Gossip Girl Latest Lively's College Fears

4 months ago 05th Jul 09:35

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively fears she will never fulfil her ambition togo to university - because her acting career has taken over her life.

The 21 year old always dreamed of attending America's prestigious Stanford institution, but she was sidetracked by her elder brother Eric who persuaded her to try acting during her final years at high school.

Lively, who comes from a family of actors, admits she never wanted to go into the entertainment business in the first place.

She says, "(Becoming an actress) was the last thing I wanted to do. Because it was like the family business. It didn't seem like this grand, wonderful Hollywood thing - it was just what my family did. So I worked my whole life to go to Stanford".

You don't have much time to yourself so there are lots of things I can't doBlake Lively

Lively still hopes to complete her education one day - but fears her commitments to Gossip Girl means she will be too busy to even consider taking a break from acting.

She adds, "I wouldn't try to study anything to pursue a different profession. I would just want to become more educated.

"But it (her career) hasn't died down since the first season (of Gossip Girl). It's just got busier and crazier.

And we shoot nine months out ofthe year. You don't have much time to yourself so there are lots of things I can't do".

Meanwhile Lively's Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick scares his fans off - because they fear he's as nasty in real life as the character he plays in the hit show.

Westwick stars as manipulative Chuck Bass in the U.S. series, and struggles to convince followers he's nothing like his obnoxious alter ego.

He says, "I see fans walking towards me, and I can see in their eyes that they're thinking 'Is he going to be nasty to me?' They seem wary, but then they get chatting and they're like 'Oh, you're nice'. They're used to seeing this nasty side on TV, but that's not the real me.

"Chuck's a bad boy, and that's fun to play. But I would never manipulate someone for my own benefit."