Penn Badgley Reveals How His Relationship With Blake Lively ‘Saved’ Him
usmagazine.comLooking back fondly. Penn Badgley revealed how his relationship with Blake Lively changed the course of his life — for the better.While reflecting on his “fun and fast-paced” Gossip Girl days in a Wednesday, February 15, interview with Variety, Badgley, 36, credited Lively, 35, with keeping him from turning to drugs and alcohol at the time.“To be honest, I never struggled with substance.
Blake didn’t drink, and I think our relationship in some ways saved me from forcing myself to go down that road,” the You star said.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe costars dated from 2007 to 2010 while playing on-again, off-again couple Dan Humphrey and Serena van der Woodsen on the CW teen drama.
After their split, the twosome continued to have an amicable relationship.“They’re professionals,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly of the pair in October 2010. “They’re still good friends and hang out on the set.”Fellow Gossip Girl alum Chace Crawford echoed the sentiment during an August 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
When asked whether Badgley and Lively’s breakup caused drama behind the scenes, the Boys actor replied, “Not at all. Not in the least.
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