So I think we all know the reason now as to why Blake Lively looks so drop-dead gorgeous everywhere she goes, and with very little effort on her part too: she takes good care of herself by staying away from all the bad stuff in her life. The “Gossip Girl” actress tells Marie Claire UK that she doesn’t drink alcohol and has never touched a drug in her life. In the interview, she also talks about how she’s obsessed with the Spice Girls and about her personal style. Here are a few snippets of what she says:
She was obsessed with the Spice Girls: “When I was a child I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with the Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace –when I say custom made it was made out of plastic from the local mall – and a union jack dress.”
She loves fashion: ‘I love fashion. It’s such an expression of self.’ Before adding: ‘There’s no designer I don’t have access to.’
She plays dark characters: ‘Time and again I play drug addicts with sexual issues. I never knew I had a dark side, but this is clearly where I get it out of my system.’
She’s totally sober: “I don’t drink. I’ve never tried a drug.”
Indulgences: “I’d rather have a bit of cellulite and go do a food trip and try every ice cream place in the South.”
She cooks: ‘I’m in a big cooking phase,’ she said. ‘If you went to my house you would not think it belonged to an actress. There’s no memorabilia from my career, no showbizzy pictures on the wall. You would think it was the house of a cooking obsessive.’
Styling herself: ”Styling is a lot of work! I guess I would consider [getting a stylist] in the future. ‘If I had a family and I was going on a press tour, I would not be spending my time [researching fashion] – I’d be getting my kids their Cheerios. ‘But I love it so much, it’s a good outlet for my creativity. If you make a mistake [when you don't have a stylist] at least it’s your own mistake.”
Fashion regrets: ”The only time I really felt a lot of regret is when it was something that I didn’t want to wear – something somebody had made for me and it didn’t turn out right. I never got to meet the designer and there was a lot Lost In Translation. ‘I just felt bad because it didn’t look right on me, but I wore it anyway as I didn’t want to hurt people’s feelings.”
So I think we all know the reason now as to why Blake Lively looks so drop-dead gorgeous everywhere she goes, and with very little effort on her part too: she takes good care of herself by staying away from all the bad stuff in her life. The “Gossip Girl” actress tells Marie Claire UK that she doesn’t drink alcohol and has never touched a drug in her life. In the interview, she also talks about how she’s obsessed with the Spice Girls and about her personal style. Here are a few snippets of what she says:
She was obsessed with the Spice Girls: “When I was a child I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with the Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace –when I say custom made it was made out of plastic from the local mall – and a union jack dress.”
She loves fashion: ‘I love fashion. It’s such an expression of self.’ Before adding: ‘There’s no designer I don’t have access to.’
She plays dark characters: ‘Time and again I play drug addicts with sexual issues. I never knew I had a dark side, but this is clearly where I get it out of my system.’
She’s totally sober: “I don’t drink. I’ve never tried a drug.”
Indulgences: “I’d rather have a bit of cellulite and go do a food trip and try every ice cream place in the South.”
She cooks: ‘I’m in a big cooking phase,’ she said. ‘If you went to my house you would not think it belonged to an actress. There’s no memorabilia from my career, no showbizzy pictures on the wall. You would think it was the house of a cooking obsessive.’
Styling herself: ”Styling is a lot of work! I guess I would consider [getting a stylist] in the future. ‘If I had a family and I was going on a press tour, I would not be spending my time [researching fashion] – I’d be getting my kids their Cheerios. ‘But I love it so much, it’s a good outlet for my creativity. If you make a mistake [when you don't have a stylist] at least it’s your own mistake.”
Fashion regrets: ”The only time I really felt a lot of regret is when it was something that I didn’t want to wear – something somebody had made for me and it didn’t turn out right. I never got to meet the designer and there was a lot Lost In Translation. ‘I just felt bad because it didn’t look right on me, but I wore it anyway as I didn’t want to hurt people’s feelings.”
Photos via Marie Claire UK