Blake Lively’s famous sister reveals surprising reaction to actor’s success
Topics: TV And Film, Blake Lively, Celebrity
Britt Jones
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Topics: TV And Film, Blake Lively, Celebrity
Blake Lively’s famous sibling has opened up about how she feels about the actor's huge success.
36-year-old Blake is no stranger to the big screen, starring in numerous TV shows and movies in recent years, including the upcoming film adaption of It Ends With Us.
But what many people don't realise is that Blake has a rather well-known sister who's been in the industry long before the Gossip Girl star was even born.
Earlier this year, the sister appeared on Kate and Oliver Hudson’s podcast Sibling Revelry.
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The podcast episode explored Blake’s rise to fame with the help of her ‘best friend’ and sibling.
Clearly, Oliver and Blake’s sister already started off with something in common - they both have uber famous celebrity sisters.
You might be surprised to know that you’re probably familiar with her work, as she’s an actor too.
Blake’s older sister is none other than Robyn Lively, 52.
She took to the podcast to talk to Oliver in the episode titled 'A Lively Conversation', where they discussed 'what it's really like to have mega famous siblings'.
The actor has been active in the industry for decades and is no stranger to the spotlight.
If you’ve been religiously watching TV and film since the 1970s you’ll have seen Robyn's face in more than a dozen projects.
She has starred in Wildcats (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Teen Witch (1989), Twin Peaks (1990-1991), The X Files (1999), Criminal Minds (2008), 30 Rock (2008), Rush Hour (2016), Cobra Kai (2022) and so much more.
During the conversation on the podcast, Oliver explained how he was ‘happy’ for his siblings, but wished he’d been as successful.
He said: “There’s always a part of me that’s just like, ‘F***, man. Why can’t I do that? I wanna do a role like that. I wanna work with people like that. I wanna make that kinda money.’”
He added: “But f***, I’m not afraid to admit that I have envy. It’s there.”
Robyn agreed: “I totally understand that, for sure.”
The Teen Witch star explained that her sister works incredibly hard to enjoy her success.
She said: “But that hustle is real. My sister’s life - it’s a lot. It’s a lot of work to maintain that.”
Robyn also described how she feels about Blake’s success, calling it the ‘most unexpected’ because of how shy she was as a teen.
Robyn said: “She was very shy. And so it just happened… and I can not believe it.
“But she and I are like - she’s my best friend. We are so close.”
This isn't the first time Robyn has spoken about her close relationship with Blake.
In 2022 she told Fox News Digital: "There's a significant age gap which feels almost nonexistent because she's now a mum.
"We have so many similarities. Our relationship is on a deeper level. We used to help each other with our projects and lines, things like that. Now we're doing the mum thing together.
"I genuinely feel like her children are mine as if I gave birth to them, and vice versa. We're like, 'Your children are mine, too.'"
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Blake and Robyn have three other siblings who are also actors - Lori, 57, Eric, 42, and Jason, 56.
Talent must run in the family!