Getting into character? Hours after news broke that Blake Lively would headline the anticipated adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us novel, the actress has teased a glimpse of her beauty transformation.The pregnant Gossip Girl alum, 35, snapped a Thursday, January 26, Instagram Story selfie of herself, in which her naturally blonde locks appeared to be dyed auburn.
Lively — who wore a black V-neck top and red lipstick in the pic — has seemingly swapped her natural ‘do to reflect the bookish character. (In It Ends With Us, protagonist Lily Bloom is described as a redhead.)While the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star — who is currently expecting baby No.
4 with husband Ryan Reynolds — has not further discussed her movie prep, she captioned her snapshot with an audio recording of the Smashing Pumpkins song “Lily,” in another nod to her character name.Hoover, who penned the bestselling novel ahead of its 2016 publication, confirmed hours earlier on Thursday that Lily and love interest Ryle Kincaid had been cast for the forthcoming adaptation.“Our Lily is going to be played by Blake Lively,” the November 9 author, 43, said in her Instagram video. “Blake Lively, y’all.
She’s my dream Lily. And then when I first met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film for It Ends With Us, I immediately wanted him to be Ryle.
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