Blake Lively

We were introduced to actress Blake Lively through her role in the CW series Gossip Girl, where she played NYC socialite Serene van der Woodsen. Since then, she has starred in a variety of other projects, including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Green Lantern, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Shallows, and The Age of Adaline. Her roles have ranged from romantic to comedic lead, and she has even tried her hand at being an action heroine.

When she isn’t lighting up the big screen, however, Lively focuses on her family and the interesting hobbies she has. She has your usual ones like cooking, and is known to have even apprenticed with world famous chefs for the fun of it. Architectural Digest has also revealed that the actress has a side job and redesigns her friends’ homes for no charge at all.  Needless to say, she deserves credit for always challenging herself and learning something new!