Blake Lively

Blake Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress and model. She currently stars as Serena van der Woodsen in the book-based TV drama Gossip Girl. She has also starred in movies, including Accepted, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, its sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and The Town.

Personal life

Blake Lively dated actor Kelly Blatz from 2004 to 2007; the two had been friends since childhood. In late 2007,rumors circulated that Lively was dating herGossip Girl co-star and former childhood classmate Penn Badgley. In May 2008, after People magazine published photos of the two kissing while on vacation in Mexico, the couple became more open about their relationship. Lively and Badgley ended their three-year relationship in mid-September 2010, according to a representative for the pair.

Lively has said that she enjoys cooking, and considers it to be her hobby. Lively, as of November 2009, owns one pet: Penny, a copper-colored Maltipoodog.

Lively has appeared on the cover of multiple mainstream magazines yearly. In 2007 the list includes Cosmo Girl (November). In 2008 the list includes; Lucky(January), Teen Vogue (March), NYLON (May; with Gossip Girl co-star Meester), Seventeen (August), Girls' Life (August; with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-stars Tamblyn, Bledel, and Ferrera), Vanity Fair (August; with Kristen Stewart, Amanda Seyfried and Emma Roberts) and Cosmopolitan(September). In 2009 the list includes Vogue (February cover), Allure (May), Rolling Stone (April), Glamour UK (August), Nylon (November) and Marie Claire (December). In January 2009, Lively was voted one of the top "35 Most Stylish Women To Look Out For" by Glamour UK. Lively was placed at #33 on the Maxim Hot 100 List in 2009, and number 5 in 2010.

During the 2008 United States presidential election Lively expressed her support for Barack Obama over John McCain. Lively and Badgley appeared in a pro-Obama commercial, as part of MoveOn.org's Youth Vote program. The commercial, directed by Doug Liman, aired during Gossip Girl on CW, MTV and Comedy Central.Lively referred to the comparisons of her to Paris Hilton as being "dumb". Lively cited the only similarities she had to Hilton was that they both have a small dog and blonde hair; she further said that, unlike Hilton, she "doesn't go to clubs, parties, dance on tables, and doesn't like sex tapes". Lively has described herself as being a "loving" and "trusting" person to others, which is one of the few things she feels she has in common with her character Serena on Gossip Girl.

Lively said, in August 2009 during an interview with UK Glamour, that, while she does worry about her looks and weight - mostly when preparing for filming scenes involving revealing clothing - she doesn't diet. "I do panic before I have to wear a really skimpy outfit, but I don't have enough willpower," she tells the August issue ofUK Glamour. "I had to do a scene in a bra and shorts for the first time in two years [...] On the day of the shoot, I ate a pork burrito, chips and Coke. Afterwards, I thought, 'I probably shouldn't have done that.' But whatever." Lively also stated, in the same interview, that she's "never worked out", but thinks that she'd "feel better" if she did and stated that she's "planning on getting a trainer"