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Blake Lively

The latest news on Blake Lively, American actress, including showbiz news and updates.

Born

25 Aug 1987

Industry

Entertainment, Film

Job Title

Actor

Blake Lively with her late father, Ernie Lively. Photo: @blakelivelybrazil/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Meet Blake Lively’s late dad Ernie, who gave the star her first film role

Ernie Brown took on the Lively surname after he married talent manager Elaine Lively, and cast his daughter in his 1998 film Sandman, giving Blake Lively her debut acting role.

17 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Justin Baldoni’s dad, Sam Baldoni – who just reposted a Blake Lively diss

10 Mar 2025 - 3:16PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Blake Lively’s new crisis PR Nick Shapiro – who’s ex-CIA

4 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Justin Baldoni’s ‘pit bull’ lawyer, Bryan Freedman?

Baldoni’s famously aggressive lawyer has also represented everyone from Mariah Carey to Tucker Carlson and Robert Downey Jr.

26 Feb 2025 - 7:00PM

Lawyer Bryan Freedman is, by his own admission, a “pit bull” when it comes to defending his clients, including Justin Baldoni. Photos: Getty Images, @justinbaldoni/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Courtney Salviolo, girlfriend of 1923’s Brandon Sklenar?

Sklenar is one half of fan-favourite couple Spencer and Alexandra on the Yellowstone prequel, but IRL his heart belongs to wellness coach Salviolo, who shares health tips with her Instagram followers.

25 Feb 2025 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Don Saladino, personal trainer and friend to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Saladino is referenced in a legal statement in the sexual harassment suit filed by Lively against her It Ends with Us co-star and director, which alleges Baldoni called him ‘a damn spy’.

2 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Leslie Sloane, renowned publicist to the stars, including Blake Lively

Sloane, whose clients have also included Zoe Saldaña and Shannen Doherty, finds herself at the centre of the legal battle between Lively and Baldoni … but why does she have ties to Harvey Weinstein?

31 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni’s lawyer claims Blake Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane (centre), carried out a smear campaign against his client. Photos: Invision/AP; Getty Images; TNS

Fame and celebrity

Meet Liz Plank, who’s quit Justin Baldoni’s podcast amid his Blake Lively scandal

Plank has joined a growing band of allies distancing themselves from actor and director Baldoni after he became embroiled in controversy with his It Ends with Us co-star, Gossip Girl alum Lively.

31 Dec 2024 - 12:12PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Bart Johnson, who’s spoken up for Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni

Johnson – known for playing Coach Jack Bolton in the musical film franchise and for his work with Taylor Sheridan – is married to Blake’s sister Robyn, and has slammed Baldoni as a ‘fraud’.

30 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

Celebrity Families

Meet Blake Lively’s ‘angel’ niece, Kate Johnson

Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are known to prioritise family time – including with their niece, Kate Johnson, daughter of the Gossip Girl star’s sister Robyn Lively.

17 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Family matters: Blake Lively loves to spend time with her lookalike niece, Kate Johnson. Photos: @blakelively, @robynlively/Instagram

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meet Meghan Markle’s friend, Samantha Stone – who works for Soho House

Markle was recently spotted at the baby shower of LA mover and shaker Samantha Stone alongside Kelly McKee Zajfen and Soho House director Markus Anderson.

16 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Samantha Stone invited Meghan Markle to her baby shower earlier this month. Photos: Samantha Stone/LinkedIn, Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

Meet Isabela Ferrer, who also plays Blake Lively’s character in It Ends with Us

In It Ends with Us, the younger version of Blake Lively’s character Lily Bloom is played by up-and-coming actress Isabela Ferrer – here’s what you should know about the 23-year-old

30 Dec 2024 - 3:28PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Emily Baldoni, wife of Justin Baldoni from It Ends With Us?

Justin Baldoni’s wife Emily is a Swedish actress who’s had parts in everything from Jane the Virgin to How I Met Your Mother – but why did the actor’s proposal to her go viral?

15 Aug 2024 - 5:00AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Blake Lively’s actress sis, Robyn – who’s married to a HSM actor?

