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On Live with Kelly and Mark, she revealed that at age 3 she attended first grade because her mother lied about her age so her brother Eric wouldn’t go alone; the school reported she was slow when she was actually just three.
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When auditioning for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, she only left a photo and the casting team initially thought she was joking, but immediately knew she was the perfect Bridget.
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She married Ryan Reynolds on September 9, 2012 at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, after 11 months of dating; they first met on the set of Green Lantern in early 2010.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was not only her first acting job but her first job ever.
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She stands a little over 5’10 and has stated she is self-conscious about her height and dislikes wearing heels.
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She has known Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley since she was 11 years old; they were even homeschooled together as children.
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Florence + the Machine performed at her wedding to Ryan Reynolds.
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She does not drink alcohol.
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During high school she was class president, a cheerleader, and performed in the national championship show choir.
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She attended 13 different schools before graduating high school.
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The day after her wedding to Ryan Reynolds, she was fitted for Serena’s wedding dress on Gossip Girl.
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She often visited Disneyland twice a week with her mother when growing up and still enjoys going.
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She is close friends with actress Emily Blunt, Anna Wintour, and Florence Welch.
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After wrapping Savages 2012, she bought every crew member a T-shirt reading I Survived Oliver Stone.
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Her first kiss was captured on the big screen.
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Leonardo DiCaprio gave her a Toyota Prius as a gift.
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She styles herself for formal events.
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Her husband Ryan was present for the deliveries of their first two children; during daughter James’s birth, he played Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get it On.
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She created a S’mores cupcake sold at Sprinkles Bakeries that raised $35,000 for Oxfam.
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She competed in Guitar Hero tournaments and made it to the semi-finals.
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She was one month pregnant with Inez while filming The Shallows 2016, and returned to work when Inez was 11 months old to start A Simple Favor 2018.
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Martha Stewart and her team helped with last-minute details for her wedding to Ryan Reynolds.
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Her engagement ring, designed by Lorraine Schwartz, is reportedly 12 carats.
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She has said she was the exact opposite of her Gossip Girl character as a teenager.
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Her older half-sister Robyn Lively is godmother to her firstborn daughter James.
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She loves cooking.
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She was five months pregnant with James when she finished filming The Age of Adaline 2015, and returned to work six months after giving birth for All I See Is You 2016.
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Taylor Swift used the names of her daughters James, Inez, Betty as characters in the album Folklore on the songs Cardigan, August, and Betty.
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Her favorite movies include The Wizard of Oz, It’s a Wonderful Life, Vertigo, Annie Hall, Moulin Rouge!, and Ratatouille, among others.
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She was chosen by Karl Lagerfeld as the face of Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag line in January 2011.
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She is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively and talent manager Elaine Lively.
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Her influences include Katharine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Martha Stewart, and Beyoncé.
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Before her brother Eric encouraged her to act, she had no intention of becoming an actress.
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She has been ranked on the Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces: #39 in 2010, #68 in 2009, #85 in 2008.
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Her second name Ellender is a variant of Allender, of German origin meaning stranger or foreign.
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She juggled duties as class president, cheerleader, and national championship show choir member.
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She had once dreamed of attending Stanford after high school.
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She is of English, Scottish, German, Scots-Irish, and Welsh ancestry.
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She is close friends with Taylor Swift, who is godmother to her daughter James.
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Her name originates from Old English blæc meaning black or pale.
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She is considering creating her own fashion line in the future.
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She does not eat anything with gluten or soy.
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She calls Martha Stewart her idol.
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She was very close to her The Shallows co-star Sully Seagull and occasionally turned to him for acting advice.
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She graduated from Burbank High School in Burbank, California.
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She is sister-in-law of Bart Johnson, Adam Johnson, and Brad Johnson.
