Blake Lively

Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively is so just one of the people, while Helena Christensen is categorically not. Ms. Lively went to Café Habana over the weekend and waited in line! For more than half an hour! Meanwhile, Ms. Christensen walked up to the eatery but kept on walking when she saw there was a wait. [P6]  read more »

Blake Lively isn’t the only one seeing an in increase in attention since Gossip Girl debuted this season. Just ask the staff at Henri Bendel on Fifth Avenue. It seems the ritzy retail store has seen a spike in curious visitors dropping by to inquire about the show, which has filmed scenes on the premises. Bendel’s Web site and general phone number have also been seeing an increase in usage. And because they have been keeping a record of the surge times, they’ve discovered that most of hits and calls happen after the CW show airs. According to WWD, even Gossip Girl stars Ms. Lively, who plays Serena van der Woodsen, and Taylor Momsen, who plays Jenny Humphrey, have popped in to pick up some pricey wares.

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, who plays sassy social-dominatrix Serena van der Woodsen on the CW series, gets recognized on the street. Like, all the time. In a recent interview, the 20-year-old actress said she even gets shout-outs from “Guido-type guys, like frat boys.” (Some people have all the luck.) But Ms. Lively assured the AP that she is very different from her character on the show. After all, as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants actress reminds us, she grew up “in a small town in California”—Burbank, to be precise. But Ms. Lively promised, too, that she and her on-screen persona aren’t altogether apples and oranges, either; “We both giggle a lot. We look alike.” Imagine the odds!

More interview highlights after the jump!  read more »