Robyn Lively, 52, is also an actress with over 100 acting credits to her name, starring in films like The Karate Kid Part III, Letters to God, Wildcats and Teen Witch

27 Feb 2024 - 6:00PM

Blake Lively’s sister Robyn is just as glam as the Hollywood icon is. Photos: @robynlively/Instagram

Icons and Influencers

Who is Taylor Swift’s low-key, long-time best friend – Ashley Avignone?

Taylor Swift’s core Super Bowl squad consisted of Ice Spice, Blake Lively … and Ashley Avignone – so what do we know about the little known stylist who’s known Swift since they were teens?

24 Feb 2024 - 4:00AM

Ashley Avignone is a fashion stylist – and one of Taylor Swift’s “squad”. Photos: @melindamaria_jewelry, @ashavignone/Instagram

Valentine's Day

5 adorable celebrity first dates to warm your heart this Valentine’s Day

From Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Amal and George Clooney – so who got together after a double date?

13 Feb 2024 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Superstar Swift celebrates nail-biting Super Bowl triumph for Kelce’s Chiefs

Taylor Swift’s trans-Pacific dash to the Super Bowl was rewarded with a thrilling overtime triumph for boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.

12 Feb 2024 - 2:30PM

Fame and celebrity

Taylor Swift’s earlier Eras: what did the pop star look like pre-fame?

She may now be a billionaire and one of the most successful musicians of our age, but it wasn’t always that way – here’s what Tay Tay looked like before global superstardom

29 Jan 2024 - 6:00PM

Taylor Swift through the ages. Photos: @alltoorare, @lightningonswift/Instagram

High Jewellery

Pink diamonds: what are they and why are they worth so much?

Most of these elusive stones come from a single mine in Australia … which just closed – no wonder celebs from Blake Lively to Lady Eliza Spencer are fans

13 Jan 2024 - 2:00PM

Celebrity children

What is Bigi Jackson up to? MJ’s youngest just directed a movie, for one

Bigi this year fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a director, and attended tributes to Michael Jackson, alongside siblings Prince and Paris – just don’t call him Blanket any more

3 Jan 2024 - 10:55AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Miles Teller’s wife, Keleigh Sperry – who’s pals with Taylor Swift

Swift was spotted showing off a ring to Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry – but could it be an engagement jewel from Travis Kelce? Here’s what we know …

20 Dec 2023 - 6:00PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Taylor Swift’s supportive brother and Hollywood actor, Austin Swift?

Taylor Swift was just crowned Time’s Person of the Year – here’s what she said about her brother Austin, and where he is today

19 Dec 2023 - 10:54AM

Siblings Austin and Taylor Swift share a close bond and have grown up together in the spotlight. Photos: Getty Images, Austin Swift/Facebook

Celebrity children

Does Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s unique co-parenting style really work?

Six-year-old Lea De Seine holidays with Diane Von Furstenberg and doesn’t have a nanny, while her separated parents even continue to take sexy snaps of each other – so what’s going on?

18 Dec 2023 - 5:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Anti nepo babies? How Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are raising their 4 kids

Lively and Reynolds may be raising their kids out of the spotlight, but the Hollywood parents give regular insights into how they’re raising their family – here’s what they’ve said

11 Dec 2023 - 6:18PM

Fame and celebrity

Is Eras Tour opening act Gracie Abrams Taylor Swift’s latest protégé?

With famous parents and a friendship circle that includes Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams seems like a classic nepo baby – but she’s got the talent to match

18 Nov 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

Gracie Abrams is a rising star on the music scene, and regularly opens for Taylor Swift. Photo: Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

6 of Taylor Swift’s favourite restaurants in New York

The singer-songwriter is a regular at these celebrity hotspots, along with besties Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, Sophie Turner and Brittany Mahomes

17 Nov 2023 - 5:00AM

Taylor Swift and her pals are regulars at these six New York restaurants. Photo: Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

Who is Taylor Swift’s new NFL WAG pal, Brittany Mahomes?

Now that Taylor Swift has a new man in her life, her tight-knit friendship circle also seems to be expanding – here’s everything you need to know about NFL WAG and new Tay Tay pal Brittany Mahomes

18 Oct 2023 - 9:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson – and is he the next James Bond?

British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson addressed the James Bond rumours, neither confirming nor denying them, after being spotted at a ‘top secret meeting’ with the franchise’s producer – so who is he?

6 Oct 2023 - 5:00AMvideocam

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