Blake Lively played Serena van der Woodson on "Gossip Girl" from 2007 to 2012. For five years, she had a leading role on a hit TV show that millions of teens and young adults watched every week. Even today, we're completely obsessed (hence the "Gossip Girl" reboot). Old fans can rewatch the show and new fans can binge watch it for the first time on streaming services. That being said, while Serena is one of the most loved — some love to hate her, but still — teen characters of all time, Lively definitely wasn't her character's biggest fan.
"People loved it, but it always felt a little personally compromising — you want to be putting a better message out there," Lively said in the same Allure interview (via Harper's Bazaar). These days, Lively has racked up quite an impressive resume while also giving back and speaking out to illicit change. As an actor, she's been able to show her range, demonstrating that she knows how to play a character really well. Whether that's a rich, teenage girl living in New York or a woman that never ages (cue amazingly dramatic romance "Age of Adaline"), Lively has shown her true colors — and they're shining bright with positive vibes.
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