Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds could be a few home improvements away from
saying, “I do.”
A source in Bedford, N.Y., where Lively purchased a $2.3M property last month,
tells us the lovebirds have been working hard to turn her country house into a
cozy home.
The town insider says the couple have hired workers to remodel the kitchen and
bathroom areas of the residence and give the exterior a fresh coat of paint, and
that the actors are actively involved in the upgrades.
Lively and Reynolds have frequently been spotted combing the aisles at Bedford
Hardware together. According to the source, they’ve also been shopping to
decorate their love nest’s interior.
That said, Lively won’t be acquiring all her furniture at auction. The insider
notes that Lively loves the upscale interior design company Restoration Hardware
and has been spotted at funky-but-chic Anthropologie in Westport, Conn., with
Reynolds in tow.
“It’s kind of cute how he goes on all these shopping trips with her,” the
Bedford bystander says of Lively’s abs-fabulous beau.
Given their nesting behavior, marriage — and children — are looking more and
more likely for Lively and her man, even though Reynolds has been divorced from
first wife Scarlett Johansson for just a year and five months.
A second source tells us the genetically blessed duo just spent time with the
actress’ parents, Ernie and Elaine Lively , in Washington, D.C., and that her
mom and pop warmly received Reynolds.
The same source also downplayed reports that Lively clashed with her “Green
Lantern” co-star’s mother, Tammie Reynolds , while the couple were visiting
Ryan’s relatives in Canada.
According to one media report, Lively got in a catfight with Reynolds’ mom
over dinner at her home on May 6 when the discussion turned to where the couple
would potentially raise their children.
“Ryan’s mom really likes Blake,” insists the source, leaving the impression that
it’s one big happy — and extremely photogenic — family after all.
Blake Lively loves the television show that put her on the map, but she is ready
to move on from the upper East Side.
The 24-year-old actress, who will begin shooting the sixth and final season of
“Gossip Girl” this summer, said she is grateful for her experience on the hit CW
show.
“It’ll be bittersweet when it’s over, because it gave me all of this,” she told
Bullett Magazine. “I think the best way to describe it is like someone who
really enjoyed high school, and is like, I’m a senior and I can’t wait for the
next thing!”
“ ‘Gossip Girl’ was so great, but what’s the next challenge in life? Because,
you know, six years is a long time,” she added.
Although the show has been a hit with teenage viewers, the blond beauty says her
work as Manhattan socialite Serena van der Woodsen isn’t as popular with her.
“And as an actor who plays a caricature of myself on the show, I don't think
I’d say, watch ‘Gossip Girl’ for my best quality of work,” she said. “But I am
very lucky to have had that experience.”
As she continues her transition from television to film, Lively is aware that
she won’t always win the hearts of everyone in the business.
“I’m not in the business of trying to win the approval of my cast members, my
director or my audience,” she told Bullett. “If I were, I’d be so beaten down by
insecurity that I’d never be able to perform. The only person I'm trying to
prove something to is myself.”
Lively is next set to play the role of Ophelia in director Oliver Stone’s latest
film, “Savages,” which will hit theaters this July.
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