a body language expert claimed that Blake and Ryan looked ‘awkward and stiff’ as they posed for photos at the Saturday Night Live event and then sat in the audience.

During the Q&A, Ryan cheekily acknowledged the recent headlines surrounding him and Blake, after she sued her It Ends With Us co-star Justin for sexual harassment.

While the pair’s smiles were an attempt to brush off the scandal, author and body language analyst Judi James told DailyMail.com that their decision to appear on the show during a PR firestorm was ‘brave to the point of reckless.’

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Amy is pictured here at the SNL event with her husband Chris Fischer as well as Meryl Streep and Diane Sawyer

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Ryan and Blake’s body language at the event has been described as being ‘awkward and stiff’

James deciphered the moment when Ryan stood up for a comical exchange with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. When they asked ‘how’s it going?’, Ryan replied with deadpan humor: ‘Great – why, what have you heard?’

The body language expert said that Blake was smiling as her husband stood up but ‘her expression changes quickly when Ryan makes his comment. Her smile dies and her head snaps round and upward to look at him in either acted or genuine concern.’

Speaking about their red carpet appearance, she said: ‘Appearing on a ‘no holds barred’ show like Saturday Night Live when you’re in the middle of a legal and a PR battle can seem brave to the point of reckless but humor and even self-effacing mockery can be a great diffuser.

‘The ability to be able to laugh at yourself is seen as an attractive and rapport-building trait as well as one that helps to break the ice and tension with the public.

‘Laughter relaxes the body and the mind and when you laugh with the person who has been put on the spot you regain those feelings of rapport that you might have had before.

‘There’s less scope for laughter on the red carpet here though, which might be why Blake and Ryan’s body language subliminal displays suggest some awkwardness.

‘He stands in a difficult pose as she walks out to join him, seeming to have one hand behind his torso while the other appears to clutch at the hem of his jacket.

‘Blake holds one arm out in an intentional gesture, letting him know in advance that she’s about to hug him, but her hand is bent in a limp angle to hint at potential wariness. There is a quick hair preen gesture as she grins at Ryan’s face.

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Blake has accused her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment

‘Once they are coupled up Blake adopts a more confident and even defiant pose with her left hand on her hip and the elbow splayed outward.

‘There is a moment when both seem to be on the brink of applying some stiff, rictus social smiles before Ryan turns to whisper in Blake’s ear to make her laugh and he adds to the ritual of support by performing a supportive tie-sign eyebrow flash as their heads part.’

The Hollywood pair, who dominated the box office last summer with their respective films It Ends with Us and Deadpool & Wolverine, looked every bit the A-list couple in their formal ensembles for the commemoration of the NBC comedy staple.

Blake flaunted her figure in a skintight embellished silver gown, while Ryan opted for a classic black tuxedo complete with a crisp white shirt and a bowtie.