Part of one of the most iconic teen dramas ‘Gossip Girl,’ Blake Lively has come a long way. Growing up in the lap of the entertainment industry, Blake wanted to stay away from the limelight and go to college. However, destiny had something else planned for the actress. She starred in ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ along with Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. It was a breakthrough project for her. However, Blake’s character Vanessa van der Woodsen in ‘Gossip Girl’ made her a household name.
Along with great films and show repertoire, the actress has had an interesting list of actors she dated before she found her dream guy in Ryan Reynolds.
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Blake Lively Dated Her ‘Simon Says’ Co-Star Kelly Blatz
The co-stars in the 2006 horror thriller ‘Simon Says’ were dating even before they starred in the film. The duo started their relationship in 2004. They had a long history of friendship as they went to school together at Burbank High School. Both the actors had a short-lived romance due to the distance anxiety. Blake started signing films in Hollywood and Kelly got occupied with pursuing his music career and acting career, simultaneously. So, the couple called it quits on their relationship in 2007.
Blake Lively Was In A Relationship With Her ‘Gossip Girl’ Co-star Penn Badgley
Unlike Kelly, Blake met Penn on the sets of their show ‘Gossip Girl.’ They were paired right opposite each other as Vanessa and Dan Humphrey. Speculations of their dating started making rounds of Lively and Badgley dating, however, both the fans and the actress herself denied any such rumor. She said, “Everybody always tries to dig into your personal life or create things that aren’t there… It’s silly.” Nonetheless, the actress admitted to Cosmopolitan in 2008, “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been now. He’s [Penn Badgley] very stoic, calm, and confident” after their pictures from Holiday in Mexico came out. However, the actors called off their relationship in 2010 while being in a professional commitment shooting the episodes of ‘Gossip Girl.’
Ryan Gosling And The Actress Were Together For A While
Blake and the ‘La La Land’ actor started dating when both were at the peak of their careers. The first public spotting was at Disneyland in 2010 when they were seen relishing ice cream. In the same year, during the premiere and after party of Gosling’s film ‘Blue Valentine,’ both were spotted together all the time. A source told E! News, “They’ve been out a few times and are definitely into each other, but I don’t think it’s super serious or anything right now. Yeah, they’re casually dating, but I could see it becoming more.” In 2011, both parties parted ways and moved on with their career and onto other love relationships.
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Blake Lively Dated Leonardo DiCaprio
The first meeting between Blake and Leo happened when she was auditioning for the part of a British actress in ‘The Great Gatsby.’ Though Lively did not get the part, Leonardo was smitten by the actress beyond words. In 2011, he started dating her breaking his pattern of dating only models. They were spotted together at Cannes in 2011 on Steven Spielberg’s yacht. Both actors resolved the issue of distance in the pre-digital era.
The executive producer of ‘Gossip Girl‘ said, “When I think about shooting the L.A. episodes, Blake was dating [DiCaprio] at the time, and she had this thing where she had a doll that she took photos of that she sent to Leo. Blake was way ahead of the curve. It was pre-Instagram. She was documenting her life in photographs in a way that people were not yet doing.” Their relationship was the epitome of what we called a “summer fling.” They went together throughout Europe, and Australia, Blake cooked scrumptious food for the ‘Inception’ actor. However, in September 2011, Blake and DiCaprio ended their relationship.
Ryan Reynolds Is Blake Lively’s Perfect Man
One of the enviously most beautiful couples in tinsel town is hands down Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The now power-couple first met each other in 2010 on the sets of the DC film ‘Green Lantern.’ They began their journey of love in 2011. In an interview, Ryan said, “I remember it was funny because for about a year after ‘Green Lantern’ had come and gone and all that stuff, we were both single. I think the best way to have a relationship is to start as friends.” Both married each other in a private ceremony in 2012. Now that, Blake is expecting her fourth child with the ‘Deadpool’ actor, let’s take a look at the co-stars and actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Gosling she dated.
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