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Age: 37 Years
Husband: Ryan Reynolds
Hometown: Los Angeles
Some Lesser Known Facts About Blake Lively
- Blake Lively was named after her grandmother’s brother and Blake’s step-sister wrote it down when she was reading a family tree. Recalling the moment, she was quoted saying in an interview that
Everybody always thought if it’s a boy, we’ll name him Blake, and if it’s a girl, we’ll name her Blakely. Everybody thought I was going to be a boy, and then I came out and I was a girl. And they had already been calling me Blake for so long, so they just kept it.”
- Blake Lively was born with the surname ‘Brown’ but she uses her family’s stage name ‘Lively’ which came from her mother’s name. She was quoted saying in an interview that
Brown is my dad’s name. My dad took Lively from my mom. My dad took on Lively and I’ve only ever been called Blake Lively, but Blake Brown was on my birth certificate and then would show up in legal documents here and there.”
- Blake Lively is of English, Irish, and German descent.
Blake Lively’s childhood photo
- Ever since Blake Lively was little, her parents never left her with the babysitters and instead took her along to the acting classes they used to teach. Her accompanying her parents to the classes helped her a lot in gaining confidence as she was always a shy kid.
- Blake Lively’s mother used to take her to Disneyland twice a week just to have a stronger bond with her.
- Due to her father being an actor and both her parents giving out acting classes, their family used to travel a lot which made Blake attend 13 different schools before she graduated from high school.
- She was just 10 years old when she made her acting debut in ‘Sandman’ (1998) which was directed by her father Ernie Lively.
- When she was studying at Burbank High School, she was a cheerleader, a member of the championship choir, and class president.
- It was Blake’s elder brother Eric who pretty much forced her to get into the acting profession. He took her out of school for two months when she was 15 and took her on a low-budget grand tour of Europe.
- When Blake and her brother reached somewhere between Cambridge and Cologne on their tour, he told her that she should really start thinking seriously about an acting career.
- In return for her brother’s advice, Blake told her brother that she was more interested in attending Stanford University than movie premiers.
- A year after their Europe trip, Blake’s brother Eric contacted his agent anyway to set Blake up and to send her to several auditions during the summer months. Blake could not say no to it.
- The American coming-of-age comedy-drama film titled ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ (2005) was shot when Blake Lively was in her junior and senior years of high school.
Blake Lively (extreme right) in a still from the American coming-of-age comedy-drama film titled ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ (2005)
- In 2007, Blake Lively was cast in the American teen drama television series titled ‘Gossip Girl’ which was based on the series of novels of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Blake played the character of Serena van der Woodsen in the TV series.
Blake Lively in a still from the American teen drama TV series titled ‘Gossip Girl’ (2007)
- Blake had already postponed her college for a year before she was cast in ‘Gossip Girl’ and she initially wanted to turn the ‘Gossip Girl’ role down as she wanted to become a full-time student but then she was told that she could attend college part-time while filming the show and she agreed.
- Long before starring together on ‘Gossip Girl,’ actress Penn Badgley and Blake Lively were homeschooled together as children.
- Blake Lively expressed her support for Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election.
Blake Lively (sitting extreme right) with the former First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House supporting Barack Obama in 2008
- In the same year, Blake along with American actor Penn Badgley appeared in a pro-Obama commercial as part of MoveOn.org’s Youth Vote program. The commercial was directed by Doug Liman and it aired during the telecast of ‘Gossip Girl’ on the CW, MTV, and Comedy Central.
- In 2009, she was cast in the American romantic comedy-drama film titled ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ which was based on the novel of the same name written by Rebecca Miller. Blake Lively played the character of Young Pippa in the film.
Blake Lively (right) in a still from the American romantic comedy-drama film titled ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ (2009)
- Blake and Ryan Reynolds met each other for the first time in 2010 while shooting for the American superhero film titled ‘Green Lantern’ (2011). They both started dating each other in 2011 and got married in 2012.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in a still from the American superhero film titled ‘Green Lantern’ (2011)
- Before dating Ryan Reynolds, Blake dated actor Leonardo DiCaprio for a few months and while they were dating, Leonardo DiCaprio gifted Blake a Toyota Prius car.
- In 2010, she was cast in the music video of the English song titled ‘I Just Had Sex’ which was sung by the American comedy hip-hop group The Lonely Island.
- In the same year, Blake Lively attended a tailor-made workshop at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and she expressed her desire to return to the culinary school for further instructions.
- In 2010, she was ranked 4th on the Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women list.
- In 2011, Blake Lovely mentioned her urge to become a chef and a restaurateur in future in one of her interviews.
- In the same year, she created a s’mores cupcake to be sold at Sprinkles bakeries which is said to be the world’s first cupcake bakery. It raised $35,000 for Oxfam which is a British non-governmental organization which focuses on the prevention of global poverty.
Blake Lively’s creation of s’mores cupcakes for the British non-governmental organization named ‘Oxfam’ (2011)
- In the same year, Blake Lively was named a Chanel ambassador and face of their new Mademoiselle handbag.
Blake Lively in the TV commercial for Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag (2011)
- She was ranked 30th on the Times magazine’s list of the most desirable women of 2011. AskMen.com named her the most desirable woman of 2011.
