Blake Lively and the You actor Penn Badgley had a very peculiar reason to break up after three years of being in a happy relationship

&#8220;People could buy into this world”- Blake Lively Once Revealed How &#8216;Gossip Girl&#8217; Creators Wanted to Capitalize on Her Relationship with Penn Badgley

If there is one show that the American actress Blake Lively owes her success and
stardom to; it has to be CW’s Gossip Girl. With the right amount of mystery,
scandal, and blandly attractive characters, the show certainly proved to be very
titillating and addictive. And at the heart of it stood Serena van der Woodsen
and her couture-clad posse. And well, how can one forget Serena’s popularly
shipped romance with Dan Humphrey AKA Penn Badgley? It was certainly something
the series used for their benefits.

https://youtu.be/eCg1RN-dyQk

The lead actors of the teen soap opera have been rather vocal about how the
on-screen drama in the vigilante world of the rich American kids affected their
private life. And Blake Lively along with her then-boyfriend Penn Badgley
[https://netflixjunkie.com/did-you-know-blake-lively-dated-this-you-star-for-3-years-before-finally-marrying-ryan-reynolds/]
did not back off as well. The two were apparently dating but called it off
because of the constant overlapping of their personal and professional life.


CW WANTED TO INCORPORATE THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE ON-SCREEN DRAMA

The Shallows actress revealed that at the onset of the series, the two were
getting pretty comfortable knowing each other. Both Lively and Badgley notably
wanted to keep their relationship private but soon realized that the show wants
the two to date so that CW can capitalize on their relationship. Well, the
real-life narrative certainly could have brought a little more capital to the
show if projected on-screen, but the actors perhaps outwitted the producers.

> Blake Lively and Penn Badgley (2007-2010)💔 pic.twitter.com/UreVwEoUZu
> [https://t.co/UreVwEoUZu]
> 
> — COUPLES (@Coupless_Famous) July 16, 2020
> [https://twitter.com/Coupless_Famous/status/1283782854477074432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Lively later stated in an interview, “We were like, ‘Oh no, that’s exactly what
they want.’” They wanted us all to date. She further realized that “people could
buy into this world.” The Gossip Girl love birds reportedly separated after 3
years of dating because the show did not let them keep their private and
professional life different. However, they were successful at keeping their
break-up hush-hush.


THE SHOWRUNNERS HAD NO HINT BLAKE LIVELY AND PENN BADGLEY BROKE UP UNTIL MUCH
LATER!

They are good actors after all! Since they did not want their personal life to
drive the series, they faked it till they made it. However, when producer Joshua
Safran got to know, he was “shocked.” He apparently found it out at the set of
the season 2 finale about the split that happened months back and admitted that
“they kept it from everybody, which is a testament to how good they are as
actors. Because they did not want their drama to relate to the show.”

ALSO READ: “Kicking each other’s a** a little bit”- Ryan Reynolds Finally Opened
Up About His and Blake Lively’s Comic Relationship
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-kicking-each-others-ass-a-little-bit-ryan-reynolds-finally-opened-up-about-his-and-blake-livelys-comic-relationship/]

Blake Lively is now happily married to Ryan Reynolds and welcomed her fourth
child just a few hours back. As of Badgley, he tied the knot with Angels Crest
actress Domino Kirke back in February 2017. Do you think that they did the right
thing? Let us know in the comments below.

Meanwhile, you can always stream Gossip Girl on Amazon Prime.
[https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Gossip-Girl/0G4AZU1F9ZC1BCWF16CZV0OK2U]

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If there is one show that the American actress Blake Lively owes her success and stardom to; it has to be CW&#8217;s Gossip Girl. With the right amount of mystery, scandal, and blandly attractive characters, the show certainly proved to be very titillating and addictive. And at the heart of it stood Serena van der Woodsen and her couture-clad posse. And well, how can one forget Serena&#8217;s popularly shipped romance with Dan Humphrey AKA Penn Badgley? It was certainly something the series used for their benefits.
https://youtu.be/eCg1RN-dyQk
The lead actors of the teen soap opera have been rather vocal about how the on-screen drama in the vigilante world of the rich American kids affected their private life. And <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/did-you-know-blake-lively-dated-this-you-star-for-3-years-before-finally-marrying-ryan-reynolds/">Blake Lively along with her then-boyfriend Penn Badgley</a> did not back off as well. The two were apparently dating but called it off because of the constant overlapping of their personal and professional life.
<h2>CW wanted to incorporate their personal relationship in the on-screen drama</h2>
The Shallows actress revealed that at the onset of the series, the two were getting pretty comfortable knowing each other. Both Lively and Badgley notably wanted to keep their relationship private but soon realized that the show wants the two to date so that CW can capitalize on their relationship. Well, the real-life narrative certainly could have brought a little more capital to the show if projected on-screen, but the actors perhaps outwitted the producers.
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Blake Lively and Penn Badgley (2007-2010)💔 <a href="https://t.co/UreVwEoUZu">pic.twitter.com/UreVwEoUZu</a>
&mdash; COUPLES (@Coupless_Famous) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coupless_Famous/status/1283782854477074432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Lively later stated in an interview, &#8220;We were like, ‘Oh no, that’s exactly what they want.’&#8221; They wanted us all to date. She further realized that &#8220;people could buy into this world.&#8221; The Gossip Girl love birds reportedly separated after 3 years of dating because the show did not let them keep their private and professional life different. However, they were successful at keeping their break-up hush-hush.
<h2>The showrunners had no hint Blake Lively and Penn Badgley broke up until much later!</h2>
They are good actors after all! Since they did not want their personal life to drive the series, they faked it till they made it. However, when producer Joshua Safran got to know, he was &#8220;shocked.&#8221; He apparently found it out at the set of the season 2 finale about the split that happened months back and admitted that &#8220;they kept it from everybody, which is a testament to how good they are as actors. Because they did not want their drama to relate to the show.&#8221;
ALSO READ: &#8220;<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-kicking-each-others-ass-a-little-bit-ryan-reynolds-finally-opened-up-about-his-and-blake-livelys-comic-relationship/">Kicking each other’s a** a little bit&#8221;- Ryan Reynolds Finally Opened Up About His and Blake Lively’s Comic Relationship</a>
Blake Lively is now happily married to Ryan Reynolds and welcomed her fourth child just a few hours back. As of Badgley, he tied the knot with Angels Crest actress Domino Kirke back in February 2017. Do you think that they did the right thing? Let us know in the comments below.
Meanwhile, you can always<a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Gossip-Girl/0G4AZU1F9ZC1BCWF16CZV0OK2U" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> stream Gossip Girl on Amazon Prime.</a>

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