Blake Lively

Blake Lively

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American actress, Blake Lively, visited the Empire State Building in attendance of the lighting ceremony celebrating the return of UK travelers to NYC. The event was hosted by British Airways, NYC & Company, and the British Consulate. Blake has called New York home for several years and was overjoyed to light the building in red, white, and blue.

  1. Many know Lively from her character, Serena van der Woodsen in "Gossip Girl," a show about the lives of teenagers living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side
  2. In 2021, she made her directorial debut with a music video for Taylor Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me”
  3. Blake and husband, Ryan Reynolds, are often noted for their activism as they work with several human rights organizations