Blake Lively Shares That Her Children Help Her Feel Better In Her Skin

Aug 23, 2022 by apost team

Blake Lively is known for her acting and her stunning beauty and was born in August of 1987 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, Elaine and Ernie Lively, had careers in the entertainment and film industry, leading Lively to give the acting bug a shot. With her parents being in the acting industry, she would attend acting classes they taught. This led the young girl to get one-of-a-kind lessons that helped her become the actress she is today. In 1998 Lively landed her first big gig in “Sandman” and in 2005, she landed a role that would give her a big break. Starring in “Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants” as Bridget, she would go on to star in “Accepted” in 2006 and “Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2” in 2008. 

It wasn’t long before the beautiful blonde became a well-known actress, and in 2007, she landed a multi-year series called “Gossip Girl.” Fans are still in love with the actress’s character Serena Van der Woodsen to this day. Her acting resume continued to grow, starring in movies such as “The Town” with Ben Affleck, “A Simple Favor” with Anna Kendrick, and “The Green Lantern” in 2010 with Ryan Renolds, who would go on to be her future husband. 

After starring in “The Green Lantern” together, the two movie stars went on as friends for some time. Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson, and Lively was dating movie stars like Leonardo Dicaprio. Eventually, the two began to date after Reynolds divorced Johansson in the summer of 2011. Lively and Reynolds soon became inseparable and eventually married in September of 2012. Years later, the star couple shares three daughters and wonderful life. Lively said that having her daughters has given her a much better appreciation and confidence in herself as a woman. 

Becoming an entrepreneur, Lively launched her non-alcoholic mixer line called Betty Buzz in 2021. In an exclusive interview with Forbes in May 2022, she opened up about starting her acting career at a young age. “I began acting when I was 16 years old, and when you begin acting, you’ll take whatever job you can get,” she shared. 

“With opportunity, if you’re fortunate enough, you’re able to be a little bit more selective about your jobs - but even once you’re there, as an actor, you are very often just a ‘person-for-hire’ versus the person telling the story or the person leading the way,” the star added. 

That’s why becoming more than an actor was important to her. The star wanted to have a say in her career. “I’m just way too nosy and involved and curious and active to be happy just saying 'Put me anywhere and I’ll just stand and say whatever you want and wear whatever clothes you want.' So even in my professional career, I saw that I was feeling less and less fulfilled when I wasn’t able to also have authorship.”

The star actress, entrepreneur, wife, and mother went on to say that once she stepped into her biggest role yet, motherhood- she found her choices and time even more important to be in control of than ever before. 

“Once I had children, that just became even more profound because my time was even more precious, but also I think having children for me made me feel so much more in my skin,” she shared. 

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Lively shared that at this time in her life, she feels very in charge: “I never felt more myself or at ease in my own body or more confident - not to say that there aren't a bevy of insecurities coming at me a million times a day, but I just feel incredibly settled.” 

Lively also expressed that, these days, she looks for meaningful purposes in work and life. “I just think that growing up, having kids, all of those things made me feel like I only want to do things where I can have really meaningful collaborations and have authorship,” she said. 

Not only is the actress and entrepreneur focused on meaningful work, but she also said that everything she does comes back to her family. “Always, my family. My family is always my priority and that has been since childhood, so whether that’s my parents and my siblings, now having my own family. Family is at the root of everything that I do and it’s also at the root of everything that I create.”

Lively mentioned that from the films she stars in to the clothes she decides to wear, she makes sure it is something that her family would be proud of. 

“That also goes into the types of films I want to be a part of. I want to be in films, I want to make films, I want to author films that I would be proud for my children to see. Even the gowns I wear - I just want my kids to be proud. Family is at the root of everything I do and it’s why I feel good about what I’m doing because it has a real meaning and heart behind it all.”

What do you think of Blake Lively’s perspective on being a role model for her three daughters? We find her perspective so refreshing and inspiring! If you love this actress, make sure to send this on to other huge fans too!