For nearly 20 years, Blake Lively has been storming the big and small screens — and on social media — but did you know her real name is very different? Blake, now 35 years old, was born in 1987 to parents Ernie Brown and Elaine Lively, they named their daughter Blake Ellender Brown.
She is their second child – they also welcome a son, Eric – and Elaine is the mother of three children, Lori, Robyn and Jason, from a previous marriage. But, choosing to defy tradition, Ernie decided to change her name to Elaine’s, meaning the whole family was called Lively.
© GothamBlake on the set of his new movie
Ernie is a working actor and Elaine is a talent agent, and Blake has been auditioning with her parents since she was a child, which she previously revealed has given her confidence in her own abilities. as a performer. Her siblings are also actors: Lori is known for her work in a young witch And Doogie Howser MD
She started acting at the age of 10 when she appeared in her father’s film sand Manbut during high school, she gave up the entertainment industry and wanted to go to college.
© Axelle/Bauer-GriffinBlake with dad Ernie and mom Elaine
Everything changed in 2004 when she auditioned for several roles over the summer and was cast as Bridget in The sisterhood of travel pants along with current best friends Alexis Bledel, America Ferrara and Amber Tamblyn.
Two years later, in 2007, Blake was cast in the series The CW . Gossip Girland she became a household name as Serena van der Woodsen, a high school student from the Upper East Side.
She co-starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 film Failed . Green Lanternbut the movie saw them become good friends and they got married in 2012.
© Getty ImagesBlake and Ryan pose on the football field in 2023
Last May, Blake celebrated her first Mother’s Day as a mother of four when welcoming their last child in early 2023. Blake and Ryan’s three children are daughter James, 8 years old. , Inez, 6 years old and Betty, 3 years old. named in Taylor Swift’s 2020 album folklore on the songs “Betty” and “August”.
Taylor fans also believe that the star may have confirmed the name of Blake and Ryan’s fourth child, whose date of birth and gender are still unclear. ‘Daisy May’ is the name mentioned in Taylor’s song ‘You’re On Your Own Kid’ from her recent album. Midnight published in November 2022.
© Gilbert CarrasquilloRobyn and Blake 2022
Blake will return to the big screen next year, when he stars in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s controversial novel It’s Over with Us, which took social media by storm in 2022.
The book – which has about three billion views on TikTok, is the #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 90 weeks – is based on Hoover’s mother’s journey when Colleen was still young. small.
© GettyBlake Films with Brandon Sklenar on the set of It Ends With Us
The main character, Lily (played by Blake) grew up in a toxic family, but never gave up and worked hard, moving to Boston after college. After her father’s death, the book follows Lily as she meets a new romantic partner, Ryle Kincaid. But their relationship begins to resemble the one Lily saw growing up, with devastating consequences, and as the new relationship overwhelms Lily, her thoughts turn to her first love, Atlas Corrigan, and the connection to the past she left behind.
However, many criticized the book for romanticizing domestic violence, especially given the promotion of the story on social media and the publisher’s focus on steamy elements of the text.
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