Blake Lively has managed to stay under the radar of the media. Especially now that she’s dating her co-star, Penn Badgley. People seem to leave her alone now. I guess that’s a good thing so then she can be free to live her life.

Blake says that she won’t end up like Britney Spears and will only surround herself with people she trusts.

“I’m trying to avoid all the excessive aspects of this business. So many young actors make mistakes and they do it in front of the cameras. I mean Britney was dating a paparazzo! If she wasn’t Britney Spears, would he have been with her? That’s why it’s important to me to surround myself with people I trust.”

But she insists that she doesn’t think of herself as a celebrity as all.

“I’m still pretty normal. I don’t see myself as a celebrity. I like cooking – I’m a bit of a Nigella Lawson. I don’t hang out at nightclubs, although I enjoy going to cool restaurants. But reading in cafes is more my style. This is the happiest I’ve ever been.”

I hope that she’ll be around for a long time on Gossip Girl. I love that show!

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