Serena Van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf go at in on screen on Gossip Girl, but what are Blake Lively and Leighton Meester they like in real life?
Blake Lively is on the cover of the December issue of W magazine and in her interview she says, “I’ve never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation.
“The media is always trying to pit us against each other, I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess.”
Every eight days Blake says they must get through a 55-page script.
“You get used to it. I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorized,” she says. “It’s a skill you learn in school: disposable cramming. We’re flying by the seat of our pants a lot of times, which is why I enjoy doing films. It’s a change of pace. It sounds cheesy, but with a film, you get to let each scene marinate.”
Does she get to keep the clothes or accessories from the show?
“I probably have, like, 60 gorgeous bags,” she gushes. “I have a closet with my really sharp, fancy, nice ones the ones that go with my Valentino pumps, for example. And then I have a closet with the ones that are a little more rugged-feeling, the kind that go with my Belstaff motorcycle boots.”
And on transitioning to the big screen?
“I’ve been learning as I’m going along,” she says. “I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll try a movie. And I was loving films, so I thought, ‘No, I don’t want to try TV.
“But now I’m loving being on the show more than I ever could have imagined,” she says. “It has been just the most amazing experience anybody could ever ask for. It’s such a blessing.”
You can see her as a bulimic beauty queen who lost a lot of weight for her role in Elvis and Annabelle.
“Beauty queens are still very toned. So I lost weight, but I got toned,” says the actress, who says food is “the No. 1 love of my life.”
How did she lose the weight?
“I just made chicken breasts from Whole Foods on a George Foreman Grill, with asparagus and broccoli.”
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