“Full of the highest highs and the lowest lows” - Blake Lively looks back her ‘eventful’ year

Actress Blake Lively appeared on the May 1 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, a talk show that airs on NBC. This was Lively’s first television interview since her legal battle with producer and co-star Justin Baldoni began.

As was expected, the topic of the legal conflict between the former colleagues loomed over the conversation. However, as the matter is still in court, Lively and Meyers made only indirect references to the lawsuits. When Lively described the previous year of her life as ‘an intense’ one, Meyers was quick to pick up on the reference. Lively went on to say,

“Yeah I mean what I can say without going too into it, is that this year has been full of the highest highs and the lowest lows of my life, and I see so many women around afraid to speak, especially right now, afraid to share their experiences, and fear is by design, it is what keeps us silent”

She further acknowledged that only a few women are in a position to raise their voice against exploitation. She expressed her gratitude to the women who have been able to take a stand for the safety of women and girls. Lively said,

“I also acknowledge that many people don't have the opportunity to speak.S o, I do feel fortunate that I've been able to. And it's the women who have had the ability to use their voice that's kept me strong, and, and you know, helped me in my belief and my fight for the world to be safer for women and girls.”

Blake Lively recounted one of her high points of the year

While acknowledging that Blake Lively wasn’t able to speak more on the legal matters that remain unresolved, Seth Meyers moved on to other topics in the Gossip Girl actress' life. Meyers brought up the recent performance of Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, co-owns.

Wrexham AFC have been promoted to the EFL Championship, the second tier of English professional football (or soccer, as it is known in the U.S.) after their recent victory against Charlton Athletic. This feat marks the club’s third consecutive promotion, an unprecedented achievement in the history of professional English football.

Wrexham AFC’s recent achievements are notable considering the Welsh club had been languishing in the 5 tier National League in 2021. The club demonstrated a change of fortune in its performance on the field when American-Canadian actor and businessman Reynolds bought the club along with his partner, Rob McElhenney, in 2021.

Wrexham AFC is one step away from entering the Premier League. Commenting on the remarkable achievement during Late Night with Seth Meyers, Lively said,

“It has never happened in the history of the sport.”

Lively further shared the nuances of football fandom that she has learnt over the last few years. She shared that it is not merely her husband who is passionate about the game, even she fell in love with the game right away. Going into detail about what she likes about the sport, Lively shared,

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“Oh my gosh I love it so much…the community is so, they’re like, the most, like, ferocious, protective, loving, often drunk family you have had ever in your life”

Blake Lively even invited Meyers to join her and her husband for matches in the future.

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