2008 August 28 – The Late Show With David Letterman

2009 March 24 – The Late Show With David Letterman

A video for the 2009 appearance has been added to our video archive (and can be seen below) along with the Serena scenes from the first three episodes of season 2.

The video archive for Blake Lively Fan has been launched. It currently features 15 videos but we’re working on getting more up asap. Check it out, and if you have videos? Feel free to share them!

Gossip Girl: On Set – 2009 December 7
Gossip Girl: On Set – 2009 December 8
Gossip Girl: On Set – 2009 December 14
Gossip Girl: On Set – 2010 January 7
Gossip Girl: On Set – 2010 January 8
Gossip Girl: On Set – 2010 January 11

Ben Affleck had no idea who Gossip Girl star Blake Lively was when she auditioned for his latest movie – and he was so stunned by her talent he hired her on the spot.

The actor/director was unaware of Lively’s fame when she tried out for a role in The Town, and was convinced she would be no good in front of the cameras.

But he was so impressed with the 22 year old’s performance he handed her the role immediately – and re-wrote the part of single-mum Krista to make it more suitable for a younger actress.

Affleck tells Esquire magazine, “The whole movie kind of hinges in a lot of ways on her performance, and I knew it was going to be the hardest part to cast. This girl came in, and no one had said to me beforehand, ‘Hey, look for this person.’ And obviously she was really attractive, and so I thought, ‘Oh, here comes some blonde girl.’ She came in, did one reading, and just crushed it. I was sort of stunned. I said, ‘Jeez, you know, that was really f**king good. Who are you?’ She didn’t mention that she was on a television show.

“I just said, ‘Look, there’s no alternative. I don’t have a second choice (in casting this role).’”

And Affleck is convinced Lively has a big future in Hollywood.

He adds, “I want to be on the record because I think she’s really going to blow up, and I want to look like the smart guy. I didn’t quite discover her, but at least I want to say I bought the stock when it wasn’t $500 a share.”

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Blake Lively shows off her gorgeous gams as Esquire’s February 2010 cover girl, out January 19.

That Penn Badgley is one lucky guy!

The 22-year-old actress talks to the mag about how easy it is to snap into her Gossip Girl character: “I can snap into Serena very easily. The way I dress as Serena is pretty much the way I dress as me. I’m living in New York City, shooting in New York City. I’m in a comfort zone.”

As for her experience filming the upcoming drama The Town with directed by Ben Affleck: “It was crazy.”

As for her sex scene with Ben, Blake shares, “I have a sex scene in this film and that’s never comfortable. You think, ‘Oh, this is going to be so awkward.’ But this scene isn’t supposed to be a steamy one — it’s sort of tragic. … I’m pretty much crying in it.”

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