- In 2012, she was selected as the face of the new Gucci fragrance named ‘Gucci Premiere.’ She appeared in a short film ad directed by the Danish film director named ‘Nicolas Winding Refn’ for the fragrance.
Blake Lively in the short film for Gucci fragrance named ‘Gucci Premiere’ (2012)
- In the same year, Blake Lively’s wedding reception was featured in the online American magazine named ‘Martha Stewart Weddings’ solely for the purpose of highlighting their wedding reception’s food photography.
- In 2012, during an interview with the American women’s magazine named ‘Allure,’ Blake Lively stated that she does not drink and has never tried drugs.
- People magazine named her one of 2012’s Most Beautiful at Every Age.
- In 2012, Blake was ranked 37th on the ‘Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World.’
- In 2013, she filmed a cooking segment for Vogue’s website in which she demonstrated how to make a brie pastry.
- In the same year, she appeared in a video clip for Gucci’s ‘Chime for Change’ campaign that aimed to raise funds and awareness of women’s issues in the areas of education, health, and justice.
- In 2013, Blake was named as the new face of L’Oreal which also marked her first major makeup campaign.
Blake Lively appointed as the new face of L’Oreal (2013)
- In 2014, Blake launched a magazine named ‘Preserve’ which was a digital magazine and e-commerce website with hand-made one-of-a-kind items all selected by Blake Lively.
- However, in 2015, Blake closed the website of her digital magazine ‘Preserve’ as according to her, the website was launched before it was ready and she planned to rebuild and relaunch it properly.
- In 2014, Blake Lively was cast in the music video of the English song titled ‘Part II (On the Run)’ which was sung by the American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ (2013).
- In 2017, she worked to heighten public awareness of missing and exploited children and on-going efforts of law enforcement on their behalf.
- In the same year, the Child Rescue Coalition was announced as Blake Lively’s charity of honour during Variety’s Power of Women luncheon held in New York. It enabled law enforcement to track, arrest, and ultimately convict offenders creating and distributing child pornography online.
- In 2018, Blake Lively was cast in the HBO television special titled ‘When You Wish Upon A Pickle: A Sesame Street Special’ in which she played the character of Delivery person.
Blake Lively on the poster of an HBO TV special titled ‘When You Wish Upon A Pickle- A Sesame Street Special’ (2018)
- In 2021, Blake Lively co-wrote and directed the music video for the English song titled ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ which was sung by the American singer Taylor Swift from her re-recorded album titled ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ (2021).
- In the same year, she launched ‘Betty Buzz’ which was a line of non-alcoholic drink mixers.
Blake Lively (right) at the launch of her non-alcoholic drink mixer company named ‘Betty Buzz’ (2021)
- In 2020, Taylor Swift named the characters in her song “Betty” after Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ daughters.
- In the same year, Blake was cast in the American action thriller film titled ‘The Rhythm Section’ which was based on the novel of the same name. She played the character of Stephanie Patrick in the film.
Blake Lively (right) in a still from the American action thriller film titled ‘The Rhythm Section’ (2020)
- In 2023, Blake founded ‘Betty Booze’ which was a line of non-alcoholic canned cocktails.
Blake Lively endorsing her canned cocktail brand ‘Betty Booze’ (2023)
- In 2024, Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds became the first married Hollywood couple to have two separate films which they starred in top the box office on the same weekend since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990.
- In the same year, Blake Lively launched ‘Blake Brown’ which was a cruelty-free haircare line named after her own name.
Blake Lively’s statement about her cruelty-free haircare line named ‘Blake Brown’ (2024)
- In 2024, Blake Lively was cast in the American romantic drama film titled ‘It Ends with Us.’ The film was based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover and Blake played the character of Lily Bloom in the film.
Blake Lively on the poster of the American romantic drama film titled ‘It Ends with Us’ (2024)
- Blake Lively’s film ‘It Ends With Us’ and Ryan Reynolds’ film ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ occupied the number one and number two spots at the box office during the August 9–11 weekend in 2024.
- In 2024, it was announced that Taylor Swift is the godmother to Blake Lively’s three daughters.
- In the same year, Blake lent her voice to the character of Lady Deadpool in the American superhero film titled ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ which was based on Marvel Comics.
- Blake Lively considers the American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality Martha Helen Stewart as her idol in life.
- During travelling, she always takes cookery classes to make herself comfortable in the respective local culture.
- Blake Lively holds a dream of attending the Harvard School of Business at some point in her life and having a graduate degree.
- During one of her interviews, Blake shared that during childhood, her older brother Eric Lively didn’t want to go to school alone when it came time for him to start first grade and at that time she was 3 years old but very tall for her age.
- In order to get her enrolled on the same class as her brother, Blake’s mother lied to the school authorities and said that she was 6 years old. She attended first grade and the school reported that she was ‘slow’ in learning.
- In many interviews, Blake Lively has admitted that she is self-conscious about being tall and dislikes wearing heels.
- Her engagement ring was designed by the American jewellery designer named Lorraine Schwartz.
- Blake Lively has been part of many American drama films and some of them include ‘New York, I Love You’ (2008), ‘The Age of Adaline’ (2015), ‘Café Society’ (2016), ‘All I See Is You’ (2017), and ‘A Simple Favour’ (2018).
Blake Lively in a still from the American drama film titled ‘All I See Is You’ (2017)
